Guidebook of northern Kefalonia
Food Scene
We love good food and we understand how important it is to find good restaurants to eat when visiting a new place. Here is a list with some recommendations for you.
Makis restaurant is one of the best local food restaurants on the northern part of the island and it happens to be in our village.
Maki's wife, Soultana, prepares everyday the best homemade traditional cooked food you have tasted while Makis himself specialises in grilled foods.
Prices are more than reasonable and the dessert is always a pleasant surprise.
So don't miss the chance to visit Makis and try his meals!
13 locals recommend
Makis Restaurant
ΒασιλικαδεςMakis restaurant is one of the best local food restaurants on the northern part of the island and it happens to be in our village.
Maki's wife, Soultana, prepares everyday the best homemade traditional cooked food you have tasted while Makis himself specialises in grilled foods.
Prices are more than reasonable and the dessert is always a pleasant surprise.
So don't miss the chance to visit Makis and try his meals!
Right next to our village guests can find Taverna Veggera. It is a beautiful place where one can enjoy beautiful views while eating. The food is tasty and the staff is friendly. Some times there might be live music!
Taverna Veggera
Right next to our village guests can find Taverna Veggera. It is a beautiful place where one can enjoy beautiful views while eating. The food is tasty and the staff is friendly. Some times there might be live music!
At the wonderful beach of Alaties guests can enjoy beautiful family moments both throughout the day and especially during sunset. Acqua Alaties Beach restaurant is located there too.
It has a good mix of traditional with modern cuisine, nice cocktails and great views.
If you plan to explore the place more in depth you might encounter a variety of different salt pools in between the rocks. There one could collect the best quality of fresh salt for food. So be on the lookout!
39 locals recommend
Alaties Beach
At the wonderful beach of Alaties guests can enjoy beautiful family moments both throughout the day and especially during sunset. Acqua Alaties Beach restaurant is located there too.
It has a good mix of traditional with modern cuisine, nice cocktails and great views.
If you plan to explore the place more in depth you might encounter a variety of different salt pools in between the rocks. There one could collect the best quality of fresh salt for food. So be on the lookout!
Very food quality sea food and affordable prices. If you go there do not omit to try the famous "meat-pie" which is considered the island's specialty.
19 locals recommend
Tassia Restaurant
Very food quality sea food and affordable prices. If you go there do not omit to try the famous "meat-pie" which is considered the island's specialty.
Very beautiful interior decoration, peaceful surroundings and delicious exotic plates. Highly recommended for those who love thai cuisine.
10 locals recommend
Lord Falcon
Very beautiful interior decoration, peaceful surroundings and delicious exotic plates. Highly recommended for those who love thai cuisine.
A very nice traditional tavern on the tip of the bay of Assos. Good food and reasonable prices. Worth a visit!
The MOLOS Traditional Tavern
A very nice traditional tavern on the tip of the bay of Assos. Good food and reasonable prices. Worth a visit!
Places to see
For those of you who love to explore new territory and gather beautiful memories here is a list of places I would highly recommend you visit while being on the northern part of the island.
In the city of Fiskardo one can find a wide range of Bars, Restaurants, Ice cream shops that will meet all anyone's needs.
The views are stunning and it is suggested you take a walk in the alleys of this small village to enjoy your life while there!
124 locals recommend
Fiskardo
In the city of Fiskardo one can find a wide range of Bars, Restaurants, Ice cream shops that will meet all anyone's needs.
The views are stunning and it is suggested you take a walk in the alleys of this small village to enjoy your life while there!
Assos is a nice a peaceful gulf only 10 minutes by car from the village of Vasilikiades and is an ideal place for families and couples.
There you will find a big fortress to visit and walk among the ancient ruins and a couple of high quality traditional restaurants that serve fresh seafood along with traditional cephalonian dishes!
82 locals recommend
Άσος.
Assos is a nice a peaceful gulf only 10 minutes by car from the village of Vasilikiades and is an ideal place for families and couples.
There you will find a big fortress to visit and walk among the ancient ruins and a couple of high quality traditional restaurants that serve fresh seafood along with traditional cephalonian dishes!
Here you can hire a small boat and reach Ithaca island. Alternatively you can travel the whole northern Kefalonian coastline and discover many great small beaches that have no access with a car.
Fiskardo Boat Hire
Here you can hire a small boat and reach Ithaca island. Alternatively you can travel the whole northern Kefalonian coastline and discover many great small beaches that have no access with a car.
Beaches of the north
This is a small list of the beaches I prefer to visit when I am on the northern part of the island.
Emplysi is a charming beach, near the picturesque Fiscardo.
It is a bay protected from the winds and it consists of white pebbles. It is surrounded by aged pine and olive trees providing natural shadow to the swimmers.
50 locals recommend
Emplisi Beach
Emplysi is a charming beach, near the picturesque Fiscardo.
