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Kefalonia or Cephalonia (Greek: Κεφαλονιά), formerly also known as Kefallinia or Kephallonia (Κεφαλληνία), is the largest of the Ionian Islands [2] in western Greece and the 6th largest island in Greece after Crete, Euboea, Lesbos, Rhodes and Chios. It is also a separate regional unit of the Ionian Islands region.
Xi Beach with its red sand, backed by white cliffs Areas of Xi beach are well developed The cliffs are composed of a soft, white clay which has been eroded by the rain. Xi Beach is situated in the south of the Paliki peninsula of Kefalonia, Greece, and part of the district Mantzavinata near the town of Lixouri.
Lixouri (Greek: Ληξούρι) is a town and a municipality in the island of Kefalonia, the largest of the Ionian Islands of western Greece. It is the main town on the peninsula of Paliki, and the second largest town in Kefalonia after Argostoli and before Sami. It is located south of Fiskardo and west of Argostoli. Since the 2019 local ...
Fiskardo (Greek: Φισκάρδο, also Fiscardo or in the past Viscardo) is a village and a community on the Ionian island of Kefalonia, Greece. It is part of the municipal unit of Erisos. It is the northernmost port of Kefalonia, a short distance from Ithaca. Fiskardo has a small and diminishing fishing fleet.
Blurred intentionally on Bing Maps. [15] Rendered in lower resolution on Google Maps and Mapquest. Heliport [16] in El Ejido: Spain: Square blurred on Google and Bing. Visible e.g. in HERE WeGo and Yandex.
Cephalonia and Ithaca, elevation map The peninsula from southeast. Paliki (Greek: Παλική) is a peninsula and a former municipality on the island of Kefalonia, Ionian Islands, Greece. At the 2011 local government reform it became part of the municipality Kefalonia. [2]
The overall geography of Agios Dimitrios can be appreciated in a satellite view from Google Maps . The village largely straddles the main road running north from Lixouri. The immediate view from the main road is of small houses, a taverna, a variety holiday accommodation, including a two hotels.
Myrtos has been described as "one of the most dramatic beaches in Greece", with its "mile-and-a-half long arc of dazzling white pebbles." [4] It was used as the location for the mine explosion episode in the film Captain Corelli's Mandolin. [4] Myrtos has been voted 12 times the best Greek beach [5] [6] while it regularly features in best ...