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Visit Assos

Assos is Cephalonia’s most dramatically positioned village. A glorious harbour village with a more rustic and rural feel than Fiscardo. The charm of Assos lies very much in its simplicity and stunning setting. As is the case with Fiscardo, very few visitors can actually stay in the village, we are therefore delighted to provide the opportunity for our guests to sample the unique atmosphere of Assos.

The surviving Venetian houses mingle with more recent additions which have all been created in harmony with the surroundings and the village now consists of an attractive collection of private villas, six tavernas, a couple of shops and a few apartments for visitors.During your stay you become part of the slow and easy way of village life. You will be made to feel particularly welcome and acknowledged for staying in Assos, rather than being one of the day trippers who visit each lunchtime.

The village is dominated by the remains of a spectacular Venetian fortress – one of the two that can be found on the island. The fortress dates to 1584 when the rocky promontory of Assos, a naturally impregnable location, was selected and 2000 metres of walls were built to follow the contours or the terrain, resulting in one of Cephalonia9s most recognizable landmarks. The remains within the fortress walls, in this place of scenic beauty, are more than worthy of exploration and provide a challenging one-hour trek to the top & the less energetic can make the journey by car!Te local marine life includes dolphins, which often actually come into the harbour, and monkseals, which hide in the sea caves and are rarely sighted. It’s only minutes to get your cheap flights to cephalonia and it’s very easy to get last minute accommodation (which means last minute hotels) and last minute flights. You can choose the famous airfreights such as qantas, jetstar, singapore airlines or virgin blue. Go to http://www.lastminute.com.au

Take a trip Around Melbourne from Cephalonia

Melbourne is an accessible city from several perspectives. Specifically planned with a rectangular street layout, streets meet at right angles making orientation straightforward. Footpaths on main thoroughfares are wide with plenty of seating provided. Melbourne’s “lanes” are narrower often with difficult footpaths to negotiate where they intersect with driveways and other lanes. However it is in

these Lanes that you will find interesting architecture, great cafes and shopping. Melbourne City Council has improved street access for wheelchairs, prams and people with mobility difficulties by ensuring crossovers or kerb ramps are in place at nearly all intersections.

The Melbourne CBD Mobility Map identifies the easiest and uninterrupted path of travel along city streets. It is published annually by the City of Melbourne & Melway Publishing and includes the locations of accessible toilets, on-street disabled persons car parking spaces and accessible commercial car parks, accessible pay phones and public TTY phones. It also contains useful leads to further sources of information. Copies and about Melbourne CBD Accommodation are available at Melbourne Town Hall, the Victorian Visitor Information Centre or by phoning 9658 9658.

City intersections are normally equipped with audio pedestrian crossing signals. Directional tactile ground surface indicators (tactile tiles) lead from the building line identifying tram stops along Swanston Street and its major intersections: Flinders, Collins, Bourke, Lonsdale and La Trobe Streets. Directional tiles (featuring raised lines) run from the building line to the kerbside and hazard tiles (raised dots) indicate kerbsides, stopping points and tram zones.

The city’s topography consists of several undulations leading down to the Yarra River – the highest point is La Trobe St and Russell St and the lowest point along Flinders St. Gradients in the main shopping and entertainment precincts around the Mall, the centre of the city, are not significant until you move outside the Mall, i.e. east or west along Bourke St or North up Swanston St.

Yacht Charter in Greece

An Aegean yacht charter presents slightly more challenging conditions weather wise on your sailing holiday with the infamous Meltemi blowing through the summer season but most navigation is by line of sight and in the main provides for a perfectly relaxing yacht charter.

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The Ionian Sea lies to the west of the mainland of Greece, it combines both good sailing weather, sunny and warm with predictable winds with a fascinating group of islands. Navigation is generally by line of sight and a passage between islands is generally only a few hours in duration The islands are attractive and steeped in Greek mythology. This is a great place for people learning to sail or building experience and so it is no surprise that it is home to several companies running flotilla sailing holidays. Islands that can be visited include; Corfu, Paxos, Levkas, Meganisi, Ithaca, Cephalonia and Zakinthos. More information about yacht charter in the Ionian Sea can be found here.

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The Winter and Spring Months on Kefalonia

Kefalonia, the largest of the Greek Ionian Islands, is well known as a summer holiday desination which increased in popularity when the film adaption of Louis de Bernieres book Captain Corelli’s Madolin was released in 2001.  Kefalonia is famous for its beautiful beaches, dramatic scenery, delicious Mediterranean food and the hospitality of its people.

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However, there is a side to Kefalonia that most tourists do not see but those lucky enough to have made Kefalonia their home never fail to appreciate and that is the period covering the winter and spring months.  During these months Kefalonia takes on a whole new dimension, wild flowers start to show in early November and gradually increase until early spring when the fields are a riot of colour; many of the flowers that grow wild on Kefalonia are sought after garden plants sold in nurseries throughout the UK.  The days become shorter and cooler and are ideal for walking, cycling or gardening.  [Read more →]

Living in Kefalonia beach resorts

The island of Kefalonia forms a key ingredient of the Grecian tourism. Miles.

Kefalonia is well known for its sea resorts, mountainous landscape, traditional priories and a prospering country, so making it out the most sought-after destination for the holidaymakers and property buyers both. The market for Kefalonia property grew at the same healthy rate by which it grew some place else in the other Greek cities, in the fresh years. Tho [Read more →]