Captain Corelli’s Mandolin links the novel by Louis de Bernieres, the film directed by John Madden, and the real island of Kefalonia where both are set. The story unfolds during the Second World War, when Italian and then German forces occupied the largest of the Ionian islands. At its heart are Antonio Corelli, an Italian … 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
Kefalonia turns a different face to the sea than it does to the road. The island’s western and northern shores drop as limestone walls straight into deep water, and the coast road above them touches the shoreline at only a handful of points. Boats reach what cars cannot: pocket beaches under 200-metre cliffs, inlets floored … Read more
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
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
Kefalonia rewards travellers who match the month to the plan. The largest of the Ionian Islands runs a long main season. It opens in late spring and closes in early autumn, and each stretch of it delivers a different island. Spring paints Mount Ainos and the Omala valley green, and leaves Myrtos almost empty. July … 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
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