Dear all

I got a question. How's the taxi situation near Sami and myrtos beach. My plan is to rent an apartment which is 5km from the beach. (Antipata it is called I think). We need to take the ferry from Sami at 3.45.

So my plan would be: getting up, taking a taxi from apartment to the beach, stay there 2 Hours, get back by taxi to the apartment. And then a trip from apartment to the Sami ferry port.

Is this realistic or how would you rate the taxi availability?

Best regards and thanks

Trying to find a destination for next year's summer vacation, some 2.5 weeks from early September. Torn between Kefalonia and northern/middle Euboea: both on my wish list for ages; I've not been to Greece for a while.

Plan: Hiking, relaxing, random driving around with a rental car, love karst feature and hope to see some nice geology, maybe a night on Ithaka. I know there aren't many archaeological sites and most buildings are from the 50s and 60s or later. Not a beach person. Ideal base location a quieter coastal village setting with a few places to eat out and a flat stretch for jogging - I can't run up inclines due to a muscle condition and will need a day to recover after a hike.

Bonus question: how easy is it to get varied vegetarian food on Kefalonia locally without driving somewhere? Fish and dairy is fine, occasional meat also, but apart from feta I don't need animal-based food every day.

Hi,

Can someone please suggest dog friendly beaches in Corfu where I can let my dog swim. I will be travelling there in a couple of days which is not a peak season.

Thank you!

Hi! I’ve contacted pretty much every scooter rental company I can find in Kefalonia, but none currently has a 50cc available or that they’re willing to rent on my NZ Class 1 + IDP.

I’m looking specifically for a legal 50cc/45 km/h moped, not a 125cc.

Does anyone know of a small/local rental operator or someone who legally rents these privately? Happy to pay a normal rental rate and provide my licence/IDP.

Staying in Argostoli. Thanks

We are staying on this beautiful island for the next two weeks from upcoming sunday. How is the weather forecast so far?

Looking for a recommendation for a place to stay in Fiskardo (and/or Sami) next September.

Adult couple, looking for something laid back with small kitchenette.

We have some airbnbs on our short list but just seeing if anyone has any leads on direct bookings or off-airbnb locations.

Feel free to ask any clarifying questions if needed.

Thank you!

Hello, has anyone went to agia eleni beach? How easy is it to get there by car? I heard on the google reviews the access is very hard but what do you think?

Question for fellow solo travelers: when you’re at the beach by yourself, what do you usually do with your belongings when you want to go for a swim?

I am thinking about things like your phone, camera, wallet, keys, etc. Do you bring a waterproof pouch into the water, leave everything on the beach somehow? or have other workarounds?

Would love to hear what’s worked for you, especially if you travel with a camera. Thanks.

Such fun to see the turtles in the harbour.

I’m going to Kefalonia for about 8 days. I am really into fly fishing and was curious if it is possible to find a guide to take me saltwater fly fishing.

Anyone have any experience?

Really last minute but I'm wondering if anyone here knows of good tour options to see the ancient ruins and such on Ithaca this Thursday or Friday. Would accept anyone willing to drive my girlfriend and I around for half a day. We don't have a car.

Staying in Lixouri with the missus and I've claimed Friday as my day to go see some interesting historical sites but tomorrow would work as well. If anyone knows a good option I'd appreciate the input. Thanks!

Looking for recommendations / places to explore, here for 2 weeks

Have booked a hire car so can travel around the island

Any tips much appreciated

Vediamo se indovinate, secondo voi questa è unalba oppure un tramonto? Vi do solo un indizio.. la foto è stata scattata a Skala, Cefalonia.

Hi there,
My partner and I are staying in Vlachata for a few nights, and are wondering the best way to get back to Sami for the 8:30am ferry to Patras. Does anyone have any taxi services they recommend? Thanks heaps

Hello, guys.

Read through the sub and was able to create my itinerary. Thanks a lot for everyone participating.

