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
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
Xi beach lies on the south coast of the Paliki peninsula, about 8 km southwest of Lixouri. Argostoli stands roughly 40 km away by the road around the gulf. The sand is fine and red-orange, the water shallow and warm, and white clay cliffs line the back of the shore. The beach faces south, which … Read more
Petani beach lies on the west coast of the Paliki peninsula. Lixouri stands about 10 km southeast, and Argostoli about 40 km away by the road around the bay. A long arc of white pebbles curves under steep cliffs, and deep blue water shelves quickly from the shoreline. The bay faces west, so the sun … Read more
Skala Kefalonia is the main resort of the island’s southeastern corner, spread along a beach that runs roughly 3 km below low pine-covered slopes. The village itself is modern and low-rise, laid out on flat ground about 40 km by road from the island capital. Rooms, shops and tavernas sit in a short grid one … Read more
Antisamos beach occupies a wide bay on the east coast of Kefalonia, about 4 km from the port of Sami over a green ridge. White pebbles line the shore, the water deepens within metres of the waterline, and hills covered in trees close the bay on three sides. The open side looks east across the … 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