Antisamos, a sweeping bay of turquoise water framed by lush green hills, famous for its cinematic beauty and vibrant marine life. Its long stretch of white pebbles makes it perfect for sunbathing, snorkelling, and soaking in Kefalonia’s wild charm. The beach is also a hub for adventure, offering everything from relaxing pedalos to high‑energy jet skiing for those who want to experience the Ionian Sea at full speed. Bars are available for refreshments.
Exquisite Beaches of Kefalonia
Kefalonia is home to some of the most exquisite beaches in the Mediterranean, celebrated for their dramatic beauty, clarity of water, and wonderfully unspoilt atmosphere. The island’s coastline is a masterpiece of nature, where sweeping white cliffs plunge into impossibly clear seas that shimmer in layered tones of turquoise, cobalt, and sapphire.
Antisamos Beach, is a little over ten minutes drive from the villa), the local’s favourite. Beach bars/tavernas, sunbeds and umbrellas, outdoor shower (min the sea), toilets, lifeguard (in high season), plenty of parking, mostly pebbles – great beach for water sports, swimming and snorkelling. Beach shoes recommended. If you love pedalos, banana boats, doughnuts, water skiing, jet skis etc, it’s Antisamos Beach! However, if you don’t like these types of watersports, please don’t be put off – the beach is so big that generally the water sports are not intrusive.
Iconic Myrtos Beach is often described as one of Greece’s most beautiful — a grand amphitheatre of white pebbles embraced by towering limestone cliffs, offering a truly cinematic setting. Along the west coast, beaches such as Petani and Platia Ammos combine striking scenery with deep, luminous waters, perfect for those who appreciate raw natural elegance. The east coast reveals a softer charm, with tranquil beaches like Antisamos and Karavomilos, where calm, crystal waters invite long, languid swims.
Many beaches are complemented by stylish waterfront tavernas and relaxed beach bars, where attentive service, fresh local cuisine, and chilled wine elevate a day by the sea into a leisurely ritual. Others remain blissfully secluded, ideal for guests seeking privacy and serenity.
Whether you are drawn to dramatic vistas, refined beach comforts, or peaceful hideaways, Kefalonia’s beaches offer an effortlessly luxurious escape — timeless, elegant, and deeply restorative.
We particularly recommend, Karavomolis, Sami, Paraskevi beaches, which are nearest to The Walnut Tree Villa and perfect for evening sea swims:
Myrtos Beach (about twenty-minutes drive from the villa) famed for the ever-changing and magical colour of the water. Beach bar, sunbeds and umbrellas, outdoor shower, toilets, lifeguard (in high season), plenty of parking, sand and pebbles – a good swimming beach. A regular bus service runs in high summer and there is a marked walk from Aghia Efimia to Divarata, the village above Myrtos Beach and then on down through the gorge to the beach itself. There are plenty of great tavernas in Divarata village, before the road turns down to the beach.
OTHER BEACHES well worth visiting but further afield include:
Petani (nice beach bars and gentle sloping sand), Vouti (drive to Zola and taking road through the village the beach is below on quite tricky road), Xi (one long stretch of sand), Skala (sand by the town but in the direction of Poros, there are rocky coves and excellent snorkelling, Koroni (at the far end of the beach, try out using the mud as an all over body ‘pack’ – then jump in the sea and wash it all off – very very nice!), Koutsopia (only accessible by boat or a long walk from Antisamos – but so beautiful. It could be its isolation, the colour of the water, the huge ‘pebbles’ visible under the water – who knows!)
