Kefalonia - colors
1. Not too
touristy
2. The beautiful beaches, including Corelli Beach, and
the coastal walk between Skala and Poros. Antisamos also has a great
beach
3. A surprising number of attractive green pines
4. The
Monastery of St. Andreas in the island’s interior
5. Fiskardo,
which survived the 1953 earthquake relatively intact
6. Hiring a
moped and using it to explore (about €15 per day)
7. Assos, with
its little castle, and the town of Katelios is also pretty
8. The
huge stalagmites in the lake cave of Melissani
9. The
dolphin-spotting cruise
10. The evening crowd at the tavernas and
bars of Argostoli
1. Not so many
entertainment options on offer
2. You can’t really explore the
island without hiring some form of transportation
3. Irresponsible
local drivers (van drivers are the worst) make it difficult to travel
safely on the winding mountain roads and hairpin bends of the
interior
4. Sitting on a restaurant terrace can be a real
nightmare unless you have mosquito repellant
5. The mountainous
geography of the island makes cycling impossible, at least if you’re
travelling with kids
6. Difficult to get your bearings when it
comes to food and drink prices in shops, as every store has
completely different prices
7. Paying €2 for a single scoop of
ice cream, and gas is €2 a liter
8. The island is too big to
explore easily, even with a vehicle
9. On hikes, two interesting
places are often separated by long, boring, featureless stretches
10.
A huge number of scrawny stray cats on the streets and around
restaurants – the locals don’t seem to be animal lovers
