Ionian Islands

This article is about the group of islands west of Greece. For the ancient region in western Anatolia, see Ionia. The Ionian Islands (Modern Greek: Ιόνια νησιά, Ionia nisia; Ancient Greek: , Ionioi Nēsoi) are a group of islands in Greece. They are traditionally called the Seven Islands (in Modern Greek Eptanisa, Επτάνησα), but the group includes many smaller islands as well as the seven principal ones. The seven are, from north to south:Kerkyra (Κέρκυρα) usually known as Corfu in EnglishPaxi (Παξοί) also known as Paxos in EnglishLefkada (Λευκάδα) also known as Lefkas in EnglishIthaki (Ιθάκη) usually known as Ithaca in EnglishKefallonia (Κεφαλλονιά) often known as Kefalonia/Cephalonia/Kefallinia in EnglishZakynthos (Ζάκυνθος) sometimes known as Zante in EnglishKythira (Κύθηρα) sometimes known as Cerigo in English The six northern islands are off the west coast of Greece, in the Ionian Sea. The seventh island, Kythira, is off the southern tip of the Peloponnesus, the southern part of the Greek mainland. It should be noted that Kythira is not part of the periphery of Ionian Islands (Ionioi Nisoi), as it is included in the periphery of Attiki.
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