Ithaca / Thiaki

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Ithaca / Thiaki Description

(Local Name: Ithakí) Area of island: 93 sq. km/36 sq. mi

Altitude: 808m/2,500ft

Chief town: Vathy (Itháki)

Ithaca (popularly called Thiaki) is a rocky island separated from Kefalloniá by a channel 4 km/2.5 mi wide and almost cut in two by the long Gulf of Mólos on its east side; the isthmus joining the two halves, at Mt Aetós (380 m/1,247ft), is only 600m/660yd wide. In the north of the island rises the Ani range of hills (Mt Neritos, 808 m/2,651ft), in the south Mt Stefani (671 m/2,202 ft). Much of the island has been marked by karstic action, but agriculture is possible in a few fertile valleys.

Present-day Ithaca is generally accepted as being Odysseus's island of Ithaca,

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Hobbies & Activities category: Archeological site or ruin; Glass, porcelain, pottery exhibit; Literary site; Region with significant interests

Address

Ithaca Tourist Office
Itháki
Greece