It is a bay protected from the winds and it consists of white pebbles. It is surrounded by aged pine and olive trees providing natural shadow to the swimmers.
Myrtos Beach is the trademark of Kefalonia. The beach is full of white pebbles mixed with sand and the turquoise waters with the trees reaching right next to the sea will make your swimming experience unforgettable.
It has been voted one of the best beaches in Greece and the world. Myrtos is only 15 minutes ride by car from our village.
168 locals recommend
Myrtos Cave
Myrtos Beach is the trademark of Kefalonia. The beach is full of white pebbles mixed with sand and the turquoise waters with the trees reaching right next to the sea will make your swimming experience unforgettable.
It has been voted one of the best beaches in Greece and the world. Myrtos is only 15 minutes ride by car from our village.
Dafnoudi Beach is a hidden beach at the northernmost tip of Kefalonia.
Leave your car just after the junction of Antipata (there is a road sign, just before Fiskardo) and you see a path (600m) going through a cypress forest, which leads to the beach.
The beach is a haven for the monk seals Monachus Monachus. If you are lucky you may come across one. The beach is pebbly, the waters calm and the colours vary from blue to green.
In Dafnoudi you will find a cave with a small beach; perfect for most romantic couples.
30 locals recommend
Dafnoudi Beach
Dafnoudi Beach is a hidden beach at the northernmost tip of Kefalonia.
Leave your car just after the junction of Antipata (there is a road sign, just before Fiskardo) and you see a path (600m) going through a cypress forest, which leads to the beach.
The beach is a haven for the monk seals Monachus Monachus. If you are lucky you may come across one. The beach is pebbly, the waters calm and the colours vary from blue to green.
In Dafnoudi you will find a cave with a small beach; perfect for most romantic couples.
Alaties Beach (Salty Beach) is a fairly hidden and thus unknown beach, located in northwest of Kefalonia.
The intersection for Alaties Beach is located on the main road from Argostoli to Fiskardo, in the settlement of Maganos.
This small beach is surrounded by cliffs, which many people use to dive into the crystal clear waters. Its name comes from the small hollows of the rocks, on which the sea salt has dryed on.
The sea ground is just fabulous. Continuous diving is not recommended though, because of the stong commended sea currents.
39 locals recommend
Alaties Beach
Alaties Beach (Salty Beach) is a fairly hidden and thus unknown beach, located in northwest of Kefalonia.
The intersection for Alaties Beach is located on the main road from Argostoli to Fiskardo, in the settlement of Maganos.
This small beach is surrounded by cliffs, which many people use to dive into the crystal clear waters. Its name comes from the small hollows of the rocks, on which the sea salt has dryed on.
The sea ground is just fabulous. Continuous diving is not recommended though, because of the stong commended sea currents.
You will love its blue and green sea water colors and the natural shade from oak and olive trees.
The rich coastal cypress, perennial pines, oaks and arbutus trees forest, of the Erisos peninsula of Fiscardo reaches right down to the shore.
Many travelers have said about Foki beach that is like swimming in a fairytale lake.
25 locals recommend
Foki Beach
You will love its blue and green sea water colors and the natural shade from oak and olive trees.
The rich coastal cypress, perennial pines, oaks and arbutus trees forest, of the Erisos peninsula of Fiscardo reaches right down to the shore.
Many travelers have said about Foki beach that is like swimming in a fairytale lake.
The Blue Flag beach of Anti-Samos (Anti Sami) is a beautiful and attractive pebble beach and turquoise waters, surrounded by impressive lush green hills.
The beach at Anti-Sami was used as the Italian encampment in the film of Captain Corelli's Mandolin.
Antisamos station
The Blue Flag beach of Anti-Samos (Anti Sami) is a beautiful and attractive pebble beach and turquoise waters, surrounded by impressive lush green hills.
The beach at Anti-Sami was used as the Italian encampment in the film of Captain Corelli's Mandolin.
Kimilia Beach was once a well kept secret and the refuge of locals during the busiest summer months.
Now clearly signposted from the main road, Kimilia is a secret beach no more.
As Kimilia is so small it can become crowded quite easily. If you find that there is not enough space on the beach, clamber round the rocks to the right of the beach and you will find large, flat gently sloping rocks.
If you love hiking a good way to get to Kimilia is via Emblisi beach. There is a lovely woodland walk linking the two beaches.
19 locals recommend
Kimilia Beach
Kimilia Beach was once a well kept secret and the refuge of locals during the busiest summer months.
Now clearly signposted from the main road, Kimilia is a secret beach no more.
As Kimilia is so small it can become crowded quite easily. If you find that there is not enough space on the beach, clamber round the rocks to the right of the beach and you will find large, flat gently sloping rocks.
If you love hiking a good way to get to Kimilia is via Emblisi beach. There is a lovely woodland walk linking the two beaches.