Lassi (Kefalonia, Greece)

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Lassi is located just a couple of minutes from Argostoli the lively resort of Lassi is a popular destination for all holidaymakers. The coast road runs through the town with restaurants, bars, shops and supermarkets lining both sides all the way to the outskirts of the resort.

South along this road will take you past the White rocks hotel, a vineyard and up to the Airport. The northerly direction of the Lassi road brings you almost imediately to Argostoli. A regular bus service runs to Argostoli if you don't want to walk.

Lassi is a purpose built resort and is close to or on some of the best beaches on Kefalonia. Lassi has a lot to offer from sweeping bays to small sheltered coves, sun beds, umbrellas and water sports are available -the water is warm and clear.

To get out and about to see the island, Lassi has many car rental companies offering small cars and open top jeeps as well as scooters to comb the island.

This area is suited to middlemarket and upmarket couples, singles and families in search of sun, sand and comfortable surroundings but not an authentic Greek experience.

Visitors are predominantly British. Anyone looking for wild nightlife will be disappointed. The accommodation varies from rooms to good hotels, with plenty of self-catering studios and apartments.

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Lassi is on the south west coast. (it is 2½ mls SW of Argostoli; 3 mls NW of the airport). The resort hugs the coast and follows the main road to the end of the narrow peninsula at Fanari.

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Population: 10.668.400
Languages: Greek 99% (official), English, French
Currency: euro
Currency code: EUR
Local Times:
Greece - Athens

Country Dialling Code: +30
Voltage: 220V 50Hz
Electrical plugs:
2 Parallel circular prongs

2 parallel circular prongs with an earth connector

2 parallel circular prongs with a female earth connector

'Schuko' type with two earth connectors on the sides

Greece appeals to different types of tourist, and very few could fail to find somewhere to suit their taste. From bustling Athens to blindingly bright islands, ancient fragments abound - the belly button of the cosmos at Delphi, fallen columns galore on the sacred island of Delos, frescoed Minoan palaces on Crete and even, quite possibly, the remnants of Atlantis at Santorini. Greeks are fierce guardians of tradition, but that doesn't mean they don't know how to have fun. In addition, hot sun and limpid seas conspire to make Greece a perfect place to relax. Whether you're supping in a beachside taverna , sipping coffee in a shady plateia or disco-dancing till dawn.

The Olympic Games were spawned in ancient classical Greece, along with democracy and the fundamentals of philosophy, science and mathematics. Modern Greece is better known as a great place to vacation rather than a centre of learning and culture. Today the country attracts by offering simple pleasures: delicious food at reasonable prices, local wine, beautiful beaches, sunshine, quaint villages, a seemingly endless lacework of coastline and little islands full of scenic surprises.

The country exudes traditional charm, particularly on its ever-popular islands, which cling to their stereotypical architecture and way of life despite being often over-run by tourists. Black-clad women still deliver vegetables to island tavernas on panniered donkeys, while bronzed, lined fishermen sit in the sun, drink thick coffee, and play dominoes or dice. The tourist infrastructure has intruded in many respects, but the timeless aspect of whitewashed buildings clustered on hillsides around narrow pebbled alleys has been retained. The myriad islands in the Aegean Sea are easily accessible from Piraeus, the historic harbour of Greece's mainland capital, Athens, by ferry or hydrofoil, offering a unique chance for 'island-hopping'. Many of the larger islands also have airports with connections to Athens or seasonally with major European cities.

On the mainland the city of Athens in the south is sprawling, overcrowded and polluted but nevertheless enthralls visitors, while Thessaloniki in the north is vibrant and modern with a Byzantine flavour. Athens is dominated by its major landmark, the Parthenon: the remains of other wonders of the ancient Greek classical world are to be found mainly on the Peloponnese Peninsula, south of Corinth, the gateway to a veritable treasure trove of history.

Greece and Greeks welcome with open arms the thousands of visitors that flock to admire their national assets every year - no-one leaves without having been warmed, both by the sun and the hospitality.