The capital town is a picturesque and quiet place with its characteristic multi-coloured wooden houses. Villages built next to the sea. Excursions through the forests to the many sights, such as the ruins of the prehistoric city and the circular tombs. Scenic fishing villages on the western pebbled shores lapped by the crystal clear sea. K efalonia is the largest of the lonian islands.
Green rocks plunge suddenly into the deep blue waters.
T he capital Argostoli is where the sea pours into spectacular swallow-holes and disappears endlessly into subterranean tunnels forming a rare geological phenomenon. The water reappears at Lake Melissani , an incredible semi-underground lake of clear turquoise and indigo water. Nearby is the Drogarati cave, a large stalagmitic cavern of rare beauty. To the north is the small village of Fiskardo , and its pretty harbour, that has escaped the earthquakes and retains the old style buildings. I thaki is known to the world as being Odysseys' homeland.