About Kefalonia

Kefalonia… the island of your dreams

Kefalonia is the largest of the seven Ionian Islands, covering a surface of 781 square kilometres and enjoying a coastline of 254 kilometres.

The island is largely unspoilt with low-profile tourism, a very low crime rate and a rich cultural heritage.

The island is located between Lefkada, in the north, and Zakynthos, in the south and has a population of almost 45.000 inhabitants who are mostly gathered in the island’s capital and main port, Argostoli. Their main occupations and source of income are agriculture, fishing and tourism.

The island of Kefalonia is very mountainous which adds to its beauty with the highest mountain, Mount Ainos, rising at an altitude of 1520 metres, and is the only mountain in the whole Mediterranean to possess a unique fir forest specie called Abies Kefallia.

Those are protected species and the area where they grow has therefore been declared a National Park. Many fruitful plains, amazing lakes and rivers, caves, thick and verdant forests and wonderful beaches with golden sand and crystalline waters embellish the island.


Because of its huge natural wealth, Kefalonia was, like all the other Ionian Islands, dominated by various civilizations such as the Byzantine, the Frankish, the Ottoman, the Venetian, but also the Napoleonic and the British Empires.

During World War II, Kefalonia was under Italian and German domination and the capitulation of Italy led to the massacre of 5000 Italian soldiers; this event inspired the writer Louis de Bernieres its famous book, entitled “Captain Corelli’s Mandolin” which became later a movie.



Apart from the capital, Argostoli, the island of Kefalonia has a multitude of picturesque villages and small towns scattered both in the mountains and along the coastline.

One of the most famous of those villages is the particularly picturesque Fiscardo, the only village that wasn’t destroyed by the disastrous earthquake of 1953, and which keeps its beautiful neoclassical buildings until today.


Because of its innumerable beauties and charms and for having everything to offer even to the most demanding visitor, Kefalonia is one of the most popular of the Ionian Islands. There is still an emerging property market and a number of areas are undiscovered.

Property prices are rising on average between 10 to 15 % per annum, depending on the location and type of property. The Island has become popular with investors who are looking to purchase a property which they can use as both a holiday home, and receive a rental income by offering the villa for holiday rental either independently or through a tour operator specializing in villas.

 In addition, a number of buyers are purchasing homes which they reside in on a permanent basis.