Assos in Kefalonia: The Village Below the Venetian Castle

Assos village on the isthmus, Kefalonia, Greece

Assos sits on the northwest coast of Kefalonia, about 36 kilometres north of Argostoli. The village stands on a narrow isthmus that ties the main island to a pine-covered peninsula crowned by a Venetian castle. Pastel houses in ochre, pink and blue ring a sheltered cove with a small pebble beach and a short quay … Read more