What is Kefalonia?
[[File:Kephalonia.png|right|thumb|Kefalonia from satellite]] '''Kefalonia''' (and Kephalonia or Cephalonia) is a [[Greece|Greek]] island in the [[Ionian Sea]]. It is the largest of the Ionian islands and the sixth largest Greek island after Crete, Euboea, Lesbos, Rhodes and Chios. Its area is 781 square kilometres<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.kefaloniahome.com/islands.php |title=A site for Kefalonia island |access-date=2010-02-02 |archive-date=2012-04-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120427215140/http://www.kefaloniahome.com/islands.php |url-status=dead }}</ref> and its population is 36,404 according to a 2001 Greek census. ==Geography== Kefalonia is home to the highest mountain in the Ionian islands. The mountain is named [[Ainos]] and its altitude is 1, 628 metres. The biggest town on the island is [[Argostoli]] which is the capital of the Kefalonia prefecture. The second biggest town is [[Lixouri]] which is located opposite Argostoli. Beside Kefalonia is the island [[Ithaca]], the place of birth of ancient hero [[Odysseus]]. Some archaeologists believe that Kefalonia is the place of birth of Odysseus. ==Sites== Kefalonia has many beautiful beaches and it is one of the most popular tourist destinations. The most popular beach on the island is Myrtos which is located in the north-west of the island.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://kefalonia.foi.org.uk/rnb.php?action=details&place=myrtos%20beach |title=Myrtos beach |access-date=2010-02-02 |archive-date=2008-12-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081210020552/http://kefalonia.foi.org.uk/rnb.php?action=details&place=myrtos%20beach |url-status=dead }}</ref> Kefalonia hosts a truly beautiful natural environment with many forests mainly on Ainos mountain. Also in Kefalonia there is a famous cave-lake which is named Melissani and is located in the east of the island <ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.astro-holidays.com/melissani.html |title=All about Melissani cave-lake |access-date=2010-02-02 |archive-date=2010-02-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive