A Kefalonia shore excursion is a half or full-day tour built around a cruise call at Argostoli, timed against the all-aboard hour: the Melissani cave lake, the Drogarati cavern, Myrtos beach and a village or winery stop, with the return buffer built in. Plan the rest of the island with Greece Tours. This guide covers … Read more
A Kefalonia cooking class puts you in a farm kitchen outside Argostoli for three to five hours: a walk through the garden, four or five island dishes cooked by hand under a local cook, and the meal eaten at a long table with Robola poured alongside it. Plan the rest of the island with Greece … Read more
A Kefalonia island tour is a guided coach day that crosses the largest Ionian island from Argostoli to Myrtos beach, the castle village of Assos, the harbour at Fiskardo and the underground lake at Melissani, over eight to nine hours with hotel pickup. Plan the rest of the island with Greece Tours. This guide covers … Read more
A Kefalonia wine tasting takes you inland to the Omala plain below Mount Ainos or to the estates around Argostoli, through the vineyard and the cellar, and on to a seated tasting of Robola and the island’s reds with cheese, cured meat and olive oil. Plan the rest of the island with Greece Tours. This … Read more
A Kefalonia yacht charter is the hire of a catamaran, motor yacht or sailing yacht from Kefalonia, as a crewed private charter, a shared cruise or a self-skippered bareboat charter, for a day trip or a week in the Ionian. The bases are Argostoli, Sami, Agia Efimia and Fiskardo. Plan the whole trip with Greece … Read more
Kefalonia airport transfers run from Kefalonia International Airport Anna Pollatou (EFL), 9 kilometres south of Argostoli near Svoronata, by pre-booked private transfer or airport taxi. No scheduled bus serves the terminal, so a booked private transfer that meets you in arrivals is the reliable arrival on this large, mountainous island. Plan the whole trip with … Read more
Kounopetra is one of the quieter curiosities of Kefalonia, a flat rock lying in the shallow sea off the southwest tip of the Paliki peninsula. It sits near the village of Manzavinata, a short drive south of Lixouri, on a stretch of low cliffs and clear water that most visitors pass without pausing. The name … Read more
Trapezaki beach in Kefalonia sits on the island’s south coast, below the small village that shares its name. About 13 to 15 km southeast of Argostoli and a short way west of the longer Lourdas beach. It is a strip of soft sand and fine pebble with clear, gently shelving water, backed by green hills … Read more
Captain Corelli’s Mandolin links the novel by Louis de Bernieres, the film directed by John Madden, and the real island of Kefalonia where both are set. The story unfolds during the Second World War, when Italian and then German forces occupied the largest of the Ionian islands. At its heart are Antonio Corelli, an Italian … Read more
The Fiskardo beaches sit at the northern tip of Kefalonia, ringed around the pastel harbour village that survived the earthquake. This stretch of coast trades long sandy strands for small pebble coves set in woods of pine and cypress. The water is the draw here, clear and turquoise over pale stone, and much of it … Read more