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Kefalonia Info
The island of Kefalonia, also known as Cefalonia, is the largest of the Ionian Islands in western Greece. The capital of the Kefalonia prefecture is Argostoli. The island's population is nearly 45,000.
The island is covered by dense vegetation and offers a great range of natural beauty, including beaches - many of them inaccessible from land - and spectacular caves. Mirtos, the most famous of these beaches, is a major tourist attraction, and has been ranked fifth worldwide for its beauty. Fishing is very common throughout the waters within and around the island, and the harbours of Argostoli and Lixouri are the main fishing centres.
A large number of tourists visit Kefalonia during the peak season but, as one of the largest islands in Greece, it is well-equipped to handle visitors. Most tourists stay in or around Lassi, a serene resort a few kilometres from Argostoli, and their numbers have increased since the best-seller, Captain Corelli's Mandolin, was made a film (2001) shot on the island itself. Many people from all over Greece and the world visit Kefalonia. Many tourists come from Italy mostly because it's close location.
Kefalonia has one airport, Kefalonia Island International Airport, located about 10 km south of Argostoli. Almost every scheduled flight is an Olympic route, flying mainly to and from Athens. In summer the airport handles a number of charter flights from all over Europe.
There are five harbours and ports in the prefecture: four main harbours on the island, Same or Sami, and a major port with links to Patras and Ithaca. Poros, in the south, has ferry routes to Kyllini; Argostoli, in the west, is the largest port, for local boats and ferries to Zante and regularly to Lixouri; Vasiliki, in the north, has links to Lefkas and Ithaca. There is room for about 100 small boats in Argostoli, where the port stretches 1 kilometre around the bay, while Lixouri is situated 4 km across the bay from Argostoli, on the Lixouri peninsula. There is a road connection to the rest of the island, but driving from Lixouri to Argostoli involves a 30 km detour.
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