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
Kefalonia with kids works because the island pairs shallow sandy bays with short drives and a calm evening pace. Argostoli, the capital, sits about 9 kilometres north of the airport and keeps children occupied with loggerhead turtles that feed beside the fishing quay. Sandy beaches at Lassi, Skala and Lourdas slope gently into warm water, … Read more
Drogarati cave sits in the low hills above Sami, on the east coast of Kefalonia. The entrance stands about 3 kilometres from the port town and around 25 kilometres from Argostoli. A stairway drops through a narrow opening into one great chamber hung with stalactites. Stalagmites rise from the floor to meet them, and columns … Read more
Sami sits on the east coast of Kefalonia, about 25 kilometres by road from the capital at Argostoli. The low town spreads around a wide bay below green hills, rebuilt on a flat plan after the earthquake. Sami works as the second port of the island, sending ferries east to Ithaca and south to the … 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 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