Greek Islands: Kefalonia

A cool beautiful tree covered island . Famously the location for the international bestselling novel Captain Corelli's Mandolin by Louis De Berniers.

Kefalonia beach Kefalonia (Cephalonia) is the largest of the Ionian islands and sixth largest of all the greek islands. The capital is Argostoli which sits in a sheltered bay. Kefalonia is an island with many extraordinary geological phenomena and the sink holes at Argostoli are a great first experience.

There is nothing finer than an evening on Kefalonia with good company, aplate of "saganaki" with tomatoes and feta cheese and a glass of red as the sun sets at Lixouri.

An earthquake in 1953 resulted in the destruction of most of the buildings on the island, so Kefalonia is not the most picturesque island of greece, but the welcome is warmer than almost any other.

Stroll around Kefalonia's four star hotels and you will find great venues to spend long evenings meeting honestly gorgeous people. Then during the day swim in ice blue oceans then walk past the setting sun abalze as it dips into the adriatic.Although the buildings aren't up to much, Kefalonia has the most beautiful shorelines so come and see for yourself why Captain Corelli's Mandolin was such a hit.

Beaches on Kefalonia

Makris Yialos beach (or long beach as it is also known) is one of the twin beaches of Lassi on Kefalonia's the southwestern shore. The sand is great for building castles, but the beach is narrow, so it sometimes feels a little crowded.

Petani is a beach of white pebbles. The clean waters led to a european blue flag award in 2004.

Resorts on Kefalonia

Reviews of Kefalonia

Saw, the film, loved the landscape

Was the Corelli film done on location? I would hate to get to the island and find that it lookls nothing like I have seen in the cinema.

Stan

Kefalonia will not dissapoint you.

It really is a beautiful greek island. Don't worry, you will fall in love with Kefalonia. I certainly did.

Chris

Cats

Loads of cats all over the island. Kefalonia is a great place for cat lovers. The locals are unusually (for greece) kind to the cats.

Nic

Dont miss the caves

Stalagmites and stalagtites of course, but it is the acoustics that blow us all away. They actually hold concerts in the caves and the sound is amazing.