Travels through the Ionian between Zakynthos and Lefkada, the azure Ionian bathes the coves and beaches of its largest island Cephalonia.
The lush green landscape of mountains and hills blends seamlessly with the vivid blue of the sea, and brings to life unexpected geological formations, mysterious caves, and natural phenomena that science has yet to explain. The beauty of the natural landscape teems with rare plants and animals. The ageless, untamed mountain horses hide among the tall, black Cephalonia Fir trees that cover the slopes of Mount Ainos, which rises majestically in the centre of the island.
The diversity and riches of the land are celebrated during the Robola and Mavrodaphne grape harvests, they are sung about in the island's local songs, the cantatas, and have been blessed by miracles performed by the island's patron saint.
In places where the traveler's eye discerns Venetian castles and Mycenaean remains, something of the magnificence of Odysseus leads him on a nostalgic journey through the contrasts between the wild and the same. Ithaca, an island rich in history and culture, challenges even those who have not fallen to the siren's song, to succumb to the magic of the landscape.
A unique island that, despite the disfigurement wrought by modern intervention, seduces all those who visit its shores with its wines, culture and traditions.
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