Kefalonia airport is the single gateway that carries almost every visitor onto the largest of the Ionian islands. Its official name is Kefalonia International Airport, and it also honours the Kefalonian rhythmic gymnast Anna Pollatou. Airlines and booking systems identify it by the code EFL. The airport sits about 9 km south of Argostoli, near … Read more
Atheras is a small traditional village and near-circular bay on the north of the Paliki peninsula in western Kefalonia. It sits about 15 km north of Lixouri, reached by a quiet inland road that winds through vineyards and olive groves before dropping to the sea. A sheltered horseshoe bay holds a modest beach of sand … Read more
Kefalonia weddings draw couples who want green landscape, small harbour villages and dramatic viewpoints rather than a resort-wedding production line. The largest Ionian island pairs mountain scenery with a coastline of coves and cliff terraces. Ceremonies here feel rooted in a specific place rather than staged on a generic lawn. Couples can hold a civil … Read more
The Castle of Saint George, known in Greek as the Kastro or the fortress of Agios Georgios. Crowns a hill of roughly 300 metres above the village of Peratata in the Livatho plain. It sits about 7 km southeast of Argostoli, the modern capital of Kefalonia, the largest of the Ionian islands. First raised by … Read more
Kefalonia covers about 773 square kilometres, which makes it the largest of the Ionian Islands and the hardest one to see in a hurry. Roads climb over ridges and curve around bays, so map distance rarely matches clock time. Argostoli sits in the southwest. Sami lies about 25 km east and Fiskardo about 50 km … Read more
Kefalonia gives walkers a range that few Greek islands match. A fir-covered mountain rises to about 1,628 metres, coastal headlands carry Venetian ruins, a castle crowns a pine peninsula, and old mule tracks link the inland villages. The island is the largest of the Ionian group and stays green through spring, fed by winter rain. … Read more
Katelios sits on the south coast of Kefalonia, about 8 km west of Skala and roughly 35 km southeast of Argostoli by road. The village divides into two parts: Ano Katelios on the hillside and Kato Katelios along the water. Fish tavernas stand on the seafront, supplied by boats drawn up on the shingle a … Read more
Avithos beach lies on the southwest coast of Kefalonia, below the villages of Svoronata and Kaligata, about 10 km south of Argostoli. The sand runs reddish-gold and coarse, the bay opens between south and west, and a low rocky islet stands offshore within swimming distance of the shore. Sunbeds and umbrellas cover part of the … Read more
Kefalonia sits on limestone, and that rock decides what divers find under the surface. Rainwater has cut the island for a long geological span, opening fissures, tunnels and hollow chambers that carry on below the waterline. Divers here work caverns, swim-throughs, arches and steep walls instead of the volcanic terrain of the Aegean. The water … Read more
Kefalonia carries a longer buried record than any other Ionian island, and the layers sit close enough together to visit within three days of driving. Rock-cut chamber tombs of the Bronze Age lie in the fields of the Livatho and in the valley behind Poros. Four separate classical city-states left walls of cyclopean blocks on … Read more