Cheap Vacation to Ithaca Island

The beautiful island of Ithaca is famous as the homeland of Odysseus (Ulysses), the hero of the Homeric poem Odyssey. Ithaca is the land where the faithful Penelope waits patiently twenty years for her husband to return from the Trojan War.Read More

it is a peaceful, quiet and secluded island, an ideal place for alternative activities such as scuba diving and kayaking, which can live up to your highest standards. Through its plethora of hiking and mountain bike trails you can explore the coastal and mountainous areas of the island, where olive, cypress, pine, oak, arbutus and carob trees grow.The whole island is full of magic and beauty, making more clear the great love and pride of Odysseus for his homeland. Ithaca is a wonderful island with amazing landscape of greenery, villages, small caves, and picturesque ports. There is no airport in Ithaca island. The nearest airport is located in Kefalonia island and it is served by daily flights from Athens.A daily ferry to Ithaca departs from the port of Killini in Peloponnese, and Sami in Kefalonia.