The Cypress Trail

How to get to Dafnoudi Beach / Kako stici do Dafnoudi plaze / Kefalonia island

Dafnoudi is a beautiful secluded beach at the bottom of a steep natural valley. Shade is limited when the sun is high so remember to take a beach umbrella. There is even a small and very cool cave at the waters edge that one can sit in when it’s too warm. Unless you are a keen walker, the distance from Fiscardo to Dafnoudi will probably be further than you wish to walk, especially whilst carrying all your beach paraphernalia.

Leave your car just after the junction of Antipata (there is a road sign, just before Fiskardo) and you see a path (600m) going through a cypress forest, which leads to the beach.

The beach is a haven for the seals Monachus Monachus. If you are lucky you may come across one. The beach is pebbly, the waters calm and the colours vary from blue to green.

In Dafnoudi you will find a cave with a small beach; perfect for most romantic couples.

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코르푸 시내를 뒤로하고 섬 북쪽으로 향한다. 코르푸 섬에는 해변이 수십 개지만 그 중에서도 가장 아름다운 해변이 있다는 팔레오카스트리차. 전망대에서 구경하는 사람이 있기에 가까이 가서 보았다.눈 앞에 보이는 바다는 이탈리아 쪽 바다인 아드리아 해다. 아래를 보니 초록색 에메랄드 빛깔의 아름다운 바다가 보인다. 팔레오카스트리차(Paleokastistsa)는 암벽으로 둘러싸여 해변이라기보다는 호수 같은 느낌이 나는 독특한 해변이다. 오렌지 나무와 사이프러스 나무에 뒤덮인 평온한 해변은 잠시 여행에 지친 여행객을 따스하게 맞아준다. 팔레오카스트리차 해변을 따라 언덕위로 올라가면 오랜 역사를 자랑하는 수도원이 있다.그리스의 다른 섬과 마찬가지로 코르푸 섬도 많은 외침을 받았다. 독특한 점은 그리스 전체가 400년이라는 오랜 기간 동안 터키에 점령당할 때, 코르푸 섬을 포함한 이오니안 섬들은 터키의 지배를 받지 않았다는 점이다.수많은 외침과 계속되는 위기 속에서 힘없는 국민들에게 종교는 큰 위안이 되었을 것 같다.

[English: Google Translator]
Back to Corfu town and head to the north of the island. Dozens of dogs on the beach on Corfu island, but Oka Palais registry cars that are the most beautiful beaches among others. Itgie people go to visit the lookout saw close to the sea is visible in front of the eyes haeda the Italian side of the Adriatic Sea. I looked down and seen the beautiful sea of ​​emerald green color. Palais Oka car registry (Paleokastistsa) The lake is surrounded by rock, rather than feel like I am a beach unique beach. Carefree beach covered with orange trees and cypress trees give the right ttaseuhage weary travelers while traveling. Oka cars streaming along the beach Palais rises up the hill there is a monastery boasts a long history. As with other Greek island of Corfu was a lot of fineness and cry. The unique thing is when Greece get the entire occupied by Turkey for a long period of 400 years, Ionian islands including Corfu islands that did not receive the reign of Turkey. Religion is great for the people without power from the crisis in a number of calls and ongoing it seems to have been a comfort to

[Greece: Google Translator]
Επιστροφή στην πόλη της Κέρκυρας και το κεφάλι προς τα βόρεια του νησιού. Δεκάδες σκυλιά στην παραλία στο νησί της Κέρκυρας, αλλά Oka Palais αυτοκίνητα μητρώου που είναι οι πιο όμορφες παραλίες, μεταξύ άλλων. οι άνθρωποι Itgie πάει να επισκεφθεί το επιφυλακή είδε κοντά στη θάλασσα είναι ορατή μπροστά από τα μάτια haeda την ιταλική πλευρά της Αδριατικής Θάλασσας. Κοίταξα κάτω και να δει την όμορφη θάλασσα του σμαραγδένιο πράσινο χρώμα. Palais Oka μητρώου αυτοκινήτων (Paleokastistsa) Η λίμνη περιβάλλεται από ροκ, αντί να αισθάνονται σαν μια παραλία μοναδική παραλία είμαι...

