This guided walking holiday offered as part of the Headwater Holidays Walking Collection takes in all of the variety offered by the two islands. Youll find secret coves, cliff paths, classical ruins, and Venetian castles. There are shady paths, and westerly sea breezes keep the climate several degrees cooler than other parts of Greece, even in July and August.
Spanning just 35km x 33km, Cephalonia is the biggest of the Ionian Islands. Local folk have not hurried to embrace tourism, and youll find the traditional activities of olive farming and fishing going on as they have for centuries. Less than a mile away lies the green and fertile island of Ithaca. The island has a special place in the Greek imagination as the Kingdom of Odysseus
On Cephalonia we stay in Karavomilos, at the quieter end of the island at the *** Athina Beach Hotel, where the tradition of Greek philoxenia(hospitality) is combined with all the comforts & facilities of a modern hotel. Its run by Makis and his family his mother has the greenest fingers on the island and the exterior of the hotel is a riot of colour! The views from the hotel across the Sami bay are stunning and worthy of a Hollywood blockbuster (Captain Corellis Mandolin was set here for those who have seen the film or read the book), and the beach is literally yards away from the front door.
