Travel Guide to Kefallonia, Greece

Kefalonia is a magnificent island that attracts tourists by rich picturesque nature, golden sands, calm bays and wide choice of sights. Besides the fact this resorts becomes more and more popular each year, everyone will be able to find here a calm place for rest.

The nature has made this island truly miraculous. This is particularly true for caves and grotto. You will find a large number of underground and cave lakes on the island. Kefalonia can be called a true paradise for people who like wild untouched nature. You will have a chance to climb to the mountain peaks and see unique pines that cannot be found anywhere else in the world. If you are lucky enough, you will definitely see wild horses on your way. These are grandiose and beautiful animals.

Water near the coast is considered among the cleanest in the world, so this region has become home to sea bears, turtles and dolphins. Returning back to the theme of sights, tourists should definitely pay some attention to Cave Melissani. This is the largest cave with a huge lake inside. The walls and ceiling of the cave are decorated with stalagmites. The age of some of them is 20 thousand years. You can rent a boat, make a ride on a lake and enjoy the look of fairytale-like caves.

Excursions to Ainos Mountain are no less popular. Here you can see unique black pines. Every nature lover dreams to see them. If you are more into architectural sightseeing, then consider visiting Asos Fortress, the building of which took place in the 17th century. One more amazing building is St. George Fortress. The building has the shape of a polygon and occupies the space of 1,600 sq. m. You can also visit Gerania Mountain, where you can find ancient Roman mosaics. Once a beautiful villa stood where; nowadays only mosaics remained and so every visitor can enjoy the observation.

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