Platia Ammos Beach is located in Palliki peninsula. It is considered one of the best beaches of Kefalonia and to find it you should drive through the villages of Havdata & Havriata and the follow the detour-dirt road just after the Monastery of Kipouraion, one of the oldest and most impressive monasteries of the island that is hanging literally on the cliffs.
Until very recently you could walk down the beach through a long staircase of about 400 steps – some say they are even more – and it was definitely worth it. However, Unfortunately today the beach is only approachable by water due to strong earthquake that hit Kefalonia – Particularly Palliki region – in 2014 and almost completely destroyed the staircase that let to the beach. Don’t get upset though, you can still admire the views from above.
The water is blue and clear, as you swim you can see the sea bottom, even if it is thirty meters below. Platia Ammos is located in the depth of a bay, with cliffs to make wild and imposing the landscape. Small and large white pebbles form it, while in some places are so small that they look like sand. The serenity that prevails complement the scenery and make clear that the Platia Ammos is adressed at a select and few, who are ready to respect and enjoy the absolute tranquility – mobile not have sign here!
Platia Ammos is certainly unorganized and the cliffs provide zero shade, except only early in the morning, before the sun even rises and rising from the other side of Kefalonia. Some people claim – Not arguably to be fair – that Platia ammos offers the best sunset not only in Kefalonia, but also the Ionian sea.
