Highlights & Beaches of Kefalonia which you can visit
The entire island of Kefalonia is beautiful.
Its topography is amazing and the constant changes of its landscape make the whole island a unique attraction.
In the area of Argostoli, you could visit:
- “Katavothres”, where an amazing geological phenomenon takes place. With the same opportunity you can also visit the neighboring Lighthouse of “Agioi Theodoroi”
- “The Bridge” (The stone bridge provides a pedestrian crossing that connects athe sides of the gulf, aged more than 200 y.o.)and the lagoon of “Koutavos”
- The Archaeological Museum, the Folk Museum and the Library, the Botanical garden, the Garden of Napier.
- The Castle of St. George (the old capital of the island) with a great history and an amazing view (6 km from Argostoli)
- The Mycenaean tombs in Mazarakata (6 km from Argostoli)
- The monastery of St. Gerasimos (patron saint of the island 12 km from Argostoli)
- The National Park of mount Aenos with the unique black pine trees (35 km. from Argostoli)
The visitor can enjoy swimming at one of the nearby beaches.
- Makris & Platis Gialos in the Lassi area
- Ammes
- AiHelis
- Avithos
- Spasmata in the Svoronata area
- Trapezaki & Lourdas in the Lourdata area
In Poros/Skala and surrounding area one could visit
- The ancient Mycenaean tomb in Tzanata (2 km. from Poros)
- The ancient Roman Villa in Skala
- The pre-earthquake settlement in Old Skala (2 km. from Skala)
- The church of the Virgin Mary (Fidousa) with the little snakes appear for a few days on the 15th of August which the church celebrates in Markopoulo (12 km. from Skala)
The visitor can enjoy swimming at one of the nearby beaches
- Skala
- Katelios
- Poros
- Limenia
- Mounda in the Skala/Poros area
In Sami/Agia Efimia and surrounding area one could visit
- The famous Underground Lake of “Melissani” (on the outskirts of Karavomylos village just 2 km from Sami)
- The imposing Cave “Drogarati” (3 km. from Sami to the south)
- The Acropolis of the Ancient Sami and the ruins of the monastery of “Agioi Fanentes” (3 km from Sami to the east)
- The famous “Myrtos Beach” (8 km. from Agia. Efimia) for incredible photos
The visitor can enjoy swimming at one of the nearby beaches
- Myrtos Beach the most famous beach of the island
- Antisamos beach near Sami (3km to the east)
In Northern Kefalonia one could visit
- The cosmopolitan Fiscardo a traditional village that survived the devastating earthquake of 1953.
- The traditional and enchanting village of Assos and its Venetian castle.
The visitor can enjoy swimming at one of the nearby beaches
- Emplisi
- Dafnoudi
- Foki
- Agia Jerousalem
- Assos beach
In Lixouri area and the peninsula of Paliki one could visit
- The Iakovatos Library in the town of Lixouri.
- The Monastery of Kipouria , at a breathtaking location at the western part of the island. (15 km from Lixouri)
- The famous “Kounopetra” (14 km from Lixouri)
The visitor can enjoy swimming at one of the nearby beaches
- Lepeda (3 km from Lixouri)
- Xi Beach with red sand (11 km from Lixouri)
- Megas Lakkos (10 km from Lixouri)
- Petani Beach with the unique beauty (about 18 km from Lixouri)
- Porto Atheras a picturesque beach about 20 km to the north of Lixouri
