Just over 200 years ago the picturesque Koutavos Lagoon next to the capital Argostoli was a foetid swamp and a breeding ground for malaria.
In 1813 the Swiss engineer Charles de Bosset was commissioned by the British Army to build a bridge over the swamp to improve access to the villages around the bay.
The first version was a wooden construction, but by the middle of the 19th century the whole structure was made of stone.
