Chilled Family Beach Holiday in Skala, Kefalonia
I spent a proper relaxing week in Skala, Kefalonia, a Greek island in the Ionian Sea, with my partner, my mum, my sister and brother-in-law and my 5-year-old niece and nephew. It's a mellow place, popular in particular with older couples (especially Brits) but we really enjoyed our family holiday there. I think the kids entertained rather than annoyed our fellow hotel guests, and all the Greek waiters/ waitresses absolutely doted on them.
Coach transfer from the airport to our hotel took about 90mins, hot and tiring after flying, but it gets increasingly scenic and dramatic and interesting along the route so no complaints from me.
We stayed at Tara Beach Hotel - I recommend it for the beach side location, beautiful gardens, and super friendly hospitable staff:
Skala beach itself was lovely and clean with plenty of sun loungers (most are around 7€ for two plus umbrella for the whole day), mix of pebbles and sand, safe to swim, places to eat within a stones throw.
Our day trip to Zakynthos was with Hermes Cruises, also good friendly folks, and well worth seeing more of the surrounding Ionian:
00:05 Coach transfer
00:32 Tara Beach Hotel
01:00 Skala beach
04:13 Skala town
05:33 Zakynthos blue caves
05:48 Navagio Beach ('Shipwreck Bay')
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Kefalonia Island - The Best Beaches In Greece
In our opinion, Kefalonia island has the best beaches in Greece! From Myrtos to Assos to Platias, this island is truly blessed with beaches. But that's not all that there is to offer here! In this week's episode, we rent another car on Kefalonia and explore for a few days. We drive all the way around the island (except for the Southeast) and see many beautiful places including the Paliki Peninsula, Assos Town, Myrtos Beach, Fiskardo, Argostoli, Sklavos Winery and much more! We eat delicious greek food, swim in some of the most beautiful water we've ever seen, meet new friends and try new wines!
This island is famous for having some of the best beaches in Greece, and while we agree that there are some spectacular stretches of sand, it's really the raw nature and laid back vibe of Kefalonia that we loved.
This is definitely one of the best islands in Greece and we will return one day to explore some more! For now, check out what we've seen so far!
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We're at our second island here in Greece this is Kefalonia. We just picked up this little ride from ETAM KCG Travel here on the island, we're going to be ripping around, checking out this place. It's famous for it's rocky coastline, pristine beaches and tasty wine. It's one of the largest islands in the Ionian Island chain and also one of the largest islands in Greece, so we definitely need a car.
So in this episode we're exploring Kefalonia. Let's do it guys!
We just checked into our hotel, this is White Rocks on Kefalonia Island. Which we're so happy about because check out our view from our amazing room. This hotel is set on two breathtaking blue flag beaches and we have a view of them right from our room here. It's incredible so we're so happy to be here for four nights and wake up to this view every morning. So we're just going to drop off our bags and go explore Kefalonia.
We spent the afternoon hanging out at the beaches near our hotel, and then we came out to this place, this is Sto Psito Restaurant. We've been told that they serve up traditional food using local ingredients and we're excited to try Kefalonian wine and the specialties as well. Plus there are supposed to be amazing views from the sunset terrace. I can tell already that it's going to be gorgeous so let's get in there.
We're now in Argostoli which is the capital of Kefalonia. This city like many places in the south end of the island was rocked by an earth quake in the 1950s so it's been rebuilt, but there are still nice buildings like this church here behind us and there's a beautiful seafront promenade that runs for probably a couple of kilometers so we're going to go hit that up right now.
So it wasn't until 1864 that these Ionian Islands became a part of Greece, before that they were occupied by the French, The Russians, The Italians, The Turks, so they've basically had a really different history from the rest of Greece. So they have their own traditions which we're getting to witness here today because their wearing traditional clothing and they're dancing and having a parade to celebrate 1864 when they officially reunited with Greece.
We just drove about an hour from the capital to come all the way over here on the other side of the peninsula to this little place, this is called Petani Beach and it's gorgeous but it's super windy and super wavy right now so we won't be swimming, but we're going to chill out in this little tavern for now and have some lunch.
So we just finished up a tasty lunch on the beach and then we drove for another twennty minutes and now we're in the little town of Lixoury. We're on the Paliki Peninsula and there is hardly anybody here. The drive took us through a lot of undeveloped areas and now we're in this town and I don't see anyone around there's just a bunch of fishing boats and it's pretty cool. So now we're just going to walk around, explore the plaza, have a coffee and explore this little town a little bit.
another short little drive from Lixoury town brought us here, this is Xi Beach. The sand here is unique in that it's really rust color and kind of reddish and there's mud here that you're supposed to rub all over your body and it's like a spa treatment for your skin.
So we're going to walk along this sand for a little bit and then this afternoon we're supposed to go for a wine tasting, so we don't have very much time to hangout on Xi Beach here but we'll do a little stroll on the sand here and then hop back in the car.
Last night when we ate at that Tavern we had that Sklavos wine that I said we just loved and today we're going to meet Mr.Sklavos, we're at the Sklavos Vineyard and I think we're going to walk around the vineyard and maybe try some more of this delicious wine!
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Corfu Island - Best Places to Visit in Greece HD
A short slideshow with music about Corfu Island (Kerkyra), the wonderful evergreen pearl of the Ionian Sea. You can cast a glance at the stunning beaches, natural beauties, Corfu Town, villages and most of the places worth visiting when you travel to Corfu Island in Greece.
