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Enjoy crowd-free Kefalonia

Despite shooting to fame, the island has remained remarkably unspoiled and taking holidays in Kefalonia can feel like you’ve stumbled upon some kind of secret.

That’s not to say there aren’t plenty of package holiday-goers in Kefalonia (cheap Kefalonia package holidays attract budget travellers every year) but rather that Kefalonia wears it well. As the largest Greek Ionian island, it simply manages to accommodate holidaymakers without ever feeling mobbed. 

Find budget and budget-busting holidays in Kefalonia

Probably the prettiest places to stay on Kefalonia are the handsome towns of Assos and Fiskardo in the north. In both, you will find rare examples of the island’s once-prevalent, candy-coloured Venetian architecture, which was all but wiped out by a 1953 earthquake.

Yachts and their well-off owners flock to Fiskardo during summer months, and local shops, restaurants and hotels here cater to visitors with big-ticket tastes.

If you want to do Kefalonia on the cheap, however, just look further south. Good all-inclusive deals can be found in the purpose-built resort town of Lassi or in the fishing-village-turned-resort-town of Skala on the south coast.

Visit beaches and more besides…

If you travel to Kefalonia on an all-inclusive package, you may have one thing in mind: beaches. Luckily, Kefalonia has lots of them and in this case, there is no negative correlation between quantity and quality.

The cliff-backed Myrtos Beach, with its turquoise waters, and the tree-bordered Antisamos Beach, which played a starring role in Captain Corelli’s Mandolin, are among the top picks. 

When to go

If you’re planning a trip to Kefalonia, aim for between May and October. Outside these months, temperatures drop, rain (and occasionally even snow) comes, things quieten down and many of the bars and tavernas going into hibernation mode.

August is the hottest month, but if you can hold out until September or even October, you’ll find more reasonable mid-20C temperatures, less crowded beaches and cheaper deals on accommodation.  

Events for your diary

Feasts of St Gerasimos: If you want to witness some local celebrations, time your trip to coincide with the feasts of St Gerasimos, Kefalonia’s patron saint. The first feast day takes place in mid-August and the second in late October. Both centre around the Monastery of Agios Gerasimos near the villages of Fragata and Valsamata.