The Walnut Tree holiday villa in Kephalonia has its own pool (10m x 5m) (non-diving) and is surrounded by landscaped grounds of over an acre.
The house is about two kilometres from the villages of Poulata and Karavomilos, Kefalonia, and four kilometres from the port of Sami.
The capital of Kephalonia, Argostoli is eighteen kilometres away – a drive of thirty minutes.
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Zante Guide Zakynthos(Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Old buildings and narrow streets, ancient churches and lively squares, a modern town with many historical sight - seeings, these are only a few of the reasons why many thousands of tourists visit the island every year, making it one of the most rapidly developing tourist resorts in Greece.
Zakynthos is a part of the Ionian Islands Region that comprises the prefectures of Corfu, Lefkas, Kephalonia and Zakynthos, with Corfu as a capital.
It is 8.5 nautical miles from Kephalonia, 9.5 miles from Peloponnese and about 300 km from Athens.
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Jonathan's Tours 2006(Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
On the way to meeting the locals and learning indepth things about the way of life on these islands we will follow ancient mule tracks, pass through lovely villages, taste the local delicacies, and swim in the turquoise waters of the Ionian sea.
We land on the Island of Kephalonia and spend three nights at a hotel in Fiscardo.
But the real action on Kephalonia occurs not in the commercial realm, but in that of tribe, ritual and tradition.
On Kephalonia last weekend, we paid our respects to St. Gerasimos, whose remains lie in a monastery high in the mountains, encased in glass, within a silver sarcophagus.
At the head of the coffin, I kissed the glass, behind which I could see the saint’s mummified face, his mouth agape, his gray-green flesh clinging to his skull.
Kephalonia Island Yacht charters - Athens Yachts - Luxury motor sailing in Greece.
Through the ages the Ionian islands have been at the centre of many conquests and battles and as a result the culture of the islands has been influenced by an assortment of empires and nations including the Romans and Venetians.
Fiskardho which is the most famous place in Kephalonia is up market, expensive, almost extremely pretty, and a nucleus of a tourist magnet especially for the yachting fraternity that moor up along harbour.
Kephalonia ist mit 781 Quadratkilometern die Größte der Ionischen Inseln und blickt auf eine 4500 Jahre alte Geschichte zurück.
Die Schönheit der Insel Kephalonia kennen bisher nur wenige Griechenlandurlauber.
Der Reiz der Insel liegt an den Gegensätzen.
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The Real Story of the Ancient Olympic Games(Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
The modern torch relay was begun as a part of the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin, although the idea of the Olympic flame was introduced at the 1928 Olympic Games in Amsterdam and was also a part of the Los Angeles Olympic Games of 1932.
Kephalonia is one of the islands that may have been home to the mythological hero Odysseus.
There is a hot debate among scholars regarding whether the adjacent island of Ithaki or Kephalonia is the home of Odysseus, the hero of Homer’s epic poem the Odyssey.
NewsMax.com: Commentmax Archives(Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
I felt its pulse last weekend when I journeyed to Kephalonia — an island which recently acquired a veneer of hipness when the film "Captain Corelli's Mandolin" was shot there.
Restaurants, hotels and nightspots are rising at a fever pace, to accommodate a stampede of tourists which may or may not materialize.
She urged us to visit the island on Aug. 15 — the Assumption of the Virgin — when serpents with crosses on their heads mysteriously gather around a certain church.
I want to know if there will be a ferry to Kephalonia on that evening.
Hi, there are hundreds of places that organise trips to Kephalonia, not expensive at all, i didnt get a chance to go over last year so looking forward to it in August!
As our flight to Zakynthos is in the late morning, we only see the possibility to go to Kephalonia with the evening ferry.
The Walnut Tree is on the road between Karavomilos and Poulata, on the left, just after the big bend.
Directions from the airport will be sent to tenants with confirmation of bookings.
Argostoli, the capital of Kephalonia, is about thirty five minutes drive on the southwest side of the island, and the Airport is a further ten minutes drive.
Holiday accommodation in Sami, Kephalonia. 5 bed villa, private pool(Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Private Holiday Villa with pool in Sami, Kephalonia (Kefalonia)
The Airport is about 40 minutes drive away, near the capital Argostoli.
The nearest town, Sami, the main port of the island, has direct passenger and car ferries to mainland Greece, Ithaca, Zakynthos, Corfu and other parts of Kephalonia.
On this island you have the chance to ride well schooled Haflinger horses in mountainous areas, on old donkey paths, and canter across olive groves as well as swimming in the sea with your horse.
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