Wat er het hele jaar speelt in Kefalonia, Griekenland

Druk — Christmas holidays in Griekenland, schoolvakanties in 7 van de markten die de plek vullen

In januari begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Out of season (20 okt – 15 apr)

Druk — Clean Monday, schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Feestdag

  Clean Monday

  23 febCarnavalSluitingenDruk

  Clean Monday, the first day of Orthodox Lent and 48 days before Easter, is a public holiday. Offices and most shops close, families head outdoors to picnic and fly kites, and tavernas serve Lenten food such as seafood, bean dishes and flat lagana bread. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Out of season (20 okt – 15 apr)

Druk — Independence Day, schoolvakanties in 4 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Feestdag

  Independence Day

  25 mrtNationale feestdagSluitingen

  25 March, also the feast of the Annunciation, is a national holiday. Schoolchildren and bands parade through town centres under blue-and-white flags, banks, offices and most shops close, and fried salt cod with garlic sauce is the traditional lunch. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Clean Monday (23 feb), Out of season (20 okt – 15 apr)

Topdrukte — Orthodox Easter, Easter holidays (Orthodox) in Griekenland

• Feestdag

  Orthodox Easter

  10–13 aprPasen & Goede WeekDrukBoek vroeg

  Athens comes over for the long weekend and it is the moment the island wakes up: tavernas reopen, the ferries add sailings and the villages roast lamb on the Sunday. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Out of season (20 okt – 15 apr)

Tussenseizoen — schoolvakanties in 4 van de markten die de plek vullen, een gewone maand

• Natuur

  Loggerhead turtles

  1 mei – 15 sep · meestalNestelende schildpadden

  Loggerheads nest on the south-coast beaches around Katelios through the summer, and adults hang around the fishing boats in Argostoli harbour waiting for scraps.

Nog steeds bezig: Orthodox Easter (10–13 apr)

Druk — Summer holidays in Griekenland, schoolvakanties in 4 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Seizoen

  Sea warm enough to swim

  1 jun – 15 okt · meestal

  The Ionian is calmer and clearer than the Aegean because the meltemi does not reach here. Myrtos is the postcard; the small coves on the Paliki side are the swim.

• Risico

  Wildfire season

  15 jun – 30 sepRookseizoen

  The fir forest on Mount Ainos and the scrub above the coast road carry real risk in a dry summer, and the national park closes to visitors on high-risk days. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Loggerhead turtles (1 mei – 15 sep (meestal))

Druk — Summer holidays in Griekenland, schoolvakanties in 7 van de markten die de plek vullen

In juli begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Loggerhead turtles (1 mei – 15 sep (meestal)), Sea warm enough to swim (1 jun – 15 okt (meestal)), Wildfire season (15 jun – 30 sep)

Topdrukte — August peak, Summer holidays in Griekenland

• Feestdag

  August peak

  1–31 augSchoolvakantiesDrukBoek vroeg

  Greek holidays and the Dormition on 15 August fill the island at once, and the ferries from Kyllini and Patras are the choke point. Hire cars go before rooms do. Bron ↗

• Festival

  Snakes of the Virgin, Markopoulo

  6–16 augReligieus feest

  Small harmless cat snakes turn up in the church at Markopoulo in the days before 15 August and are handled by the congregation. Villagers read a year with no snakes as a bad sign. Bron ↗

• Natuur

  Robola harvest

  20 aug – 30 sep · meestal

  The vines grow on limestone rubble on the slopes below Ainos and are picked from late August. The cooperative at Omala opens for tasting through the harvest.

Nog steeds bezig: Loggerhead turtles (1 mei – 15 sep (meestal)), Sea warm enough to swim (1 jun – 15 okt (meestal)), Wildfire season (15 jun – 30 sep)

Druk — Summer holidays in Griekenland, schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen

In september begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Loggerhead turtles (1 mei – 15 sep (meestal)), Sea warm enough to swim (1 jun – 15 okt (meestal)), Wildfire season (15 jun – 30 sep), Robola harvest (20 aug – 30 sep (meestal))

Druk — Ohi Day, schoolvakanties in 4 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Seizoen

  Out of season

  20 okt – 15 aprSeizoensluitingSluitingen

  Charter flights stop, the resorts board up and the ferry timetable thins to a couple of sailings a day. Argostoli and Lixouri stay open; the beach villages do not.

• Feestdag

  Ohi Day

  28 oktNationale feestdagSluitingen

  28 October marks Greece's refusal of the 1940 Italian ultimatum. School and military parades fill town centres in the morning, flags hang from balconies, and banks, offices and many shops close for the day. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Sea warm enough to swim (1 jun – 15 okt (meestal))

Rustig — schoolvakanties in 2 van de markten die de plek vullen, een van de slechtste maanden qua weer

In november begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Out of season (20 okt – 15 apr)

Druk — Christmas holidays in Griekenland, schoolvakanties in 7 van de markten die de plek vullen

In december begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Out of season (20 okt – 15 apr)