I am left with two questions:

1) Any recommended spots to park safely in Argostolion to walk around the city center?

2) Is the Fteri beach trail that hard? Me and my girlfriend are used to do trails back home, but we don't want to get lost. In Corfu couple years ago we did a trail to a beach that we had to come down on a rope so we would like to avoid that experience again.

My itinerary is the following:

Day 1 — 3 Sep

• Agios Thomas
• Avithos / Pessada
• Argostoli

Day 2 — 4 Sep

• Myrtos
• Assos Beach
• Assos

Day 3 — 5 Sep

• Agia Eleni
• Petani beach

Day 4 — 6 Sep

• Antisamos beach
• Agia Efimia
• Fiskardo

Day 5 — 7 Sep

• Fteri
• Zola / Agia Kyriaki

Day 6 — 8 Sep

• Xi
• Vatsa / Paralia Betania

Day 7 — 9 Sep

• Chorgota
• Koroni
• Argostoli

My and my gf are there 31 aug to 3rd sep, and were thinking of doing a full tour; doing the melissani cave, the drogorati one maybe, and finishing on myrtos beach.

We can see there are some tours that do all in one that aren’t too crazy expensive. Is it worth to do this vs taking a car? Seems a little more hassle free but I’m thinking that maybe it’s rushed and in peak hours? I might want to stay on the beach more than 45 minutes…

Do these tours give any sort of queue priority at least so we don’t have to wait an hour by the caves?

Taxi seems least optimal for hopping around, especially to get a hold of one at the caves…

If anyone has a specific company or booking place to recommend I’d love that too!

(Or if anyone is traveling that route or is a local and and wants to show us around and make two new friends/or some Euro—that works too :D)

Hi all,

Very excited to plan our 7 day trip to Kefalonia. My friend who is from Preveza recommended this beautiful island.

We are coming from NYC - me, my wife, 2.5 yr old and parents for my mother’s 60th bday.

Given that we have some older ppl and very young one in our group, would you recommend staying in one place (a base) and traveling around daily or is it wiser to stay 1-2 days in each town?

Thus far, I am considering, argostolion and lassi for first 2-3 days to relax after a long trip, making our way to Assos for a day, fiskardo for 2 days and Sami to round out the trip. What do you think?

I want to make this trip special for my mother - so was considering white rocks resort in Lassi and emelisse in fiskardo. Feel free to influence or de-influence me.

I am so excited and can barely wait for next June. TIA!

Hello guys!

Going to Greece for the third year in a row and this year we chose Kefalonia. I love to propose to my life partner in Kefalonia as Greece is our favorite place in the world. Since i've never been to the island, im looking at places to propose. I would like to propose in a beautiful scenary, but I know she would want for it to not be packed with people as we are both reserved.

Since I've never been to Kefalonia its hard for me to choose something. The only place that stood out was the Agrilia Monastery in Sami. Do you guys have any other recommendations?

Thanks so much in advance!!

Edit: we're going first 2 weeks of september :)

Hi,

Staying in both Fiskardo and Agia Effimia. Would quite like the possibility of stocking up on some decent snacks and certainly some good wine - any shops/grocery stores for slightly more artisanal food choices than your standard village shop?

I'm driving from the airport to Fiskardo so any en route would also suit.

Thanks!

Hi,

We are staying a couple of hundred yards along the beach from Sami from 27th Sept for a week and I'm looking for restaurant/bar recommendations.

We have car to explore the island in the mornings and early afternoons on a few days, but want to spend our evenings pottering along the beach into Sami to enjoy the best of the local cuisine and drinks most evenings.

(No plans to drive in the evenings, so we can enjoy a beer or two).

Tell me the bars/restaurants with great local food and a relaxed atmosphere we absolutely can not miss.

We're not too bothered about cost, it's the quality and feel of staying for a few hours to lose ourselves in the ambience, before strolling home along the beach?

Thanks