{"id":11235,"date":"2023-02-11T08:43:52","date_gmt":"2023-02-11T08:43:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/visitkefaloniaisland.gr\/?p=11235"},"modified":"2023-06-13T12:52:47","modified_gmt":"2023-06-13T12:52:47","slug":"an-interview-with-a-german-greek-how-the-feeling-youll-want-to-stay-forever-became-a-reality","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/visitkefaloniaisland.gr\/an-interview-with-a-german-greek-how-the-feeling-youll-want-to-stay-forever-became-a-reality\/","title":{"rendered":"An interview with a German-Greek: How the feeling &#8220;You&#8217;ll want to stay forever&#8221; became a reality."},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"11235\" class=\"elementor elementor-11235 elementor-11203\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a03e40b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a03e40b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5308759\" data-id=\"5308759\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a02329d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a02329d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.20.0 - 26-03-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/visitkefaloniaisland.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Ion-hiking.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-11205\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visitkefaloniaisland.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Ion-hiking.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/visitkefaloniaisland.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Ion-hiking-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/visitkefaloniaisland.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Ion-hiking-768x576.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-23a316f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"23a316f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bb41857\" data-id=\"bb41857\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17f5051 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"17f5051\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.20.0 - 26-03-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><b>\u201cYou&#8217;ll want to stay forever\u201d is the claim for Kefalonia. But what is it like to stay forever in Kefalonia? We asked Ion, a German-Greek, who made this decision a few years ago.<\/b><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1c00908 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1c00908\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fcd0f53\" data-id=\"fcd0f53\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65e822d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"65e822d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b><i>Ion, you have been living permanently in Kefalonia for almost 3 years. Can you tell us a little about your experiences?\u00a0<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I\u2019ve known Kefalonia all my life, but mainly from holidays. Living here now gives me the opportunity to dive deep into life here, experience all seasons and get to know the island better. All I can say so far is that life here is wonderful! Let`s take for example the winter in Kefalonia. I would never have imagined how green the island is during that season. And yes, it can be quite rainy during these months, but the good thing is: After a few days the rain will stop and the sun comes out again!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b><i>You mentioned that you got to know the island better.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yes, definitely. During the summer holidays, I mostly spent time enjoying the beaches. Now I am exploring Kefalonia on hikes and tours by car. I am completely amazed at how versatile the island is and often I was surprised by what I discovered. I often believe that I am not in Greece but in other parts of the world. For example, the woods in Ainos remind me of the Austrian Alps. A walk at the Gero Gombos Lighthouse in the south of Paliki reminds me of the Highlands in Scotland and the color of the sea at Agia Kyriaki beach, of the Caribbean.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0d030be\" data-id=\"0d030be\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e642470 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e642470\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/visitkefaloniaisland.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/012322_2-qguqstc4b0k2piau4cv40ruvllkyjzrykkrnpmh6ps.jpg\" title=\"012322_2\" alt=\"012322_2\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-15b72ca elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"15b72ca\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e0b7b2d\" data-id=\"e0b7b2d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-146f56a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"146f56a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/visitkefaloniaisland.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/image00007-768x512.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-11225\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visitkefaloniaisland.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/image00007-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/visitkefaloniaisland.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/image00007-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/visitkefaloniaisland.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/image00007-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/visitkefaloniaisland.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/image00007-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/visitkefaloniaisland.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/image00007-2048x1365.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f577885\" data-id=\"f577885\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da68386 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"da68386\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b><i>You seem to spend a lot of time outdoors. What are your favorite activities?<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hiking is my preferred activity for sure. I use the official hiking routes, but also try to find new routes on my own. And because of the fact that Kefalonia is so big and beautiful, I believe that I only have seen a small part of it and that there is still a lot to discover. For the summer I have bought myself a SUP board and with that, I have the opportunity to explore unknown beaches. Every kind of watersport is amazing in summer as the sea is clear and the water warm.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6240076 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6240076\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ea7b5b5\" data-id=\"ea7b5b5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-83308ca elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"83308ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b><i>What are your favorite 3 hikes in Kefalonia?<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">First of all, Fteri beach of course. I love that this beach is accessible only by foot or water taxi. You have to earn this beach somehow. But the reward is impressive: A long, white beach with clear blue waters. And if you take the hike early in the morning you might even have the whole beach to yourself! Then Ainos. I especially like to hike the mountain in the summer because the woods offer a cooling alternative to the heat at the beach. My number three hike is the area behind the village of Dilinata, if you are lucky, you might even see some deer there!<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b><i>What other tips have you got for Kefalonia?<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I would definitely recommend hiring a boat or to join one of the organized boat trips. Some of the over 100 beaches of Kefalonia are only accessible by boat and jumping into the sea from a boat is something special. <\/span><b>Another tip<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Come to Kefalonia in spring or autumn. It is not so hot and you will be amazed by the green landscapes!<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6a36e96 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6a36e96\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ed37656\" data-id=\"ed37656\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5196745 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5196745\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/visitkefaloniaisland.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Deer-Dilinata-683x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-11217\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visitkefaloniaisland.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Deer-Dilinata-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/visitkefaloniaisland.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Deer-Dilinata-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/visitkefaloniaisland.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Deer-Dilinata-768x1151.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visitkefaloniaisland.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Deer-Dilinata-1025x1536.jpg 1025w, https:\/\/visitkefaloniaisland.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Deer-Dilinata-1366x2048.jpg 1366w, https:\/\/visitkefaloniaisland.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Deer-Dilinata.jpg 1846w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">A deer near Dilinata<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-17ced53\" data-id=\"17ced53\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1df01d2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1df01d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/visitkefaloniaisland.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/jump-into-the-sea-683x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-11213\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visitkefaloniaisland.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/jump-into-the-sea-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/visitkefaloniaisland.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/jump-into-the-sea-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/visitkefaloniaisland.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/jump-into-the-sea-768x1151.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visitkefaloniaisland.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/jump-into-the-sea-1025x1536.jpg 1025w, https:\/\/visitkefaloniaisland.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/jump-into-the-sea-1366x2048.jpg 1366w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Enjoying jumps into the clear blue waters of Kefalonia<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cYou&#8217;ll want to stay forever\u201d is the claim for Kefalonia. 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