Kefalonia Island - The Best Beaches In Greece
In our opinion, Kefalonia island has the best beaches in Greece! From Myrtos to Assos to Platias, this island is truly blessed with beaches. But that's not all that there is to offer here! In this week's episode, we rent another car on Kefalonia and explore for a few days. We drive all the way around the island (except for the Southeast) and see many beautiful places including the Paliki Peninsula, Assos Town, Myrtos Beach, Fiskardo, Argostoli, Sklavos Winery and much more! We eat delicious greek food, swim in some of the most beautiful water we've ever seen, meet new friends and try new wines!
This island is famous for having some of the best beaches in Greece, and while we agree that there are some spectacular stretches of sand, it's really the raw nature and laid back vibe of Kefalonia that we loved.
This is definitely one of the best islands in Greece and we will return one day to explore some more! For now, check out what we've seen so far!
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We're at our second island here in Greece this is Kefalonia. We just picked up this little ride from ETAM KCG Travel here on the island, we're going to be ripping around, checking out this place. It's famous for it's rocky coastline, pristine beaches and tasty wine. It's one of the largest islands in the Ionian Island chain and also one of the largest islands in Greece, so we definitely need a car.
So in this episode we're exploring Kefalonia. Let's do it guys!
We just checked into our hotel, this is White Rocks on Kefalonia Island. Which we're so happy about because check out our view from our amazing room. This hotel is set on two breathtaking blue flag beaches and we have a view of them right from our room here. It's incredible so we're so happy to be here for four nights and wake up to this view every morning. So we're just going to drop off our bags and go explore Kefalonia.
We spent the afternoon hanging out at the beaches near our hotel, and then we came out to this place, this is Sto Psito Restaurant. We've been told that they serve up traditional food using local ingredients and we're excited to try Kefalonian wine and the specialties as well. Plus there are supposed to be amazing views from the sunset terrace. I can tell already that it's going to be gorgeous so let's get in there.
We're now in Argostoli which is the capital of Kefalonia. This city like many places in the south end of the island was rocked by an earth quake in the 1950s so it's been rebuilt, but there are still nice buildings like this church here behind us and there's a beautiful seafront promenade that runs for probably a couple of kilometers so we're going to go hit that up right now.
So it wasn't until 1864 that these Ionian Islands became a part of Greece, before that they were occupied by the French, The Russians, The Italians, The Turks, so they've basically had a really different history from the rest of Greece. So they have their own traditions which we're getting to witness here today because their wearing traditional clothing and they're dancing and having a parade to celebrate 1864 when they officially reunited with Greece.
We just drove about an hour from the capital to come all the way over here on the other side of the peninsula to this little place, this is called Petani Beach and it's gorgeous but it's super windy and super wavy right now so we won't be swimming, but we're going to chill out in this little tavern for now and have some lunch.
So we just finished up a tasty lunch on the beach and then we drove for another twennty minutes and now we're in the little town of Lixoury. We're on the Paliki Peninsula and there is hardly anybody here. The drive took us through a lot of undeveloped areas and now we're in this town and I don't see anyone around there's just a bunch of fishing boats and it's pretty cool. So now we're just going to walk around, explore the plaza, have a coffee and explore this little town a little bit.
another short little drive from Lixoury town brought us here, this is Xi Beach. The sand here is unique in that it's really rust color and kind of reddish and there's mud here that you're supposed to rub all over your body and it's like a spa treatment for your skin.
So we're going to walk along this sand for a little bit and then this afternoon we're supposed to go for a wine tasting, so we don't have very much time to hangout on Xi Beach here but we'll do a little stroll on the sand here and then hop back in the car.
Last night when we ate at that Tavern we had that Sklavos wine that I said we just loved and today we're going to meet Mr.Sklavos, we're at the Sklavos Vineyard and I think we're going to walk around the vineyard and maybe try some more of this delicious wine!
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Myrthos beach 00:00
Sami beach 00:31
Antisamos beach 02:06
Agia Kyriaki beach 02:28
Assos Village 02:43
Melissani cave 03:56
Petani beach 05:00
Xi beach 05:56
Licadi Xi beach 06:06
Sea turtles of Argostoli 06:37
Argostoli 06:52
Ag Theodori Lighthouse 07:27
White rocks 07:37
Makris Gialos beach 07:50
Ylenia Villa Ionian Islands Villas to Rent | Holiday Villas in Greece | By Unique Villas
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Ylenia Villa
4 Bedrooms | 4 Bathrooms | 8 Guests | Private Pool | 4 km from Beach
Villa Ylenia is a new Luxury villa, (built April 2015 ) which sets amongst large grounds in the tranquil Lakithra village and countryside. Villa Ylenia boasts breath-taking views across southern Kefalonia and out to the Ionian sea . Designed, furnished and styled to an exceptionally high quality throughout, this villa offers that extra touch of luxury holiday experience.This beautiful property is located within large grounds and lovely gardens with flowers and olive trees.
