Karavomilos Boat Hire
NEW BOAT HIRE SERVICE IN KARAVOMILOS HARBOUR Down in the harbour at Karavomilos (a few minutes drive from The Walnut Tree villa), there is a very exciting new boat hire venture (www.7seasboats.com) There are five seater [...]
Sami Fish Market
SAMI HAS A FISH MARKET The Walnut Tree villa has the great advantage is being rural but NOT isolated. Visible from the upstairs windows and a short drive away is the port town of Sami where [...]
Inclusivity & People With Cognitive Difficulties
Inclusivity and travelling with babies or people with cognitive difficulties. We can honestly say that Kefalonia airport is one of the nicest, most intimate, airports to traverse, for the prepared and seasoned traveller it can literally [...]
Spring 2023
We are sad to have just returned from our first Spring visit to a very wet and windy UK, having reconnected with the Kefalonia community and friends. Whilst there we’ve taken delivery and installed new furniture, [...]
Relax at The Walnut Tree Villa
With the 2023 season getting underway, old acquittances are being renewed and warmly greeted. We wanted to thank Celia & Rees for having the vision and gumption to make the Walnut Tree Villa what it is [...]
Jewels of the Ionian Sea – Kefalonia, Ithaca, Corfu…..
THE JEWELS OF THE IONIAN SEA - Kefalonia, Zante, Ithaca, Corfu, Paxos, Lefkada, Cythera and Omfori. Of course, the island of Kefalonia's beauty is as well known as those crystal clear waters of the Ionian Sea. [...]
A MUSEUM IN SAMI – KEFALONIA UNCOVERED!
SAMI HAS A MUSEUM - RIGHT IN THE CENTRE OF TOWN When we first arrived in Kefalonia, we only had the sketchiest idea of the history of the port and town of Sami. Over time, the [...]
Sea Turtles of Kefalonia – helping volunteers of Wildlife Sense
WILDLIFE SENSE One of the organisations involved in the protection of Kefalonia's Sea Turtles is Wildlife Sense (www.wildlifesense.com). On a dull day in 2017, Celia & Rees had the immense privilege to be invited to help [...]
Kefalonia Trails – Walking in Kefalonia
WALKING AND EXPLORING IN KEFALONIA There are many hundreds of ancient tracks that crisscross the island of Kefalonia. Some are well signed and marked and some of them are definitely not! GREEK TOURISM WALKING TRAIL INFORMATION [...]