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Activities
Kioni is a traditional settlement of immense natural beauty.
It offers a range of activities for the select few who travel there.
Walking Here you can exercise your body and your soul and can find inner peace.
Wearing suitable footwear and long trousers you can explore the ancient footpaths near LikoudisVillas.
Walk on Odysseys’ and Penelope’s footsteps bringing back memories of the past.
The best time of year for this is either Spring or Autumn.
The changing landscape, the panoramic views from the mountain tops, the intoxicating aromas, fresh air with a hint of sea salt… all will charm and fascinate you.
Ithaka has 55 km of organized footpaths and you can find details of these on:
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The Water You can explore hidden beaches with white pebbles and turquoise water.
By renting a small motorized boat from Kioni beach, you can visit isolated bays which would otherwise be inaccessible.
Even at the height of the summer you can find a beach entirely to yourself … well, yourself and the gulls!
Ithaca is ideal for combining nature exploration with endless swimming and sunbathing.
If you are more energetic you may prefer to go paddle boarding, sea kayaking, or to try diving with an experienced guide, or take a boat excursion to a nearby island.
You can find details of all these activities at www.seakayakingithaca.com.
Or perhaps you can try your hand at fishing? A wide variety of fish inhabit the bay of Kioni and you can fish in the harbor, on the rocks and on the beaches.
Get to know the entire island with daily activities, or take an unforgettable personalized tour of the Palace of Odysseus (the hero of Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey) and the port to which he returned. (Ask us for further details).
Experience life “as a local”.
Take a daytime walk to the mole in Kioni, spend the early evening in the moonlight, followed by a meal beside the waves… and finish the day with a relaxing drink underneath the stars.
Once In Lifetime Occasions
In recent years Kioni has been the location of choice for hosting unique, once in a lifetime events.
If you are planning a baptism or to get married, why not consider holding the ceremony at one of the superb chapels which surround Kioni?
Visit Agios Nikolaos in Mavrona, for example, and your imagination will immediately turn to how wonderful a ceremony could be held there.
Cultural Events,during summer nights in Ithaca, events, concerts, exhibitions and performances, of all kinds and of course.. the local feasts (panigiria/panigyria) are often help, every village has its own panigiri, in which the thiako wine flows in abundance and you can enjoy traditional dances and music until early morning.
