Travel to Kefalonia, Greece

Kefalonia is the largest of the Ionian Islands and lies in the western side of Greece. The island is named after the mythological figure Cephalus, although some experts believe that its name literally means "an island with a head", referring to the island's shape.
The capital city of Kefalonia prefecture is Argostoli, which is home to one-third of the island's habitants. Lixouri is the second major city. Both are main vacation resorts and feature many all-inclusive hotels and villas with excellent amenities. There are also a few of the best beaches of Greece!

All-inclusive hotels & villas

The island is covered by dense vegetation and offers plentiful natural beauty including beaches, many of them inaccessible from land, and spectacular caves. Mirtos, the most famous from these beaches, is a major attraction for travelers and it offers a splendid scenic view.
Kefalonia has five harbors and ports, where you can find links to Patras and Ithaca. Poros, in the south, has ferry routes to Kyllini. Argostoli, in the west, is the largest port and has ferries to Zante and Lixouri. Vasiliki, in the north, has links to Lefkas and Ithaca. Lixouri is situated at 4 km distance from Argostoli, across the bay, on Lixori peninsula. From there is a road connection to the rest of the island.
Having a few renowned vacation resorts, dotted with all-inclusive hotesl and villas, island Kefalonia has its own airport, located about 10 km south to Argostoli. The planes fly mainly to Athens, Greece, but in summer the airport handles many charter flights of travel agencies from the entire Europe.

Quite vacation resorts

A large number of vacationers travel to Kefalonia during season because it's one of the largest islands of Greece and has a few very good vacation resorts. Most vacationers stay in or around Lassi, a resort with beautiful all-inclusive hotels and villas, settled at a few kilometers distance from Argostoli.
Off the northeast coast lays Ithaca. Ithaca is an island known worldwide thanks to Odyssey, the epic poem written by Homer about the voyage of Ulysses. Odysseus or Ulysses was said by Homer to be the leader of "Kefallinians", which is often offered as a folk explanation for why the modern inhabitants of the islands are keen on traveling to other countries.
Kefalonia, Greece, is home to two large monasteries. One is Aghia Panagia, on the southeastern part of island, the other one is located on the road which link Argostoli to Michata, on a small plain surrounded by mountains. Both of them deserve a visit during your vacation on Kefalonia, Greece.