Farsa ( ) is a village on the island of Kefalonia , Greece , part of the municipal unit of Argostoli . It is situated on the eastern shore of the Gulf of Argostoli . Farsa is 2 km northwest of Davgata , 4 km northeast of Lixouri ( across the gulf ) and 6 km north of Argostoli . Records exist in the Venetian archives for this village since the early Venetian period ( 16th century ) . During World War II many Italian soldiers were posted there and it was one of the places that the Massacre of the Acqui Division took place . The 1953 Ionian earthquake damaged many buildings in the old village of Farsa but did not totally destroy it . The remains of the old village are visible today . Dr. Nicholas Zaferatos , an environmental studies professor in the Huxley College at Western Washington University has made a study with his students on the renovation of the old village . The entire population that time as well as other parts of the island were homeless and part of the population left Farsa
1953 Ionian earthquake
1953 Ionian earthquake
Farsa, Greece