Agia Efimia

Kefalonia for a Honeymoon: Quiet Bays and Harbour Villages

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Argostoli, Greece (Unsplash)

Kefalonia gives a honeymoon a green backdrop rather than a party one. The largest of the Ionian Islands covers about 773 square kilometres, and Mount Ainos rises to 1,628 metres above fir forest at its centre. Roads climb through olive terraces and cypress, then drop to bays where the water turns turquoise over white pebbles. … Read more

Agia Efimia in Kefalonia: The Sailing Harbour of the East Coast

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A beach in Assos, Kefallonia, Greece (1)

Agia Efimia sits on the east coast of Kefalonia, on a wide bay about 9 km north of Sami and around 30 km from Argostoli. The village grew around a working quay, and that quay still sets the daily rhythm. Yachts running the Ionian circuit tie up stern-to along the front, and masts line the … Read more