Ionian Islands Subregion

Corfu mixes Venetian fortresses, narrow Old Town streets and Ionian beaches; tourists sample local olive oil, Greek and Italian‑influenced cuisine and take boat trips to nearby bays.

An Ionian island south of Corfu, Paxos features olive groves, sea caves and small harbours; visitors arrive by ferry for swimming, sailing and tavernas serving local olive oil and seafood.

Connected to the mainland by a bridge, Lefkada offers cliff‑fringed beaches like Porto Katsiki, windsurfing at Vasiliki, sailing along the Ionian coast and seaside villages with tavernas.

A small Ionian island, Ithaca mixes narrow coves, olive terraces and stone villages tied to Homeric legends of Odysseus. Travelers take ferries, swim quiet beaches and sample local tavernas in Vathy and surrounding harbors.

Ionian island Cephalonia offers limestone cliffs, beaches such as Myrtos, fishing harbours and caves. Visitors come for swimming, seafood tavernas, coastal drives and hill villages.

Ionian island Zakynthos draws beachgoers to Navagio (Shipwreck) Bay, sea-cave boat trips, and loggerhead turtle nesting sites around quieter coves, alongside busy resort towns such as Laganas.

Off Greece’s southeastern Peloponnese, Kythira combines isolated beaches, Venetian castles and scattered mountain villages. Visitors come for sea swimming, hikes to monasteries and local seafood in small harbours.

Venetian fortresses watch over Corfu town, where limestone alleys lead to Liston cafés and Orthodox churches; visitors come for Ionian bay ferries, sesame-coated kumquat liqueur and green hills that invite short drives and beach swims.

A working port on Kefalonia, Argostoli draws travelers for its fish tavernas, the De Bosset bridge and access to Myrtos Beach and Melissani Cave. Boat trips, loggerhead turtle nesting observation and lively morning markets are common attractions.

The island’s port hums with ferries, tavernas and fishermen hauling in cephalopods; travelers use the city as base for boat trips to Navagio, Caretta-caretta watching, Byzantine churches and hilltop views over olive groves.