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Myrtos Beach

Photo: Ejona Muka / Pexels

Source Verified · 2026-09-01

The Verdict

Recommended — the most photographed beach in the Ionian, a white crescent below towering cliffs.

Why go

For the postcard view from the clifftop road and the white pebble shore below — Kefalonia's signature beach.

Time needed

Half day

Best for

Beaches · Photography · Couples

Skip if

you want sand (it's white pebbles) · you can't handle a steep winding drive · you want calm water in wind

Best months

June, September

Crowd reality

Very Busy

Car needed

Car Recommended

Recommendation

Recommended

White pebble crescent below towering cliffs, best seen first from the clifftop road above. Kefalonia's most photographed beach, for good reason.

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