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
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
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