LASSI
Area: Kefalonia
Country: Greece


Location:
On the W coast, 2» miles SW of Argostoli, 3 miles NW of the airport.

Telephone code from UK:
30 26710

Position:
The resort is made up of shops and tavernas along the Lassi road which leads to Argostoli and beyond it to the end of the narrow peninsula at Fanari.

Description:
Developed solely due to its outstanding beaches of golden sand. A busy touristy resort and the most commercialised of all resorts on the island. Remote Fanari boasts a lighthouse and the Katavothres sinkholes _ sea water entering here reappears on the other side of the island at Sami.

Suitability:
Middlemarket and upmarket _ for couples, singles, families. Visitors are predominantly British.

Accommodation:
Varies from rooms to good hotels with plenty of self-catering studios and apartments.

Shopping:
Souvenir shops and a few shops locally known as supermarkets.

Beach:
Wherever you stay in Lassi you are not far away from a beach, most of which surround small coves. The two main beaches are described by their names: Makris Yialos _ long sandy beach; Platis Yialos _ wide sandy beach. The sand shelves gently into clear, clean water, providing safe bathing for children. Sun umbrellas and sunbeds are for hire, and drinks and snacks are available. Everything from aquabananas to paragliding is available for water sports enthusiasts.

Entertainments:
Daytime: definitely beach life and water sports. Nightlife: centred around the restaurants and hotel bars. One soundproofed disco at the hotel Mediterranee. For bars and other discos a taxi ride into Argostoli is the best bet.

Eating:
Eating places range from original ethnic tavernas to upmarket restaurants, spread along the length of Lassi resort and along the Fanari road into Argostoli.

Public-transport:
An unreliable bus service links the main beach areas with Argostoli and the rest of the Fanari peninsula. Taxis are cheap and plentiful except in Fanari where they must be ordered from Argostoli.

Local-excursions:
Island tour, including Drogorati cave, Melissani lake and Fiskardo; cultural tour including winery, church of Saint Gerassimos (island's patron) and monastery of St Andreas; "Greek night" excursion to the local bouzouki club; barbecue boat trips daily to the red sand beach of Xi on the Lixouri peninsula. Coach and ferry excursion to Ithaca or to classical site and museum of Olympia. Lefkas; Zante; two-day trip to Athens by coach and ferry; loggerhead turtle-spotting at the lagoon.