Holidays to North East Kefalonia

From Karavomilos a 20-25 minute walk brings you to the larger port of Sami, which has a wide choice of tavernas, cafes and shops, and a very nice little shingle beach just beyond. Famous Antisamos beach is 4 kms up and over the forested headland, a pleasant one hour walk. From Sami ferries run to Ithaca in just 30 minutes, making a day trip easy.

To either side of the village are a number of dazzlingly white pebble coves which shelve into the clearest of water, making for fine swimming and snorkelling. 

The village has plenty of other restaurants and several café-bars lining the long quayside. there is often a flotilla in, adding to the convivial evening atmosphere. Small shops, mini-markets and the village bakery provide most things you should need. Motorboats can be hired and there is a diving school. Organised trips include the islands of Lefkas and Ithaca by boat and an island tour by coach.

There is also the opportunity to visit Palia Vlachata, which is above Karavomilos where the original village lies in ruins, after the 1953 earthquake the residents of this village abandoned their homes and re-built their homes further down towards the sea which is now Karavomilos. You can explore this village, which is a 3km walk from Karavomilos centre and experience it has a quiet and eerie atmosphere. During the first weekend of Augusts there is an annual music & arts festival in this old abandoned village which is worth visiting. There are live Greek, rock, indie and dance music, with projection art onto the walls of the old buildings and art displaced inside the many rooms of the old abandoned houses and a small market which sells handmade items and street food.