Ithaca. Throughout the ages Ithaca has been known as the home of Odysseus. For years Homer's hero wandered before he finally returned to his island kingdom. Though he visited beautiful, exotic, far-flung lands, Ithaca never left his mind for a moment.

And even today, once you've been to ithaca, it's difficult to forget this small mountainous island with its captivating coves that conjure up some earthly paradise.

Ithaca is separated from Cephalonia by a channel some 1-2,5 miles wide. The west coast of the island is steep and almost barren in contrast to the green, gentle shoreline on the east.

Ithaca offers lovely beaches for bathing, caves for exploring and uncrowded hamlets where noisy nightlife is unheard of.

"When you set out for Ithaca" wrote the poet Konstantinos Kavafis. He was refering to Ithaca as one's ultimate destination...