Kefalonia, the largest of the Greek Ionian Islands, is well known as a summer holiday desination which increased in popularity when the film adaption of Louis de Bernieres book Captain Corelli’s Madolin was released in 2001. Kefalonia is famous for its beautiful beaches, dramatic scenery, delicious Mediterranean food and the hospitality of its people. However, [...]
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Greece Zante An Island With Verdant Landscape And Flowered Fields
Zakinthos (Zante) The Venetians who ruled Zante for some 300 years called it “the flower of the Levant” (that is, the eastern Mediterranean), and Zakynthos remains something of a paradise, known for its verdant landscape and flowered fields. Greeks themselves have long appreciated Zakynthos’s charms and use it as a
Greece Corfu And The Ionian Islands
Corfu and the Ionian Islands There are hundreds of Greek islands scattered throughout the seas that ring the Greek mainland, and it has been traditional to group islands that share certain geographical, historical or other features. Each of these groups has come to assume its own distinctive image, a blend of terrain and architecture and [...]
