Kefalonia - Sunflower Books

If holidays are about new experiences, then this pocket guide solves two problems — where to enjoy walking in Kefalonia and where to find some good, traditional food. There are strolls for hot days and longer walks to work up an appetite. And if you‘re just after some recommendations for where to eat out in Kefalonia, you need look no further! For each suggested restaurant there is a photograph of the décor and one of their dishes, plus sample menu, price guide, opening times, and a recipe for one of their specialities.

Other sections include: planning your trip, logistics on arrival, shopping for self-catering (including health food shops), local markets and specialities, glossary of local food terms, etc. A special feature is the emphasis on natural local foods suitable for those with food intolerances. All recipes have been made by the authors and are known to ‘work’.

Area covered: The walks are spread all around the island and there is at least one near every major resort. There isn’t much information available for walking on the island, and this book brings together ten of Kefalonia’s best walks.

The best months for walking in Kefalonia are from early April to end May and late September till October.

EXCURSION 1 · argostóli 32
restaurants: arkondikó, el gréco, tzívras, old pláka 40
recipes: bámies, kotópoulo lemonáta me patátes 42
recipes: riganáda, arkondikó saláta, exohikó 44
recipes: arakás, fakés, garídes saganáki 46

Walk 1 · along the piccolo yiro 48
restaurants: taverna stó psitó, taverna vináries 52
recipe: lakaniká psitá 53
recipe: kotópoulo agriliá, thalassómilos saláta 54

Walk 2 · lixoúri and lépeda beach 56
restaurants: café pero, taverna apolafsi 59
recipes: biftéki, ksifías 60

Walk 3 · ag gerasímos and old valsamáta 62
restaurant: bótsolos 68
recipe: stifádo 69
recipes: tzatzíki, pastítsio 70

Walk 4 · mount aínos 72
restaurant: karavómilos taverna 76
recipes: fasolákia, bekrí mezé 76

Walk 5 · the venetian castle at ássos 78
restaurants: plátanos taverna, estiatório mólos 81
recipes: pikilía kreá, amygthalópita, karithópita 82
recipe: mousakás 84

Walk 6 · circuit from fiskárdo 86
restaurants: captain’s cabin, lagoudéra 91
restaurant: to péfko 92
recipes: pandzária, tonnos 93
recipes: kefalonítiki kreatópita, fasóli mavromátiko 94
recipes: spetsofáï, kotópoulo me káru 96
recipes: kléftiko, péfko saláta, eleólatho psomí 98

Walk 7 · above sámi 100
restaurants: mermaid, deco 105
recipes: kalámari tiganitó, kolokithákia tiganitá 107

EXCURSION 2 · over the sea to itháca 108

MAP OF KEFALONIÁ AND ITHÁCA 110

Walk 8 · from ag geórgios to póros port 116
restaurants: remetzo café/bar, sunset taverna 120
recipes: melizanosaláta, tirosaláta, kounéli lemonáto 122

Walk 9 · the tholos tomb above póros 124
restaurant: taverna tsívas 127
recipes: keftédes, skordaliá, fasolátha 128

Walk 10 · old skála 130
restaurants: the old village, ta pitharia 134
recipes: giouvétsi 135
recipes: kolokithokeftédes, stamnáki 137