Discover Kefalonia by Hire Car
Kefalonia, at just under 700 square kilometres, is the largest of the Ionian Islands in Greece at the exit of the Gulf of Patras.
Today there are about 40,000 people living in Kefalonia, which has seen a large influx of people in the last decade.
The bay-rich island is fully developed for tourism, though without the overcrowding. From October, many Greeks from the Athens area also holiday here.
Sights on Kefalonia
Kefalonia is the island of myths and legends. According to legend, it is identical to the island of Same, mentioned in the Odyssey, which once belonged to Odysseus himself.
Walking further in the footsteps of Homer, one inevitably comes to the mystical-looking dripstone cave on Kefalonia, at the centre of which is a beautiful lake, near Melissani. It is said to have once served as a place of worship for the shepherd god Pan.
But it’s not just in esoteric terms that the place is unique; it’s also a natural phenomenon in scientific terms. Water flows uphill here for more than 16 kilometres. Even Heinrich Schliemann, who became famous as the discoverer of Troy, convinced himself in 1868 of the fact, which violates all laws of nature.
The grotto, is ideally reached by hire car and the best time to visit is at midday when the sun is at its zenith, flooding the cave with its light.
Leisure activities on Kefalonia
But Kefalonia also has fantastic beaches. Especially the pebble beach Myrtos in the northwest of the island is worth mentioning here, especially since it was recently voted one of the most beautiful of its kind in the world.
Sand beaches, on the other hand, can be found in the southwest of Kefalonia at Lixouri. On the coast near Zakynthos you can even still meet the endangered monk seals.
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