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
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
Lixouri faces Argostoli across the Gulf, about 4 kilometres of water and a 20 to 30 minute ferry ride from the capital of Kefalonia. The town is the island’s second settlement and the centre of the Paliki peninsula, a farmed, low-lying quarter in the southwest that most visitors see only from the opposite shore. Its … 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