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Kefalloniá and Ithaki

Beautiful, rugged and densely forested, Kefalloniá is the largest
island in the Ionians and the sixth-largest in Greece. It is dominated
by Mount Eros (Aínos) which, at 1,600 m (5,200 ft),
is the highest peak in the archipelago. Dramatic
scenery can be found everywhere. Subterranean
waterways, caves, pebbly beaches, wild mountain
slopes and natural springs all feature. The island
of Ithaki lies off the northeast coast – an unspoiled
idyll widely believed to have been the home of
King Odysseus. Like Kefalloniá, Ithaki is thought
Roman Villa floor
mosaic, Kefalloniá to have been inhabited since prehistoric times.
KEFALLONIÁ AND ITHAKI
Vasilikí, Nydrí
Nydrí
Top 10 Sights Arkoudi
see pp84–7
Restaurants
see p95
The Best of the Rest Ithaki Atokos
see p88 Exogi
Beaches Fiskárdo Frikes
see p90
Stavrós Kioni
Picturesque Villages
see p89
Léfki Anogi
Cafés and Bars
see p94 Agios Ioannis
Asos
Traditional Tavernas Karyá
see p93 Vathý
Places to Shop Mýrtou Bay Piso Aetós
see p92
Divarata Perachóri
Filiatró
Agonas Makryotika Agia Effimia
Kardakáta
Karavomylos
Agia Kontogenada Antisamos Astakós
Thékla Sámi
Poulata
Fársa
Pallikí
Peninsula Dilináta Caves of Sámi Zervati
Lixoúri Faraklata Kefalloniá
Argostóli Tsarkasianos
Chavriata Agios Nikólaos
Valasmata
Lássi Kyllíni
Póros
Travliata Kástro
Lakithra Mazarakata Mycenean
Kefalloniá Cemetery Lourdáta Asprogeraka
International
Pessada Pástra
Markópoulo
0 kilometres 8 Skála
0 miles 8 Agios Nikólaos
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