Kefalonia

A truly verdant island surrounded by the emerald waters of the Ionian Sea, Kefalonia is the island of mysteries and peculiarities. Here the sea water disappears under Argostoli, the capital of the island, in the so called Katavothres and ends […]

A truly verdant island surrounded by the emerald waters of the Ionian Sea, Kefalonia is the island of mysteries and peculiarities. Here the sea water disappears under Argostoli, the capital of the island, in the so called Katavothres and ends up in the mystical cave of Melissani with the turquoise reflections of the lake on the walls of the cave. The legend has it that harmless snakes go to the church of Virgin Mary in Markopoulo on 15th August every year and that Agios Gerasimos, the patron saint of the island, sometimes has sea weed on his feet because he visits the neighbouring islands. It is true though that on the island of Kefalonia there are goats with golden teeth, loggerhead turtles greet the tourists in the lagoon of Koutavos in Argostoli and Mount Aenos is black instead of green!