It’s just another idyllic day cruising around the Ionian islands. Located off the west coast of mainland Greece, the Ionian islands are one of Europe’s top leisure sailing and yachting ...

As well as being captivating, the isles are unique, says Ionian Islands Regional Governor Rodi Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou. “They have a rich natural environment and culture that make them different to ...

(These are the top 25 islands to visit by boat in 2025.) A crew member gets the boat ready to sail. Photograph by James Green “The Ionian Sea is a paradise,” says Apostolis in a slow ...

The company operates flotillas in Greece’s Ionian, Sporades and Saronic Islands. Sunsail (sunsail.com) runs flotillas in Greece (starting from the island of Lefkas), Italy (from Procida ...

At just four miles long, the smallest inhabited island in the Ionian sea is home to about ... back and forth to one of the larger, neighboring islands like Leros, Lipsi, and Patmos won’t sail.) ...

There is evidence of Greek-speaking peoples populating the islands and coasts of the Aegean ... became known as the Ionian Greeks. Although the Ionians maintained close relationships with the ...

More than a century after its initial discovery, the only known amphitheater on the Ionian Islands is finally seeing the light of day. Perched on a hillside on Lefkada, an island off the west ...

“Now the renovation journey starts again.” For those seeking a holiday home in the sun, the Ionian Islands provide the year-round weather and idyllic villages that Greece is celebrated fo ...

By Megan Specia A rare, powerful cyclone slammed into the western Ionian Islands of Greece and other parts of the country on Friday, bringing lashing rain, strong winds and flooding as it tore ...