Antisamos Beach

Sami, Kefalonia · 🇬🇷 Greece

A pebbled bay ringed by lush green mountains that starred in Captain Corelli's Mandolin.

Sea temperature

~25°C in the warm season

Water

Intense blue-green, exceptionally clear

Sand

Bright white pebbles shelving into deep water

Swimming

Deep, clear water close to shore; refreshing and clean

Best time to visit

Jun–Sep

Setting

An amphitheatre of steep green mountains dropping to the bay

Beach type

Wild & scenic

Region

Europe

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Photo: Matt Sims (CC BY 2.0) · source