Argostoli is the capital of Kefalonia, the largest of the Ionian Islands, set on a bay in the island’s southwest. A major earthquake flattened the old town, and it was rebuilt low and modern around a shallow lagoon called Koutavos. Today Argostoli mixes an everyday Greek port with a waterfront of cafes, a pedestrian shopping … Read more
Melissani cave holds an underground lake near Karavomylos, on the east coast of Kefalonia and close to the port of Sami. Part of its rock roof collapsed long ago, leaving an open shaft above the water. Around midday the sun drops straight through this gap and turns the brackish lake a deep blue. Small rowing … Read more
Kefalonia holds the longest, most varied coastline in the Ionian Islands, and its beaches range from white-pebble bays under cliffs to red-orange sand on the Paliki peninsula. This guide maps the Kefalonia beaches by region, from Myrtos and Antisamos to Xi, Petani, Makris Gialos and Platis Gialos. Each section covers the setting, the sand or … Read more
Myrtos beach is the most famous beach of Kefalonia, a broad curve of white pebbles and pale marble sand on the island’s northwest coast. The bay lies between the villages of Assos and Divarata, about 30 km north of Argostoli, the island capital. Steep green-and-white cliffs rise behind the sand, and the water shifts from … Read more
Kefalonia is the largest of the Ionian Islands, a green and mountainous island in the Ionian Sea off western Greece. The island covers about 773 square kilometres, and Mount Ainos rises to about 1,628 metres as the highest peak in the Ionian group. Deep bays and a spine of limestone split Kefalonia into distinct regions, … Read more