ISLAND HOPPING
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Ionian Island Hopping
There are 7 Ionian Islands: Kefalonia. Zante(Zakynthos), Lefkas (Lefkada), Ithaka (Ithaki), Corfu (Kerkyra), Paxos and Kythira.
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Ferry Services between the Ionian Islands
There are direct ferries from Kefalonia to Lefkas in the norht, Ithaca to the East and Zakynthos to the south.
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Lefkada
Lefkada or Lefkas island lies north of Kefalonia. In the summer there is a ferry service from Fiscardo on Kefalonia to Vassiliki on Lefkas. In the winter the ferry goes into Nidri port on Lefkas.
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Zakynthos Zante
One hour by ferry from Pessada in the south of Kefalonia to Skinari on the north coast of Zakythos (also called Zante).
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Ithaca Greece
Ithaca or Ithaki lies to the East of Kefalonia and is her sister island, reached by ferry from Sami to Pisaetos, taking about 40 minutes.
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Corfu
Olympic Airways operate 3 times a week flights from Kefalonia to Corfu. The air-sea plane offers flights between the islands and a service to Patras, where an onward ferry service operates to Sami, taking just over two hours.
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Paxos
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MEGANISI
The island of Meganisi is north of Kefalonia and 4 nautical miles from Nidri on the island of Lefkas. The port of Vathi , is served daily by a ferry from Nidri.
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SKORPIOS
Skorpios is famous because of the way its owner Aristotle Onassis transformed it from an uninhabited island, to a private paradise. He even imported soil and boasted that he could grow every kind of vegetable here. As it is privately owned, visitors are not allowed to explore any part of the island, although...
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SKORPIDI
The island was originally purchased by the famous shipping magnate, Livanos, who was father of Aristotle Onassis' first wife Tina. Skorpidi lies north of Skorpios.
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SPARTI
A tiny island north of Skorpidi, this one is owned by the Onassis family. When Aristotle was alive he used this island as a game farm and said that if he had no grandchildren, he would use the island for disadvantaged children. On the island of Sparti, Onassis began building a resort with an airport for island...
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VARDIANI
This is the island near XI beach which can be seen from Lassi. You can take a boat trip from Argostoli on Captain Makis' Glass Bottom Boat which will stop at Vardiani island or take a rowing boat from XI beach as it is only 500 metres from there. Vardiani island is also known as rabbit island as they are...
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DOUHALION
Homer's island of Asteris, lies between the North East coast of Kefalonia and the island of Ithaca. Was it here that Penelope's suitors laid in wait to attack Telemachus, the son of Odysseus?
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