Ithaki was hit by an earthquake in 1953 which the majority of all the houses were destroyed. As a result, there are very few traditional houses.
According to the ancient epic of Homer, the island is the birthplace of Odysseus, king of Ithaca / hero of the Odyssey, who fought in the Trojan War and afterwards wanted to return to Ithaca . This trip had many hardships and Odysseus came 10 years later as the only survivor of his ship back on Ithaki in the Bay of Dexia.
In a beautiful natural bay is the capital of Ithaki named Vathi, with a boulevard and various restaurants .
According to the ancient epic of Homer, the island is the birthplace of Odysseus, king of Ithaca / hero of the Odyssey, who fought in the Trojan War and afterwards wanted to return to Ithaca . This trip had many hardships and Odysseus came 10 years later as the only survivor of his ship back on Ithaki in the Bay of Dexia.
In a beautiful natural bay is the capital of Ithaki named Vathi, with a boulevard and various restaurants .