Kefalonia (Greece)

Advantages: Quiet, peaceful, tranquil.
Disadvantages: Not for children or nightlife.

...trip around Zante we saw kefalonia in the distance and I offered to take my new wife on a day trip to see this Island. She declined, declaring, "One day I will go there", its beauty standing out on the distant skyline. It got forgotten as things do in this hectic, stressful, fast paced life we lead in this country. Kefalonia was pushed into memories, other destinations taking priority, financial issues, and life in general, until now. Kefalonia ...
...After looking for several days Kefalonia returned that lost memory with an outstanding cheap holiday that fitted our criteria exactly. It was too cheap to ignore. Zante and Kefalonia are both Islands in a group of seven called the Ionian group of islands. Kefalonia is the largest but has one of the smallest populations, less than 32,000. With an area of 266 square miles it is mountainous, but the most scenic, and has been voted tenth in the world ... Read review

Advantages: One of Europe's cheapest holiday destinations
Disadvantages: Nobody told us all the interesting bits were flattened by an earthquake in 1953

...of the Greek island of Kefalonia wasn't nearly as frightening. This sheep encounter happened when we picked up a late package deal to Kefalonia for a couple of hundred pounds in September, towards the very end of the season. If you go that late expect hot temperatures in the day but a cold breeze in the evenings. The allocation on arrival deal found us in Lassi - an uninteresting strip of shops, restaurants and apartments near the airport and alongside ...
...that in 1953 much of Kefalonia was flattened by an earthquake. The island was quickly re-built (maybe too quickly in terms of practicality of buildings that went up rather than restoration of its former glory). Only Fiskardo survived. Fiskardo is the most northern town on the island and is well worth a visit if you get a chance to do a tour, or hire a car. Pastel coloured buildings overlook this quaint little fishing bay, and there are plenty of ... Read review

Advantages: Too many to mention here!
Disadvantages: Some people may find not enough nightlife.

Updated now that we've finally transferred the digital camera pics- all the pics were taken by us as we gallivanted around...! One or two details added to op, too. I went to Kefallonia for the second year running this summer (I'm Greek, and visit the country regularly but I haven't visited a lot of the islands). We travelled from England by car, and found that having a vehicle on the island was useful, although I'm told there's a reliable bus service ...
...green island, the largest of the Ionian group, is nevertheless not too big to be hard to navigate. It is roughly triangular in shape, with an extra peninsula. As such, there's an interesting place at every point! The capital is Argostoli, tucked a little way up the west coast of the island, and opposite the beautiful Lixouri peninsula. At the northernmost tip is Fiskardo, at the south eastern corner are Skala and Poros, and half way up the east coast ... Read review

Advantages: Great food, scenery, quiet, fantastic beaches
Disadvantages: Bad airport

I went to Kefalonia for a week at the beginning of July 2005. The weather was very hot and dry, about 39 degrees celsius, which for me was too hot. The locals said the weather was usually well over 40 degrees at that time of year. I went to the resort of Skala with Kosmar. Airport transfer was just over an hour but take travelsick pills , as it's a journey with a lot of hairpin bends. My accommodation was the Michalis Studios in Skala. These were ...
...travel kettle), and separate bedroom and balcony. The only problem I found with the accommodation was that there was no air-conditioning and in July, that makes it impossible to sleep at night. There were a lot of mosquitoes in the room if you left the windows open (you had to do this as it was very stuffy), so bring one of those plug-in mosquito things. Skala was an ideal resort for me. It is a purpose built resort but without all the tackiness ... Read review

Advantages: beautiful, relaxing island
Disadvantages: a week or 2 weeks isn't enough

...although I’ll be talking about Kefalonia I’ll be concentrating on Skala. We got a good last minute deal for a brilliant price, which is always nice! I’ve watched Captain Corilleus mandolin and read the book and Kefalonia is as beautiful as the book and film suggest. Kefalonia is one of the Ionian islands and is quite near to Italy. It’s population is only 32,000. We were a bit worried about what the weather would be like, with it being late September ...
...It’s the only village in Kefalonia which was unscathed by the 1953 earthquake, so you can see some pre 1953 building there. Price wise we found eating out to be reasonably priced and no more expensive then you’d pay in England. Although we did pay quite a lot for a drink in a beachside café, which is only to be expected. The only down point was that it went far too quickly and now I’m back and it feels as if autumn has truly started! ... Read review