Kefalonia Villas

"Captain Corelli's Mandolin" The 2001 film was all we aspire to a holiday in Cephalonia, with perfect blue sea and the rocky island landscape. If eight years later you have not yet visited, then it's time ideal to offer you a rental villa Kefalonia.

Staying in a villa Kefalonia gives you more personal impression of this beautiful island. While the success of Captain Corelli's Mandolin may have led to a sharp increase in the number of tourists visiting Kefalonia, Kefalonia rent a villa, you'll feel as if you were the only visitors to this isolated island old.

And a rugged coastline, mountain range inland and spectacular beaches, Kefalonia are also some really fantastic Roman ruins. However, an earthquake in 1953 destroyed most of the former island and, therefore, you will discover on your holiday in Kefalonia that many modern buildings now have almost want to eat them. That said, the island is still very attractive, with its old port and abandoned Venetian-style architecture.

Many beautiful buildings in Venice are located in Sami and Argostoli, the two cities that have survived the earthquake a little better than the rest of the island and as such have been the major cities used during the filming of "Mandolin Captain Corelli. Fiskardo is another example of a beautifully preserved city of Venice, which is popular with yachts during the summer. A Kefalonia holiday villa in this part of the island will give you the chance to meet the elite holiday.

The island has many fascinating sites to explore from your villa Kefalonia, Skala has an ancient Roman villa, which contains remnants of ancient mosaics. If you choose to take a day trip here while on holiday in Cephalonia, so be sure to visit the white sand beach. The beach is perfect for scuba diving and the resort also contains a nightclub on the seafront called Spilos, with the price of entry, including within your first drink.

The capital of Kefalonia is Argostoli, a picturesque fishing village that is famous for its fish market every day, with freshly caught fish of many boats that dot the old port. If you want to sample the catch of the day, then eat at one of the traditional taverns located in the region is a must while on holiday in Kefalonia.

The town of Sami was also an ancient acropolis dating from the 5th century BC and provides historians with a glimpse of the past history of the island. While staying in your villa Kefalonia you simply make a stop in this city, en route to the nearby lake and caves Melissani Drograti. The lake is a turquoise colored Melissani clear water where visitors are trapped in a small boat in which they can admire the stalactites. The caves were discovered Drograti 300 years ago during an earthquake and some impressive functionality and stalactites stalacmites for you to enjoy everything on your holiday in Kefalonia.