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Tourist Guide of Ithaka |
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 Ithaca is the home of the Homeric hero Odysseus. Ithaca is a legend, has a big history and is related to intellectual people. It is the home of Lorenzos Mavilis. Ithaca combines perfectly the mountain with the sea and it is ideal for relaxing vacations.
The Vathi is stretched inside a closed bay with sandy beaches and is the capital and the main port of the island. The houses are roofed with tiles with colorful windows and doors and along with the coastal road and the picturesque streets compose a beautiful picture. It is worthwhile to visit the house where Odysseus Androutsos was born, the Theater Library of the City, the Library of the Cultural Center, the bay Dexia, the island Lazareto, the coves Skinos, Thiliatrou and Sarakiniko and the Cave of the Nymphs, the ruins of the ancient city of Alalkomenes and the isthmus of Aetos.
You can swim at the beaches: Graves, Skinos, Gidaki, Thiliatro, Sarakiniko, Kaminia, Loutsa, Dexia, Aetos and Piso Aetos.
Near to the mountain village Anogi there are impressive monoliths (Menir) - creations of nature, and the monastery of the Virgin Mary of Katharon.
The Exogi village is amphitheatrically built and is worth visiting the Pyramids and the church of Virgin Mary from where the view of the sea is magnificent.
The beautiful coastal village of Kioni preserves its traditional and cosmopolitan nature and is worth visiting its windmills.
In the Lefki village you can swim at the beaches: Kioutoupi, Aspros Gialos and Ai Giannis and you can visit the village of Agios Ioannis.
In the traditional village of Perachori you can find traditional houses to rent, while in Platrithia village, which land is very fertile, you can see the settlements of Agious Saranda, Lachos and Kalamos and from there to visit Afales bay with its small beaches and also the bay of Agios Nikolaos, with a beach and a small church, of the same name, on an islet.
Stavros is a beautiful village, and the largest of the area, where the portrait of Odysseus dominates. It is worthwhile to visit the cave of Loizos, located at the bay of City, which is the sea port of Stavros.
With a harbor for fishing and sailing boats, the picturesque fishing village of Frikies is built in a small valley. You can swim in the small beaches of Kourvoulia, Piso Kourvoulia, Limenia and Pera Limenia.
Nearby islands to Ithaca are the Arkoudi, the Atokos, the Vromonas, the Drakonera, the Karlonisi, Lasareto, the Makronisos, the Oxia, the Petalas, the Pontikos and the Provati.
If you visit Ithaca, try meat or chicken in the pot, picarels with raisins, rosemary and rovani. It is worthwhile to buy potteries, embroideries and sweets.
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