The beautiful Greek island of Ithaca is home to mythical legends, quaint villages, picturesque beaches and lush greenery.

The second smallest of the seven main Ionian islands, Ithaca can be accessed via flying into Kefalonia and then taking a 25-minute boat ride.

Ithaca is known as the home of Odysseus, the hero of Homer’s epic poem, the Odyssey. The island is where his wife Penelope patiently waited twenty years for Odysseus to return from the Trojan War.

It was the place where Odysseus most…