Kefalonia - which areas might suit us pls?

[AndCallMeNancy]

Hello
I am trying to book a holiday for late Aug/early Sept… of course things are getting booked up but after considering a few different places I am now strongly considering Kefalonia.

Would love people experiences of the following areas to help with decision making please! These are the areas where there seem to be viable accommodation available:

Svoronata
Lassi
Scala
Katelios
Lixouri

We will self cater so we like to be able to walk to a few tavernas. We have a DD so we prefer a nice safe child-friendly beach, ideally walking distance. We like to do boat trips, see a bit of culture (but not everyday!), mooch about, have beach days, pool days - we are pretty low key.

We aren’t looking for clubs, partying, English breakfasts or Irish bars.

If anyone has any other reccomendations for things to do/places to visit on the island I’d love to hear them, we will probably hire a car for at least a few days.

Thanks in advance!

Skala is lovely, quiet no night life as such but a big selection of bars & restaurants, all lovely.

beach is a mix of sandy & pebbles, very long almost 2km, some bars & sun beds but plenty of space

There is a well preserved Roman mosaic in Skala, the old town (ruined in earthquake) is walkable up a big hill, a lovely chapel and Roman remains if you walk towards Poros (and the best ice cream shop on the way), boat trips leave the beach most days (Captain Vangelis). The Skala Kefalonia Facebook page is very friendly and lots of advice

Svoronata and Katelios are tiny, and at the foot of incredibly steep hills.

Skala and Lassi are towns; Skala smaller and quieter than the last time I was there.

All the beaches are stony so don’t go looking for a lovely sandy beach!

Great start - Skala sounds lovely, just our kind of place, thank you @Defiantly41 ! 🙏

Just to add, hiring a car is a great idea. Go to the underground lake, drive to Argostoli where there are huge turtles in the bay, head up to the top of Mt Aenos.

Its a really beautiful place 😍