Kefalonia Holidays

Kefalonia Holidays

Many people want to have a vacation in the Greek Island of Kefalonia. Some may need accommodation in the island, some may need to pay for travel to the island. Some may want to use a hotel, a cabin, a cottage, a home, a house, a cottage, or a cabin of flat, or apartment for their vacation.Some may want to go by aeroplane or boat to the island. Flights to the island can be a got to the airport. Some want to have luxury vacation or cheap vacation in the island.

The island of Kefalonia, also known as Cephallenia, Cephallonia, Kefallinia, or Kefallonia, is the largest of the Ionian Islands in western Greece, with an area of 350 sq. miles. It is also the larger of the two islands forming the Kefalonia and Ithaka Prefecture, and contains eight of the prefecture's nine municipalities or communities. (Ithaca is on a separate island.)

The island is named after the mythological figure Cephalus (Ciphalis), although some hold its name literally means "island with a head", referring to the island's shape; the name "Ciphalis" is derived from the Greek word for "head".

Most of the Kefalonia population have surnames ending in "-atos". Almost every community in Kefalonia has a name ending in "-ata", such as Valsamata, Frangata, Lourdata, Favata, Delaportata, and others.

Kefalonia's tallest mountain is Mount Ainos, (almost the same elevation as Denver, Colorado in North America); to the west-northwest are the Paliki mountains, where Lixouri is sited, with other mountains taking in Gerania and Agia Dynati.

Mount Aenos or Ainos is the tallest mountain in Cephallonia, Greece. A view of the Peloponnese (from Patras to Pyrgos, Psathopyrgos NE of Patras down to the Krestena area and tiny bits of Erymanthus valleys during clear and hazy-less days) and Aetolia along with the islands of Zante, Lefkada, and Ithaca is spectacularly seen. Nightlights of almost all of Cephallonia's villages and Argostoli, Kyllini coast, Chlemoutsi, most of Zante, most of Lefkada, entire Ithaca and the islands appear in total darkness, after dusk and before dawn. Some lights of Western Achaea, the Western Peloponnese and Aetoloacarnania (Western Aetolia and southern Acarnania), and from huge boats appears during clear nights.

Harbours and ports

There are five harbours and ports in the prefecture: four main harbours on the island, Same or Sami, and a major port with links to Patras and Ithaca. Poros, in the south, has ferry routes to Kyllini; Argostoli, in the west, is the largest port, for local boats and ferries to Zante and regularly to Lixouri; Fiscardo, in the north, has links to Lefkas and Ithaca. There is room for about 100 small boats in Argostoli, where the port stretches 1 kilometre around the bay, while Lixouri is situated 4 km across the bay from Argostoli, on the Lixouri peninsula. There is a road connection to the rest of the island, but driving from Lixouri to Argostoli involves a 30 km detour.

Beaches

Myrtos Beach, Xi (south of Lixouri), Mounda Bay, near Kateleios, Katelios, Atheras Beach

Capes

Cape Agios Georgios (Kefalonia), Cape Kounopetra

Towns

In 1997 the island was divided into 8 communities or towns. These are: Argostoli the capital Lixouri on the peninsula Pali/Paliki, Sami the third largest town and most importan port, Erisos with the harbours of Fiscardo and Assos, Eleios-Pronnoi with the harbour of Poros and Skála, Leivathos the valley south of Argostoli, Omala the valley at the monastery of St. Gerasimos, Pylaros with the harbour Agia Evfimia and the beach of Myrtos

This is a island in Greece many people have visited.
Myrtos Beach is situated in the region of Pylaros, in the north west of Kefalonia. The beach is situated between the feet of two mountains, Agia Dynati and Kalo Oros.

Find a Villa from Across Europe

Grand World Villas - Find a Villa from anywhere in the world

Grand Global Villas - Find Villas from Around the Globe

Planet Villas

An Index with links to almost all our sites

Holiday to - Great places to go on Holiday to

Holiday to 2 - More Great places to go on Holiday to

Holiday to 3 - More places to go on Holiday to

Holiday to 4 - More places to go on Holiday to

Hotel in 5 (Five)

Hotel in 6

Hotel in 7

Hotel in 8