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Kefalonia Is So Magical That You Want To Keep It A Secret For Yourself

From the moment I set foot on Kefalonia I knew it was going to be a love affair for life.

Not because Hollywood had immortalised the raw beauty of this little island in Captain ­Corelli’s Mandolin. Not because in summer it’s the Go To place for the sailing set. The pull of Kefalonia is deeper and more visceral.

Every view, every smell, every sound infuses all-comers with an overwhelming sense of belonging. And it’s seductive.

I’ve been to many Greek islands, and fantastic as they were, I knew they were places to enjoy for the moment – not somewhere I’d long to return to year after year.

But from the start Kefalonia gouged out a little place in my soul and I knew I’d need to go back. And so I have.

This was my third visit to Fiskardo, a small but sophisticated port in the north of the island. I haven’t written about it before because there’s a part of me that wanted to keep its magic a secret. But it’s way too late for that.

On our first day back The Husband and I walked down the main street and kept bumping into locals we’d met on previous visits – the restaurant owners, the bar staff, the cafe owners. We saw Nikos, the fisherman, who’d asked The Husband to go squid fishing with him ten minutes after they met over an espresso in the port.

And we waved to the staff in Melina’s cafe which sells billowy orange-scented baklava the like of which you’ve never tasted. It felt like coming home – to family
We headed straight for the supermarket to stock up on their two-litre (plastic) bottles of local wine which cost just 2 euros. And it’s as good as any £8 bottle of Sauvignon Blanc you get here.

First we had a few days at the amazing Emelisse Hotel (naughty, I know but I hid the wine in their drinks fridge) which overlooks the Ionian Sea and is enveloped by lush green cedar and cypress trees.

This hotel, which has already been voted among the 100 best in Europe, is a glorious mixture of luxury, modernity and simplicity – tiled floors, teak wood furniture, trendy sofas.

The suites are stylish. Some even have four-posters and their own little plunge pools. It’s trendy but not in a scary way.

The terraces, which run the full length of the hotel, all have breathtaking views over the turquoise green waters where, in the distance, you can see the islands of Ithaca and Lefka.
The hotel gardens are lush and green and full of sweet-scented roses. And at night when you’re staggering back to the room after a few too many vinos the paths are all lit with hundreds of candle lanterns to stop you falling into those beautiful, but thorny roses.

The pool is HUGE and if you’re a ‘keep-fitter ‘ you can play squash and tennis here. There are also relaxing yoga classes for those who just want to chillax. If cruising is your thing you can hire a private boat (from around £45) or go on an organised excursion to other islands.

Most of Fiskardo’s beaches are pebbly but it doesn’t matter. The deep crystal clear water makes up for the lack of sand and there are scores of coves along the shoreline where you can spend whole days without seeing another soul.

A stone’s throw from the Emelisse is Emblisi beach and every day the gentle strains of Frank Sinatra and other 50s cocktail music floats up on the breeze. The guy who runs a little refreshment van there wanted to create an atmosphere that feels like you’ve stepped back in time. And he has, which is why this beach is loved by locals as well as tourists.
While we were at the hotel, The Husband did his back in (probably something to do with diving off 30ft cliffs).

And the hotel staff were incredible. The manager, Haris Tsimaras, told the physio at their (amazing) spa to take care of him – and boy, he did. But there was no more cliff-diving.

The hotel’s food was divine, from the lunchtime poolside kebabs to the incredible breakfast buffet with all the usual stuff plus local delicacies – pastries, little cheese and spinach pies, divine home-made croissants and buckets of local yoghurt and jugs full of the island’s famous honey.

If you don’t fancy staying in a hotel we also stayed in a villa for a few days organised by Greek Island Retreats. It’s owned by the lovely Panos, who was born on the island, and his British partner Bob. It’s a newish company formed because the guys wanted to offer private villa renters a more personal service.
Panos and Bob have some of the loveliest properties in the north of the island and have people to cater for your every need. They can organise car and boat hire, baby-sitting, bookings for special dinners. They’ll sort out almost anything except flights, though they will find the best deals and send you the link.

Panos’ family own restaurants and hotels in the area and he lives here all year round so he knows all there is to know about the island. And nothing is too much trouble.