Things to see in Ionian Islands
806 sights on the map
- History: 236
- Museums and culture: 133
- Nature: 396
- Religious sites: 448
- Eat and drink: 1,929
- Where to stay: 1,707
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About Ionian Islands
The Ionian Islands are a group of islands in the Ionian Sea, west of mainland Greece. They are traditionally called the Heptanese, but the group includes many smaller islands in addition to the seven principal ones. As a distinct historic region, the collective of islands dates to the centuries-long Venetian rule, which kept them outside Ottoman control, and created a distinct cultural identity with many Italian influences. The Ionian Islands became part of the modern Greek state in 1864. Administratively today, they belong to the Ionian Islands Region except for Kythera, which belongs to the Attica Region.
Top sights
- Corfu New FortressCastle
- Old Fortress of CorfuCastle
- Kefalonia CastleCastle
- Castle of ZakynthosCastle
- Kassiopi FortressCastle
- Komis TsatsisCastle
- Angelokastro CastleCastle
- Vardiola of Agios NikolaosCastle
- Vardiola of KoutsoupiaCastle
- Vardiola at Piniatoros’ propertyCastle
- Vardiola of KypseliCastle
- Basilica of FiscardoCastle
By theme
History
- Corfu New FortressCastle
- Old Fortress of CorfuCastle
- Kefalonia CastleCastle
- Castle of ZakynthosCastle
- Kassiopi FortressCastle
- Komis TsatsisCastle
- Angelokastro CastleCastle
- Vardiola of Agios NikolaosCastle
and 228 more on the map
Museums and culture
- Archaeological Museum of ArgostoliMuseum
- Archeological Museum of CorfuMuseum
- Achilleion PalaceMuseum
- Aristeon - Olive Press MuseumMuseum
- Arxeologiko MouseioMuseum
- Casa ParlanteMuseum
- costumes museumMuseum
- Enotis - Olive Groves & MuseumMuseum
and 125 more on the map
Nature
- AgnadiViewpoint
- Antisamos view pointViewpoint
- ASTERIViewpoint
- Akrotirio AsprokavouViewpoint
- Bella VistaViewpoint
- Cap De L'AmourViewpoint
- Cape KommenoViewpoint
- Chapel Pantokrator, mt. StavrosViewpoint
and 388 more on the map
Religious sites
- Agios GerassimosMonastery
- EleftherotriaMonastery
- Monasteri Agios DimitriouMonastery
- Monastery Of John The BaptistMonastery
- Moni Pandokratoros KamarelaMonastery
- Old monastery of Virgin Mary LamiaMonastery
- Iera Moni Theotokou AgrilionMonastery
- Iera Moni Theotokou Vlachernon tou SkriperouMonastery
and 440 more on the map
Eat and drink
- 12 GodsRestaurant
- 2 Stars RestaurantRestaurant
- 3 MonkeysRestaurant
- 60 needlesRestaurant
- 75 stepsRestaurant
- 7th heavenRestaurant
- 9 MusesRestaurant
- Aasian FeastRestaurant
and 1,921 more on the map
Where to stay
- 33 Villa Corali Resort & Hotel BarHotel
- Acharavi Beach HotelHotel
- Acharavi GardenHotel
- Acqui VillaHotel
- Adonis ApartmentHotel
- Adriana StudiosGuest house
- AegliHotel
- Aelos Boutique HotelHotel
and 1,699 more on the map