BEACHES Life’s a beach! That’s certainly true in Greece, a small country with lots of coastline where, each year, over 400 beaches win the prestigious Blue Flag award from the independent International Blue Flag co-ordination committee. This guarantees that the beaches meet the minimum standards relating to environmental management and information, water quality, safety and services.

Blue Flag beaches on Kefalonia & Ithaka are likely to include: Agia Barbara, Katelios Ammes, Svoronata Aragia, Poros Avythos, Svoronata Dexa, Ithaka Lourdas Loutsa, Ithaka Makrys Yialos, Lassi Myrtos Petani Platys Yialos, Lassi Skala Xi Sunset on Koroni beach, photo by Phil

The list of Blue Flag beaches on Kefalonia may vary slightly each year, depending upon the resources of the local council to provide facilities, and there are many other very good beaches around the island which offer similar standards but which aren’t ‘organised’ beaches. Koroni, Trapezaki, Agios Tomas, Lepeda, are good examples of 'non-organised' beaches, which are generally just as clean but may lack tourist facilities, i.e. they’re more natural.

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