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Ionian Islands ©Lonely¨Planet¨Publications¨Pty¨Ltd Ionian Islands Why Go? Corfu .........................465 The Ionian Islands (Τα Ιόνια Νησιά) stand apart from main- Paxi ........................... 477 stream Greek life. With their cooler climate, abundant olive groves, cypress trees and beautifully forested mountains, the Antipaxi ..................... 479 Ionians are a lighter, greener version of Greece. The Vene- Lefkada .....................480 tians, French and British have shaped the architecture, cul- Meganisi ...................484 ture and (excellent) cuisine, and the unique feel of Ionian Kefallonia ..................485 life has been evoked from Homer to the Durrells. Ithaki .........................492 Though the islands appear linked in a chain down the west coast of mainlaind Greece (with the exception of Zakynthos .................495 Kythira, which sits at the southern tip of the Peloponnese), Kythira ......................499 each has a distinct landscape and cultural history. Corfu Antikythira ................504 Town has Parisian-style arcades, Venetian alleyways and Italian-inspired delicacies. Kefallonia, Paxi and Ithaki pre- serve wild terrain and a relaxed feel. Lefkada has some of the best beaches in Greece, if not the world. Kythira feels Best Places to Eat off-the-beaten-path, and full of surprises. The Ionians offer ¨¨Vasilis (p479) something for adventure seekers, food lovers, culture vul- ¨¨Casa Grec (p488) tures and beach bums alike. ¨¨Klimataria (p475) ¨¨Tassia (p492) When to Go Corfu Town ¨¨La Cucina (p472) °C/°F Temp Rainfall inches/mm 40/104 0.79/20 30/86 Best Places to 0.39/15 Stay 20/68 ¨ 0.2/5 ¨Emelisse Hotel (p492) 10/50 ¨¨Niforos (p490) 0/32 0 ¨¨Siorra Vittoria (p471) J F M A M J J A S O N D ¨¨Boschetto Hotel (p482) May Life is still Jul Escape the Sep Leaves ¨¨Torri E Merli (p479) quiet and the heat in the rest of change colour, wildflowers are Greece and head and the Robola in full bloom to its coolest grapes are being everywhere. islands. harvested in Kefallonia. 464 Erikousa Othoni Italy (80km) Ionian Diapondia Islands Islands Mathraki Sidhari Highlights Saranda 1 Explore world- Agios Stefanos Corfu ALBANIA class museums, Paleokastritsa fortresses, Corfu restaurants and Town Venetian, French and Pelekas Sagiada British architecture in Ioannina Corfu Town (p468) 0 40 km (75km) 0 20 miles 2 Hop from one E92 gorgeous harbour to another in pastoral Igoumenitsa Paxi (p477) Lefkimmi 3 treat yourself to South GREECE top restaurants in Kerkyra IonKefallonia’s charming Straits Fiskardo (p491) and Lakka Parga I Kythira anstriking Islands Assos (p491) Gythio (55km); Paxi Cape Spathi Neapoli (25km) Gaïos 4 Learn to windsurf EPIROS Kythira Antipaxi at Vasiliki (Lefkada; Platia Ammos Strait p483) or kayak and Agia Pelagia Antikythira E55 cave in Kefallonia (50km) (p485) Potamos Is la5 Rank your Kythira favourite beaches, Diakofti nds H from the busiest on Avlemonas Corfu or Zakynthos Alexandrades Preveza Kominianika ighlighto the quieter joys Livadi Lefkada of Paxi or Lefkada’s Kalamos Town west coast (p483) Kapsali STEREA 0 4 km Lefkada ELLADA 6 Walk the paths 0 2 miles tsof Homer in Ithaki Nydri (p492) Vasiliki Meganisi 7 discover the tiny Mytikas villages, waterfalls Seasonal Kalamos and remote coves of Kythira (p499) IONIAN Fiskardo Kastos Frikes Assos SEA Ithaki Astakos (5km) Piso Aetos Vathy Agia Lixouri Evfymia Argostoli Sami Kefallonia Pesada Poros Antikythira Diakofti (50km) Patra Potamos (70km) Harhaliana Galaniana Antikythira 0 4 km Shipwreck Agios Nikolaos 0 2 miles Beach Zakynthos Patra Strait (70km) Zakynthos Kyllini Zakynthos Town PELOPONNESE Kythira (see inset) (260km); Bay of Antikythira (see inset) (290km) Laganas E55.
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