The Most Literary Island in the World
Ithaca — tiny (117 square kilometres), sparsely populated, profoundly beautiful — is where Odysseus ruled and to which he spent twenty years trying to return. The island's relationship with the Odyssey is organic, not touristic: the School of Homer, the Cave of the Nymphs, the spring of Arethusa, the hill of Hermes — these are genuine archaeological sites, not theme park reconstructions.
FFGR Greece Ithaca Programme
FFGR Greece deploys a small, agile vehicle (Mercedes GLE or Land Rover Defender) appropriate to Ithaca's narrow mountain roads. The half-day circuit: Vathy harbour and Folklore Museum, the ancient wells, the Kathara Monastery with its 17th-century icon, the School of Homer archaeological site, and a late lunch at a harbour taverna watching the sailing boats come in.
Ithaca as a Day Trip from Kefalonia
A private boat from Fiskardo (northern Kefalonia) to Kioni (northern Ithaca) takes 20 minutes. FFGR Greece can coordinate both legs, making Ithaca a seamless day extension from any Kefalonia base.