Hi puddleduck2

We were in Kef last July and visited Ag Ef a few times, was never busy in the day except for one time when a bus full of pensioners pulled up and were ushered into a selected restaurant.

You can take a look at the photos at http://www.clearspray.co.uk

It's a tiny place, frequented by quite a lot of yachts who like the restaurant at Paradise Beach (a tiny piece of shingle, but the restaurant is the nearest you'll get to gourmet in Greece).

Bring lots of good books - it really is very quiet.

JimB
http://www.jimbaerselman.f2s.com/
Includes lots of stuff about Greece

oops! Got that quote a bit wrong, don't know what happened with my previous post...

Ardwyn - your photos are lovely and bring back lots of happy memories.

Thanks Jim - I've been before but never in July

Bring lots of good books - it really is very quiet.

That's why I liked it so much last time and didn't want it to be spoilt I've done all my sightseeing so I'm just planning on chilling out, reading, listening to my ipod and snorkelling. Heaven!

If you like really quiet places, and don't mind a bit of DIY:

Fourni - a small group of islands accessible from Samos by small ferry or fishing vessel, loads of character, definitely Greece in the 1970s.

Lipsi - small island in N Dodecanese, ferry from Kos. Good walking, quite a lot of re-patriated Ossie-Greeks in summer!

The lesser Cyclades - group of smaller islands south of Paros/Naxos. Ferries from those islands

Of course,none of these are easy to get to, which is why they're so quiet!

JimB
http://www.jimbaerselman.f2s.com/
includes lots of stuff about Greece

ooh thanks Jim. I'll keep those handy for future ref.

agia efimia is a growing resort. it used to be a small harbour village with a few bits of accommodation but in recent years there has been a bit of a building boom. it is nothing like the big resorts of lassi or skala but it is certainly not as quiet as it use to be. july and august are the busiest months.

traffic can be a bit of a problem around the times the ferries go in and out of sami, as the main road up to sami from the south of the island runs straight through agia efimia. the village has long campaigned for a bypass by so far there is no sign of one.

but it is certainly not a rowdy resort - there are no clubs or loud bars. the most noise comes from the yachties - agia efimia is becoming a more and more popular place for flotillas of yachts to stop overnight.

try visiting friends of kefalonia for more info on agia efimia and kefalonia - and read the reviews too, there are a fw that might be of interest
http://kefalonia.foi.org.uk

p.s. look into assos. this is by far the most beautiful resort on the island, very qiet and peaceful vut still a range of good tavernas and a coupole of cafe vbars. no traffic allowed into assos at all in the summer.

Thanks for that Dot - as I said I've been to Ag Ef before just not in July. I really enjoyed Kefalonia and we were lucky as we saw and did loads and Ag Ef proved to be a great base. I know exactly what you mean about Assos, we both loved it.