Hand-picked places we send our renters to — all easily reachable from Assos with your own wheels.
The 16th-century Venetian fortress sits on the wooded peninsula above Assos. The walk up is shaded by cypress and olive trees and rewards you with the iconic photo of the village below — pastel houses curling around a turquoise bay.
Kefalonia's postcard beach: brilliant white pebbles meeting impossibly blue water, hugged by dramatic limestone cliffs. The viewpoints on the road down are unmissable — easy to stop on a scooter, harder by car.
A pretty fishing port and the only Kefalonian village untouched by the 1953 earthquake. Pastel Venetian houses line the quay, yachts come and go, and the seafood tavernas at sunset are some of the island's best.
A collapsed cave roof lets a column of sunlight beam into an underground lake of luminous turquoise. Take the short rowing-boat ride and try to be there around midday for the famous light effect.
Crystal-clear water and green hills sliding into the sea — used as a film location for 'Captain Corelli's Mandolin'. A great half-day ride from Assos with mountain scenery the whole way.
A cathedral-like cave of stalactites and stalagmites that's around 150 million years old. Cool inside on a hot day and easy to pair with Melissani for a full caves-and-coast loop.
