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Assos Town and Castle
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(Places to visit on Kefalonia)
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kate williams (June 19, 2009) |
We visited Assos...well what can you say? It is BEAUTIFUL. The drive down to the village is pretty..lots of hairpin bends! We walked up to the castle, they are tiling the road so you couldnt take the car- and there is an old car parked across the road at the bottom to stop you anyway!We had lunch at a waterside taverna...absolute bliss. Be prepared to STAND AND DELIVER if you visit the public loo |
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| | pauline smith (September 28, 2008) |
We walked up to Assos Castle on a really hot afternoon, myself, my husband and two children aged 10 and 6, it was quite an arduous walk but absolutely well worth it just for the views (but do take plenty of water with you). My children made it slowly to the top and was amazed by how much they could see, although the remains of the castle are pretty limited. Back down into Assos in need of a well earned cold drink, the village is beautiful and not totally spoiled by tourism. Definitely well worth a visit |
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| | Michael Ford (August 06, 2008) |
| The Wife and I travelled all over Kephalonia wich to me is the prettiest island in .Greece. We were told not to miss Fiskardo as it is pretty wich was true but it was also very expensive. On the way back to Argastoli we decided to call into Assos and I,m glad we did ,it is absolutely beautiful. pretty little shingle beaches, a lovely little square with 3or 4 tavernas and a very friendly air about the place.
Next year when we go back to Skala I,m going to take a room for a couple of nights in Assos and just chill out. |
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Dave Peet (July 28, 2008) |
| Absolutely stunning from above and when you are there - possibly our favourite village for location and views. Food is reasonably priced. |
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Jeanette Caddick (July 24, 2007) |
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Well worth a visit - walk up the old path ( if you've a head for heights!) to the castle, the views are fantastic.We ate at Plantanos and the food was excellent. |
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sam watts (June 19, 2007) |
so glad we stopped here and had a nice lunch overlooking the small harbour accross the bay from the castle , super little spot |
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Alan Berry (June 18, 2007) |
| For me this is the best place on the island to visit. A quaint little village with superb waterfront bars to stop for lunch. Anyone going to Kefalonis must give this village a visit. |
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Emma Murphy (June 04, 2007) |
We have previously been to Kefalonia twice, but for some reason never visited Assos.
We have just returned from our third visit, and decided to go to Assos.
WOW! The village is so quaint and pretty, the waterfront so calm and relaxing, and seemed a million miles away from the bustle of Skala or Fiskardo.
I cant recomend this village enough. Go and have a drink or a bite to eat on the waterfront and sample its beauty.
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| Dawn Hemmings (September 21, 2006) |
What a fantastic place...we fell in love immediatley it was just like a picture post card. My mom and I wanted to stay. Its a must place to visit.
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| Colin Pearson (September 06, 2006) |
I'm a castle fan so stomped up to the top with high hopes, only to be slightly dissappointed by the castle aspect of it. It's very overgrown, with bits of stone peeking out here and there.
That said, the views, both from the road and what's left of the castle, are astonishing and I would highly recommend the effort of walking up to it. If you make it to the north end, there's a small ruined round tower. Be careful not to go too far past this, or you will fall off a very large wall ! (Bonus feature - there's a huge old cannon just below the wall.....complete with 1940 graffiti scrawled on it, visible if you've got a pair of binoculars to hand) |
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| Rob Peat (August 14, 2006) |
Loved Assos.
Its a beautiful little place - far better than the much bigger and busier Fiskardo.
The beach is pebbly but sheltered so swimming is safe and easy. The village is small - 2 shops and maybe half a dozen tavernas - but was full of Italians when we were there last week - so whilst not quiet it was still really nice.
We had really good home cooked food at a little taverna up a little cul-de-sac in the centre - not as busy as the more brash waterfront places but quiet with excellent food. |
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| Albert Horn (August 14, 2006) |
Long walk up. Glad we didn't drive up to the castle though, as they'd just had the only storm of the week and it was getting very rutted. It is possible to find walking 'short cuts' to the top as oppsed to the track if you're brave enough and have decent shoes. Castle itself quite disappointing, but good views. Big traffic jam to get out as a coach came right to the end and loads of helpful individuals followed it, blocking the road so no-one could get out to make any room for them to get into the car park ... |
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| Peter & Lilu (July 17, 2006) |
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Assos was lovely. DO NOT DRIVE to the top to see the castle. It's lazy and silly. You miss out all the lovely views on the way to the top. Its a long work but well worth it for the views a long the way. Unfortunately when you reach the top the castle isnt all that. But we did not regret it as it was a lovely walk. You need to be relatively fit though. |
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More Places to visit on Kefalonia... Archeological Museum of Argostoli | Argostoli | Assos Town and Castle | Corgialeneion Historical and Folk Art Museum | Cyclopean Walls | Drakaina Cave (Poros) | Drogorati Caves | Fiskardo | Lakovatis Mansion (Lixouri) | Mellisani Underground Lake | Natural History Museum | St Georges Castle (Peratata) |
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