Mount Ainos National Park
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The Verdict
A mountain of dark fir above the Ionian — the one place on Kefalonia where you leave the coast behind.
Why go
Mount Ainos rises to about 1,600 metres and carries a national park of Greek fir, a tree found almost nowhere else, with a rough road winding up through black pine to a viewpoint that reaches the Peloponnese on a clear day. It is cooler, greener and far emptier than the coast. Take a jacket: the summit is regularly in cloud while the beaches are in full sun.
Understand the place
A national park on the summit ridge of Mount Ainos, covered in Greek fir and black pine, with a rough road up to the viewpoint.
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