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With an area of approximately 750 sq. kilometers, Kefalonia is the largest island in the Ionian sea and the 6th largest of all the Greek islands. It lies opposite the mouth of the gulf of Patras, between Zakinthos and Lefkada. To the north east lies Ithaki (Ithaca). A smaller island only 3 to 4 kilometers away, this small stretch of sea is in places as much as 200 meters deep. Fishing is still a strong industry here and the local waters are full of fish.

Together with Ithaki, Kefalonia forms the nome of Kefalinia with a population of approximately 38,000 people, the island capital is Argostoli. Before the earthquake in 1953 there were 365 villages on Kefalonia alone, now only 200 remain. You can still see some of the abandoned wrecked homes in many of the villages and on the remote mountainsides. The extensive road network (ahem! whilst not all made of tarmac!!) allows access for the more adventurous to visit them all. The mountains on Kefalonia are some of the highest on any of the Ionian islands, in the southeast looms the Ainos range whose highest peak is Megas Sorus at 1,628m. In more recent times (2000) the island has become well known as the place they filmed Louis de Bernieres 'Captain Corelli's Mandolin.

The island's countless bays and inlets have given it it's odd shape and have abetted it's maritime traditions from the earliest of times. Two peninsulas jut out from the centre of the island, the Erissos peninsula in the north and the Paliki peninsula to the west and south. The rocky coastline of Kefalonia is studded with small and spotlessly clean pebble and sandy beaches of which the islanders are justifiably proud.

The climate of the island is temperate and sunny for most of the year. Winters are mild and rainy, summers are warm but not too hot as temperatures seldom rise above 40 degrees centigrade