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The Kefalonia Guide

Local tips, travel stories and practical know-how for exploring the island your way.

Casa Grec A long-running Argostoli courtyard restaurant doing more refined Greek-Mediterranean plates and a serious dessert list. July 11, 2026 · 1 min read Bass Club Argostoli's main late-night club — Greek and international sets that fill up well after midnight in high season. July 11, 2026 · 1 min read Ble Bar A waterfront bar on the Argostoli seafront, good for an easy evening drink as the De Bosset bridge lights come on. July 11, 2026 · 1 min read Mt. Ainos National Park The Ionian's highest peak, wrapped in a rare black-fir forest with half-wild horses and views to Ithaca and Zakynthos. July 11, 2026 · 1 min read St. Gerasimos Monastery The island's patron-saint monastery in the green Omala valley, surrounded by the Robola vineyards — calm, free, and quietly grand. July 11, 2026 · 1 min read St. Theodore Lighthouse A round, colonnaded white lighthouse on the Argostoli headland — a five-minute photo stop that's best at sunset. July 11, 2026 · 1 min read Katavothres Sinkholes A geological oddity on the edge of Argostoli where seawater pours into the rock and resurfaces across the island at Melissani. July 11, 2026 · 1 min read Robola Cooperative The growers' co-op in the Omala valley pressing Kefalonia's crisp, mineral Robola white — free tastings in a simple visitor room. July 11, 2026 · 1 min read Gentilini Winery A polished family estate near Minies doing structured tastings on a vine-shaded terrace, minutes from the airport. July 11, 2026 · 1 min read Ainos Summit Trail A marked trail through the fir forest to the Megas Soros summit at 1,628m — the big walk on the island, and… July 11, 2026 · 1 min read

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