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Visiting Petani beach is one of the best things to do in Kefalonia

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Start date Jun 17, 2021

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dpappas87

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I would love to visit Petani beach one day! Have any of you been?? Watching these videos is almost the same thing as being there

k_tsoukalas

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This beach looks absolutely stunning. Seems like that is a trend in Greece, but especially on Kefalonia.

kef_john68

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k_tsoukalas said:
This beach looks absolutely stunning. Seems like that is a trend in Greece, but especially on Kefalonia.

This does look like a great place! When I make it to Kefalonia I'll check it out...

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