This Luxury villa is carefully designed and built , making the most of the stunning views, and has been designed that every room features large windows or patio doors that overlook the pool, gardens and out across to the neighbouring island of Zakynthos in the distance.
The ground floor occupies a lovely, airy, open plan and spacious layout, offering a beautiful corner kitchen including an island and breakfast bar, all of which overlooks the dining and living areas. Three spacious bedrooms with ensuite bathrooms are found within the main accommodation, whilst the fourth bedroom and bathroom is located within an equipped annexe, found within a few steps away from the main accommodation; sitting next to swimming pool.
The infinity swimming pool has also a jacuzzi and it benefits from the use of eco friendly and hypo-allergenic products, and is surrounded by terracing and gardens, which offers comfy seating placed around the grounds, ideal for relaxing, dining and enjoying the wonders of this property.
At the village of Lakithra you can find ( all in walking distance ) a few local amenities, including a bakery shop, a mini-market, a patisserie shop, a few bars, a restaurant with bio products and a couple of tavernas. For a larger selection of amenities, the islands capital Agrostoli and the larger resort of Lassi, are located 10 minutes by car away, which boasts a variety of amenities. For beach lovers, the beaches of Makris and Platis Yialos, Ai-Helis, Avithos, Ammes and Minies can all be reached within a 5-10 minute drive from the villa.
Special Features-Equipment-Amenities
Breath-taking countryside and sea views
Low environmental imprint building
Central Heating and Air Condioning in all ares
Ceiling air-fans in all the rooms
Spacious wardrobes or walk-in closets in every room
Anatomic mattresses
High quality double glazed windows ( optimal thermal and sound insulation )
Large grounds
Very spacious open plan layout
High quality design, style and furnishings throughout
Large infinity pool with jacuzzi
Gym/ Games area with internal table tennis
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Bedrooms:
Bedroom 1: 1 Double Bed
Bedroom 2: 1 Double Bed
Bedroom 3: 1 Double Bed
Bedroom 4: 2 Single Beds
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Bathroom 2: En Suite,Toilet, Shower
Bathroom 3: En Suite,Toilet, Shower
Bathroom 4: Toilet, Shower
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Planes at Kefalonia {KefalliniaCephalonia} LGKF Summer 2015 | Part 1
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So during my recent visit to the beautiful island of Kefalonia I managed to squeeze in some time to go and do some filming. This video is filmed over the course of a few days from 2 different locations. One location you'll see is filmed from a pool & bar area of Mouikis Village which is up on the hillside in the small town of Lakithra. From there you get incredible views over the entire airfield and the full length of the runway. So a few shots are filmed from there. Then on Thursday (which is a busy airport day) I decided to head down to the beach at the end of RWY32. For some proper, up close and personal planespotting! A great location to see both the days arrivals and departures. Then to finish off with there's a shot filmed from just outside the terminal building, while waiting to board our flight, of an Enter Air 737 starting its engines and taxiing.
Views overlooking the airport are from 00:08 - 10:56 & again from 51:57 - 56:37
All parts of the video other than within these parts are close up from the end of the runway or at the airport itself!
PLANES INCLUDED: Thomson 757's & 737's, Norwegian 737, Ryanair 737, EasyJet A320's, Vueling A320, Small Planet A320, Enter Air 737 and a few other private jets!
The Island of Kefalonia is simply beautiful, the scenery, beaches and of course the wonderful Greek people make for a great visit every time. If you want to help the Greek economy then continue going on holiday there and don't let the media scaremonger you into thinking of choosing another destination! Carry on being a tourist, that's what the locals need! They rely on you for their business, so they'll always be happy to see you and help you. I highly recommend Mouikis Village which is the apartments, pool, bar & restaurant area on the hillside over looking the airport.
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Kefalonia, Greece - Argostoli - AtlasVisual
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Argostoli, the capital and main port, is on a small peninsula on the western side of Kefalonia. The Drapano Bridge marks the entrance to the town. It is the biggest village on the island, and has all amenities needed for a pleasant stay on Kefalonia. The waterfront is full of restaurants, cafes and shops facing the harbor. There are ferry boats that leave Argostoli every half hour to the town of Lixouri across from the peninsula. Lithostroto Street is great for an evening out in Kefalonia -- it is a pedestrian street full of shopping and restaurants. The Archaeological Museum of Kefalonia, the History and Folklore Museum and the Library are worth seeing.
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