If you have the time, or have exhausted the attractions Kefalonia offers, then Ithaca is well worth a day trip... only don't make the trip on the promise of relics from the day's of Odysseus... because there aren't any!

Nor, incidentally, are there beaches of the quality to which you will have become accustomed, (tar has even been found on occasion), and the ferry drops you miles from anywhere.

But if you get over these obstacles Ithaca has plenty of charm, not least the peace and quiet which its relative isolation guarantees. Whether you head south from the ferry to Vathi, the sleepy capital, or head north towards Kioni and Frikes, you will have the road virtually to yourself.

A particular favourite of ours is Anoyi, where a truly remarkable Kafenion dominates the tiny village square, and from which you may buy a variety of tinned goods (including spam?) as well as your Amstel and frappes.