There are lots of places in Corfu where you can rent a boat, a bike or a quad to explore the island in a more adventurous way.
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Corfu is very easily reachable from Athens with daily flights (1 hour), or from different countries. It takes around 1 hour 30 minutes to get to Corfu by ferry from Igoumenitsa. Ferry boats are available from Italy (Bari, Ancona) as well.
From 1386 to 1797, Corfu was ruled by Venetian nobility, the Old Town of Corfu has clear Venetian influence and is amongst the World Heritage Sites in Greece.
If you are planning to travel to Greece on your holiday, I recommend you to consider Corfu Island being a member on your bucket list.
Top 10 Best Things to do in Lesbos, Greece
Lesbos Travel Guide. MUST WATCH. Top 10 things you have to do in Lesbos . We have sorted Tourist Attractions in Lesbos for You. Discover Lesbos as per the Traveller Resources given by our Travel Specialists. You will not miss any fun thing to do in Lesbos .
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The Commander of Lesvos Monastery
Panagia Glykofilousa
The Natural History Museum of the Lesvos Petrified Forest
Barbayannis Ouzo Museum
Agios Isidoros Beach
Kalloni Salt Pans
Molivos Castle
Skala Eressos Beach
Village Train
Museum of Industrial Olive Oil Production
JTS | Best of Thasos | 2019
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This video was filmed in may 2019
In the island of Thasos, Greece.
An island with crystal beaches and lush greenery, Thassos in Greece is the northernmost island of the Aegean Sea, very close to the coasts of the mainland. Ideal for family and relaxing holidays, Thassos island has gorgeous beaches, either organized or totally secluded. The mountainous villages in the inland have traditional architecture, with stone houses, paved streets and grey-tiled roofs. The surrounding landscape is great for trekking with paths leading to abandoned places, castle ruins and caves.
Chrisi Ammoudia (Golden Beach) has one of the most beautiful and popular beaches with golden sand and shallow turquoise waters. It is located on the east coast of Thasos, between the villages of Skala Panagias and Skala Potamias.
The beach is long and wide and has fine sand. Its length is 5 Km and the options for your daily escape are many. The water is shallow and the beach has facilities for water sports. The beach has been awarded with Blue Flags.
Makryammos Beach is located in northern Thassos and its distance from Limenas is 2km. It is a sandy organized beach with shoal waters, ideal for children. Additionally, it has been awarded with a blue flag.
Makryammos is a private beach which belongs to the so-called hotel resort. For you access you will have to pay an admission fee. The beach is surrounded by the facilities and accommodation of the hotel.
Giola lagoon is separated from the sea by a narrow strip of rocks, it looks like a pool of crystal clear water, carved into a coral reef that rises above it.
Those who have visited Giola say it is a piece of heaven on Earth, remote and inaccessible. It is located near the village of Astris but it is impossible to travel by car, so the locals are absolutely necessary to guide you there. When you dive into the warm waters of the lagoon you’ll know that the exhausting trip was so worth it.
San Antonio is a large beach located next to Potos beach. It has greenblue shallow waters and golden sand. You can enjoy your swim here, and your coffee or juice at the local beach bars.
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GREECE: EXPLORING island of PATMOS, top BEACHES to see and visit
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Let's go the beautiful Greek island of Patmos and let's visit the best beaches, including Meloi, Lambi, Geranou, Petra, Agrio Livadi, Groikos, Alikes and a couple of others.
Patmos, an Aegean island in the north of Greece’s Dodecanese island group, is a significant Christian pilgrimage site. Its Cave of the Apocalypse is where John of Patmos (St. John the Theologian) is said to have written the Book of Revelations. A fortresslike, 11th-century monastery dedicated to the saint overlooks the whitewashed houses of the hilltop capital, Hora (also known as Chora).
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Top Kefalonia beaches. Greece
My best (top) list of Kefalonia beaches, Greece:
0:01 Emblisi beach
0:25 Assos Beach
0:45 Myrtos Beach
1:11 Atheras Beach
1:30 Petani beach
1:48 Platia Ammos beach
2:08 Koroni Beach
2:26 Skala Beach
2:44 Koutsoupia Beach
3:02 Antisamos Beach
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11 of the best beaches to see in Kefalonia Greece in 2019
These are the 11 Best beaches in Kefalonia to visit in 2019. The most amazing places and beaches to see in the greek island of Kefalonia. Enjoy !
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Milos Island in Greece - The Must-See Spots and beaches
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The Best of Milos island beaches in Greece : Adamas, Papafragas, Pachaina, Paleohori, Tsigrado, Firiplaka, Plaka, Klima, Firopotamos, Mandrakia, Paliorema, Sarakiniko, Pollonia...
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Kefalonia Island, Ionian sea, Top beaches and places to visit
Kefalonia Island - Greece, Antisamos beach, Myrtos beach, Makris Gialos beach, Petani beach, Agia Kiriaki beach
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Some of the most spectacular beaches in the world - Porto Katsiki, Kathisma, Egremi.
Myrthos beach 00:00
Sami beach 00:31
Antisamos beach 02:06
Agia Kyriaki beach 02:28
Assos Village 02:43
Melissani cave 03:56
Petani beach 05:00
Xi beach 05:56
Licadi Xi beach 06:06
Sea turtles of Argostoli 06:37
Argostoli 06:52
Ag Theodori Lighthouse 07:27
White rocks 07:37
Makris Gialos beach 07:50