Ionian Islands Map Geographic City
The isles of Greece, the isles of Greece - back Lord Byron tossed his bouquet, he was not beneath the spell of today's accepted Cycladic islands but of the Ionian Islands. Located off Greece's northwest coast, the Ionians action some of the country's loveliest accustomed settings, including beaches, a accomplished alternative of hotels and restaurants; a characteristic history and lore; and some abnormal architectural and archaeological sites. The Ionian islands are rainier, greener, and added abstemious than added Greek islands, so the aerial division lasts a little longer, from backward June to aboriginal September. The anchorage are about in accomplished condition, alike if unavoidably abrupt and twisting. Accommodations ambit from affluence resorts to quiet little apartment on alien beaches. The bounded cuisine and wines action abundant appropriate treats. Among the best are sofrito, a ambrosial dogie dish, bourdetto, a ambrosial angle dish; and wines such as Robola, Liapaditiko, and Theotaki (this aftermost adopted by James Bond).
The Ionian islands accommodate Corfu (Kerkira), Paxos (Paxoi), Levkas (Lefkas, Lefkada), Ithaka (Ithaki), Kefalonia, and Zakinthos (Zakynthos, Zante), the seventh, Kithira (Kythira) - off the south bank of the Peloponnese - is affiliated alone as a government authoritative unit. There are abounding added islands in the archipelago forth Greece's northwest coast, including several that are sparsely inhabited.
In this armpit we distinct out Corfu and Kefalonia, with a ancillary cruise to Ithaka. With a brace of weeks to spare, you can booty a address or even to either Corfu in the arctic or Zakinthos in the south and again accomplish your way by address to several of the added Ionians (although alfresco aerial season, you will accept to do ample backtracking). If you accept alone a week, you should fly to one island and again use ships to get to a brace of the others. In either case, hire a car to get about the beyond islands. If it comes bottomward to visiting alone one, Corfu is a prime candidate, but if you appetite to get off the baffled track, accede Kefalonia or Ithaka. All the Ionians-especially Corfu - are beat in July and August, aim for June or September, if you can.
