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
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
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
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
Lourdas spreads for about 2 kilometres along the south coast of Kefalonia, a wide band of sand and fine pebble roughly 16 kilometres southeast of Argostoli. The village of Lourdata sits on the slope above it, among olive terraces and cypress that climb toward Mount Ainos. That green backdrop separates this bay from the bare … Read more
Lassi is the resort strip immediately southwest of Argostoli, and it works as the closest holiday base to the island capital. The centre of Argostoli sits about 3 km away, and Kefalonia Airport lies roughly 7 km from the same strip. Hotels, apartments, tavernas, bars and shops line one main road along a wooded ridge, … Read more
Kefalonia sits in the Ionian Sea off the west coast of Greece. Its cooking belongs to that western world rather than to the Aegean. The island covers about 773 square kilometres of mountain, pasture, olive grove and vineyard, and the kitchen follows that ground closely. Cooks here bake more than they grill, and pies in … Read more
Car rental in Kefalonia solves a problem the island creates by its own geography. Kefalonia stretches about 773 square kilometres of mountain and coast, the largest of the Ionian Islands, and its beaches, caves and villages sit at opposite ends of that landmass. Myrtos hangs below cliffs in the northwest, Melissani opens inland from Sami … Read more
Agios Gerasimos Monastery stands in the Omala plain, a flat upland basin in the centre of Kefalonia. The enclosure lies about 12 km southeast of the capital. It gathers an old low church that holds the saint’s relics in a silver reliquary, a large modern church raised beside it. A narrow underground cell reached by … Read more
Loggerhead sea turtles, Caretta caretta, are the emblem of Kefalonia’s wildlife. Adults feed in the sheltered bay at Argostoli and rest inside the Koutavos lagoon. The lagoon sits beside the De Bosset bridge, minutes from the town centre. Females nest on the sandy south coast near Skala. Watchers on the harbour quay see shells break … Read more