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Ionian Islands

Things to see in Ionian Islands

28 sights, museums, parks and places worth the stop.

A small, rectangular stone building with a tiled roof and whitewashed accents, situated on a rocky, elevated terrain with a view of the sea and distant hills in the background.

Lefkada ยท Historic Sites & Ruins

Angelokastro

Angelokastro, the Castle of the Angel, is a Byzantine fortress on the north-west coast of Corfu, not on Lefkada, and it...
A view from the water looking into a sea cave with a natural archway in a white limestone cliff, with distant mountains visible across the blue sea.

Zakynthos ยท Natural Landscapes

Blue Caves of Zakynthos

Limestone sea caves with electric blue light
The image shows the interior of a limestone cave featuring numerous stalactites and flowstone formations illuminated by warm, artificial lighting.

Kefalonia ยท Caves

Drogarati Cave

A few kilometres from the harbour town of Sami on Kefalonia, a flight of steps leads down into Drogarati Cave, one of th...
The neoclassical Mon Repos villa in its park near Corfu Town

Corfu ยท Historic Mansions

Mon Repos Palace

Mon Repos Palace stands in a wooded park on the Kanoni peninsula, south of Corfu Town, on the site of the ancient city o...
A low-angle shot of a yellow church bell tower with three bells, set against a blue sky and surrounded by green vegetation with white and pink flowers.

Corfu ยท Natural Landscapes

Paleokastritsa Monastery

On a green headland above the bays of Paleokastritsa, on the northwest coast of Corfu, a whitewashed monastery looks out...
A harbor scene showing a row of colorful neoclassical buildings with terracotta roofs along a waterfront promenade, backed by a green, forested hill, with numerous sailboats and yachts moored in the blue water.

Kefalonia ยท Village Centers

Fiskardo

On the northern tip of Kefalonia, where the island's mountains tumble to a sheltered bay facing Ithaca and Lefkada, Fisk...
AI-generated illustration of Agios Ioannis Peristis

Lefkada ยท Beaches

Agios Ioannis Peristis

Agios Ioannis Peristis is a long beach on the north-western side of Lefkada, a few kilometres from the island's capital,...
The broad green Spianada square in Corfu Town

Corfu ยท Historic Districts

Achilleos Square (Spianada)

In front of the Old Fortress and the old town of Corfu stretches a vast open lawn, the Spianada, also called Achilleos S...
A high-angle panoramic view of a long, sandy beach with turquoise water, lined with rows of blue and white sun umbrellas, adjacent to buildings with terracotta roofs and green vegetation.

Lefkada ยท Beaches

Kathisma Beach

Kathisma Beach is the long beach on the western coast of Lefkada, about ten to fifteen kilometres from Lefkada Town and...
A white lighthouse with a green lantern room and green shutters on an attached building, set against a clear blue sky with pine trees.

Zakynthos ยท Natural Landscapes

Keri Cliffs and Lighthouse

On the southwest corner of Zakynthos, past the village of Keri, a road leads out to a bare headland where the Keri Light...
A boat carrying tourists on turquoise water inside a large limestone cave with a collapsed ceiling opening and visible stalactites.

Kefalonia ยท Natural Landscapes

Melissani Cave

Underground lake with skylight in Kefalonia
A brown rectangular sign with yellow Greek text "ฮœฮฟฯ…ฯƒฮตฮฏฮฟ ฮ‘ฯƒฮนฮฑฯ„ฮนฮบฮฎฯ‚ ฮคฮญฯ‡ฮฝฮทฯ‚" and white English text "Museum of Asian Art" mounted on a green pole against a stone wall.

Corfu ยท Museums & Culture

Corfu Museum of Asian Art

The Corfu Museum of Asian Art is housed in the Palace of Saint Michael and St. George, the large neoclassical building o...