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CORFU:
Odysseus’ last stop on his long
journey home to Ithaca, owes its sophistication and charm to the meshing of the
different civilizations that have occupied the island and natural beauty with
which it is so abundantly endowed. Green and fertile Corfu has numerous sandy
beaches among other natural beauties and historical monuments. Sights:
Fortresses, Museums, Churches, Monasteries, Pontikonisi, and bazaars in villages
when they celebrate religious dates. Delicacies: Numerous dishes with Roman
names, Ginger beer.
PAXI & ANTIPAXI:
An exquisite miniature world.
Fertile and green with pines, olive and fruit-trees, vineyards, big gardens, all
ending to amazing beaches with crystal waters, sandy or rocky with spectacular
white cliffs, punctuated with delightful coves and intriguing grottoes. Sights:
19th century villages, Venetian castle, windmills, monasteries,
unspoiled beaches.
PARGA:
A picturesque town with house of a
full range of colours, built on remains of a Venetian castle, overlooking the
small harbour. A real jewel of mainland affected from all possessing
civilizations.
LEFKADA:
Mountainous and totally green, with
coast slopes gently down to the sea, which is sheltered from the wind and dotted
with thickly wooded islets. Breathtaking green bays with crystal clear waters
among other natural beauties attract visitors. Sights: Ancient sites, Venetian
castle, monasteries, museum.
KEFALONIA:
The land of contrasts. Breathtaking gold or white beaches and deep coves, rugged
rocky shores, green and fertile parts with cedar-like fir trees that grow
nowhere else in the world, olive & fruit-trees, caves with unusual stalagmites
and pale blue waters, shattering into a myriad phantasmagorical colours. Sights:
Katavothres (a rare geological phenomenon, where sea enters through an opening
in the rock and “disappears”), Churches, ancient & Roman ruins, monasteries.
Delicacies: “Mandola” & other flavoured almond sweets, local pastries.
ITHACA:
Home of Odysseus, Homer’s hero, an
earthly paradise with green mountains and captivating coves, with caves for
exploring, lovely beaches for bathing, un-crowded hamlets, a lot of strong
nightlife. Sights: Cave of the Nymphs, monasteries, and museums. Delicacies:
“Ravani” A semolina syrup sweet.
ZAKYNTHOS:
The flower of Orient as per
Venetians, with the emerald green sea, the pine-studded mountains, slopes with
flowers of every kind, the musical people and their famous hospitality. Sights:
Venetian towers, churches of the 12th & 14th century,
springs, caves. Delicacies: “Mandolato” a nougat pastry.
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