Kefalonia


We were up bright and early today. We had a vague plan to travel up the east coast of Kefalonia. From Skala, this would take us past Poros and then Sami. I fell in love with the means of travel immediately. From the start the scenery was idyllic: towering mountains on the left; sparkling blue sea ::More

Once a very busy trading port Galaxhidi today is a tranquil seaside village, which is largely unscathed by the ravages of mainstream tourism. Clean, friendly and with cobbled streets the town today greets visiting yachtsmen and a few land travellers. It also provides easy access to Delphi, a few ::More

Fiskardo Fiskardo is a lovely sight with yachts and cruises coming and going into this busy little harbour. The hills behind are green wooded areas with pockets of Cyprus trees. There is a relaxed feel about the place even though there are super yachts and cruisers and some trendy people here. We ::More

As soon as I set foot on Corfu, I fell head over heels in love with the island and the Eptanese in general -the Seven Islands of the Ionian Sea – the largest being Kefalonia. During our stay in Corfu – the second largest island of the Eptanese- we never had the chance to visit ::More

According to popular belief Kefalonia is named after Kefalos, a character from Greek Mythology whose name in English translates to large-head … As one of the larger Greek islands Kefalonia gets plenty of visitors each year during peak periods mainly of English and Italian holidaymakers ::More