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Family beaches in Kefalonia
22 shallow, organised beaches in Kefalonia: all with easy access, picked for young children. Check live wind & waves on CalmBeach.
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Travelling with young children in Kefalonia? We picked these 22 beaches because they are organised, not hard to reach, and recorded as shallow. How quickly the water deepens varies from beach to beach, so check wind and waves in CalmBeach before you go.
The beaches
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XiThe red sand of Paliki — A ~3 km strip of distinctive red-orange sand below clay cliffs, on the Paliki peninsula near Lixouri. The colour comes from iron released as the…
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Makrys GialosThe long sandy shore of Lassi — Makris Gialos stretches along the Lassi area, a few kilometres south of Argostoli, on the western coast of Kefalonia. Its name, which literally means…
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Paralia SkalasThe long shore beside the Roman villa — Skala beach extends beside the resort village of the same name, at the southeastern tip of Kefalonia. It is one of the island's longest organized…
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PetaniThe bay of abundant waters on Paliki — Petani (Petanoi) opens onto the northwest coast of the Paliki peninsula in western Kefalonia, a curving bay of pebble and coarse sand at the foot of…
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Lourdata
The great bay below Mount Ainos — Lourdata (or Lourdas) lies on the southern coast of Kefalonia, about 17 kilometres southeast of Argostoli, in one of the island's largest bays, which…
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Platys GialosIt is fully organised — sunbeds, bars, taverna, showers — with shallow water and good snorkelling, family-friendly (Blue Flag). Close to Argostoli…
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Agia KyriakiThe pebbly cove below Zola — Agia Kyriaki lies on the western side of Kefalonia, below the fishing village of Zola, at the narrow neck of the Paliki peninsula. It is a beach of…
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Paralia AvythosThe long sandy sweep of Livathos — Avithos beach stretches along the south coast of Kefalonia, in the fertile Livathos district, near the village of Svoronata. It is a long ribbon of…
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Ammes
The sands beneath the flight path — Ammes is a sandy beach on the south coast of Kefalonia, beside Svoronata and close to the island's airport, about ten kilometres south of Argostoli…
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GradakiaThe little sandy strip at Lassi — Gradakia sits in cosmopolitan Lassi, just outside Argostoli, next to Makrys Gialos and near Platys Gialos. It is a small, narrow strip of fine…
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Trapezaki
The sandy shore below Mousata — Trapezaki lies on the southern coast of Kefalonia, near the settlement of Mousata and about 13 kilometres from Argostoli. It is a sandy beach of fine…
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PaliostafidaThe sandy shore named for the old currant trade — Paliostafida lies at Lassi, just outside Argostoli, on the western coast of Kefalonia. It is a fine-sand beach, also known as Bouka-Paliostafida, in…
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Koroni
The blond-sand shore between Lourdata and Skala — Koroni lies on the southern coast of Kefalonia, between Lourdata and Skala, about 22 kilometres from Argostoli. It is a sandy beach of fine blond and…
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RagiaColourful pebbles at the gateway of Poros — Ragia, also known as Aragia, stretches along the seafront of Poros in southeastern Kefalonia, a long shore where small, colourful pebbles alternate…
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Photo credits
- Xi: Splendid entry, CC BY 3.0
- Makrys Gialos: Sztudva Gyöngyi, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Paralia Skalas: Michael Xanthakis, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Petani: Matt Sims, CC BY 2.0
- Platys Gialos: ChristinaKlg, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Agia Kyriaki: Berit from Redhill/Surrey, UK, CC BY 2.0
- Paralia Avythos: Sztudva Gyöngyi, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Gradakia: Sztudva Gyöngyi, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Paliostafida: Helena Teresa, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Ragia: Евгений Лыков, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Megali Ammos: Berit from Redhill/Surrey, UK, CC BY 2.0
- Kaminia: Nektarios Tsikis, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Mounta: Paul Lakin, CC BY 3.0
- Vatsa: Splendid entry, CC BY 3.0
- Paralia Agia Varvara: Paul Lakin, CC BY 3.0
Good to know
Which beaches in Kefalonia are family-friendly?
Every beach on this list meets three criteria: it is organised, it has no difficult access, and our data records its water as shallow. How fast the seabed drops away underfoot is not something any map can guarantee — for small children, pick a calm, sheltered day as well.
How do I compare sea conditions?
CalmBeach checks wind, waves and exposure, so you can compare less exposed beaches and more comfortable visiting times.
When is the sea calmest here?
Across 22 of the beaches on this page, the open water in front of them is typically 0.56 m in June, 0.57 m in July and 0.54 m in August when the maistros is at its strongest, and 0.63 m in September. August is the calmest month of the season. We calculate these figures ourselves from European Copernicus wave-model data at 4.2 km resolution. They describe the sea offshore, not the shelter of an individual cove — a bay protected by a headland will usually be calmer than this.
How warm is the water, month by month?
Off 22 of the beaches on this page the sea is typically 19.0 °C in May, 22.5 °C in June, 24.6 °C in July, 26.1 °C in August and 25.2 °C in September — ideal at the height of summer, mild in June. In October it is still 23.0 °C — warmer than June. August is the warmest month. Satellite measurements, 1995–2024, from a sea cell about 5 km offshore; shallow bays usually run warmer than this.
Wind and waves change every day. See live conditions for any of these beaches before you drive out.
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