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	Ionian Islands - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Ithaki was known as Val di Conspare, Kerkyra as Corfu, Kythera as Cerigo, Lefkada as Santa Maura and Zakynthos as Zante.
		The islands were settled by Greeks at an early date, possibly as early as 1000 BC, and certainly by the 9th century BC.
		In 1941 when German forces occupied Greece, the Ionian Islands (except Kythera) were handed over to the Italians, who in their three years of rule made themselves hugely unpopular by trying to force the islanders to realise that they were "really" Italian.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ionian_Islands (1462 words)

	IONIAN ISLANDS - LoveToKnow Article on IONIAN ISLANDS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		They were afterwards robbed of the island by Leon Vetrano, a famous Genoese corsair; but he was soon defeated and put to death, and the senate, to secure their position, granted fiefs in Corfu to ten noble families in order that they might colonize it (1206).
		The construction of roads, the abolition of direct taxes and of the system of farming the church lands, the securing of impartial administration of justice, and the establishment of educational institutions are among the services ascribed to his efforts.
		But after a tour through the principal islands Gladstone came to the conclusion that the abolition of the protectorate was not the wish of the mass of the people.
	41.1911encyclopedia.org /I/IO/IONIAN_ISLANDS.htm (1768 words)

	Geographia: Islands
		Scyrus (Skyrus) was an Aegean island northeast of Euboea.
		Naxos was one of the larger islands of the Cyclades in the Aegean Sea.
		Leucas was an island in the Ionian Sea, north of Cephallenia and Ithaca.
	www.timelessmyths.com /classical/islands.html (3721 words)

	IONIAN ISLANDS, ITHAKI, CORFU, KEFALONIA, PAXI, LEFKADA, ZAKINTHOS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		At the most southern tip of the island is the shrine dedicated to the god Apollo, where it is also believed that the poet Sappho took her own life by flinging herself off the cliffs.
		This island is the largest of the Ionian Islands and often described as the most "green" due its fir covered mountain Ainos(1,600mt high) and many groves throughout the island full of olive trees, orange orchards and grapevines.
		Fiskardo, north of the island is a picturesque harbour town, surrounded by a thick cypress forests.
	www.netplan.gr /ionia (864 words)

	Ionian islands - Corfu (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The Ionian Sea is connected with the Adriatic Sea in the north by the Strait of Otranto.
		With the small islands of Paxi and Antipaxos, it forms the department (Greek--nomos) of Kerkira with a population of 97,506, being the capital and largest town.
		The small community of Ithaki, on a sheltered bay in the southern part of the island, is the capital and chief port, with a population of 3,646 and a total area of 96 square kilometers (37 square miles).
	alexandros.com /Greece/ionian.html (645 words)

	Greekislands.com : Kefalonia : kefalonia greece, kefalonia
		The kefalonia island in Greece is connected also to Kyllini in the Peloponnese, from Poros, with Lefkada and with the coast of Aitoloakarnania opposite.
		The human presence on the island of kefalonia is dated to the Paleolithic period.
		The island of kefalonia has an efficient tourist infrastructure and is a famous destination for in the beaten and off the beaten track vacations as well.
	www.greekislands.com /cephalonia/home.htm (560 words)

	Ionian Sea - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		It is bounded by southern Italy, including Calabria, Sicily and the Salento peninsula, to the west, by southwestern Albania and a large number of Greek islands, including Corfu, Zante, Kephalonia, Ithaka, and Lefkas to the east.
		The islands are collectively referred to as the Ionian Islands, and other islands including the Strophades, Sphagia, Schiza, Sapientza and Kythira.
		The eponym of the Ionian Sea (whose name was more often, particularly by Aeschylus, attributed to Io's voyage; previously the Ionian Gulf was thought to have been called the sea of Cronus and Rhea).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ionian_sea (342 words)

	Ionian Islands - View of Greece by Region - Tour Trip Greece
		Lefkada is a distinguished island with its impressive Venetian castle and the monastery of Faneromeni.
		The west side of the island is steep and bare in contrast with the east which is verdant and slopes gently down to the sea.
		The southernmost island of the Ionian, almost triangular in shape, is idyllic Zakynthos.
	www.tourtripgreece.gr /view_of_greece/region/ionian.php (768 words)

	The Ionian islands
		Today the 7 Islands are cosmopolitan and popular with tourists and welcome a large number of them each year, thanks to the unequaled natural beauty and the friendly and hospitable locals.
		From Corfu till Zante, the Ionian Islands have kept their traditional colors and their character that can be seen even through the speech and pronunciation of the local people.
		These islands are known to be the birthplace of art and literature, and songs and serenades can be heard from every corner, and for those who have had a chance to visit them, they are sure to remain unforgettable.
	www.almiyachts.com /Towns/ionian_sea/ionian_islands.html (468 words)

	Ionian islands (Greece, 1800-1864) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The national commercial flag of the United States of the Ionian Islands, as directed by the seventh article of the treaty of Paris, shall be the original flag of these States, with the addition of the British Union, to be placed in the upper corner, next to the flag-staff.
		The arms or armorial bearings of the United States of the Ionian Islands shall hereafter consist of the British arms in the centre, surrounded by the arms of each of the islands composing the said States.
		The armorial bearings of each of the islands shall consist of the individual arms of the islands, and such emblem, denoting the sovereign protection, as may be deemed advisable.
	www.crwflags.com /fotw/flags/gr-ion.html (873 words)

	Ionian Islands: A complete guide to the Ionian
		The Ionian Islands group consists of seven major islands situated near the western coast of Greece along the Epirus and the Peloponnese.
		The island also has an interesting history which was used as the background for the famous novel of Louis de Bernières “Captain’s Corelli’s Mandolin”.There are many Kefalonia Hotels all over the islands, in the main towns but also at the most famous resorts and the most beautiful beaches.
		The island has a mountainous northwest, a fertile central plain while the southern and eastern coast is where all the mass tourism resorts are located.The island has an impressive number of Zakynthos Hotels.
	www.the-greek-islands.biz /ionian-islands.htm (691 words)

	AllRefer.com - Ionian Islands, Greece (Greek Political Geography) - Encyclopedia
		Venice took the islands in the 14th and 15th cent.
		From 1809 to 1814 the British navy occupied all the islands except KErkira.
		In 1815 the Ionian Islands, known as the "United States of the Ionian Islands," were placed under British protection.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/I/IonianIs.html (340 words)

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		Modern Greek island group off the west coast of Greece, stretching south from the Albanian coast to the southern tip of the Peloponnese, and often called Heptanesos ("Seven Islands").
		In 1864 Britain ceded the islands to Greece as a gesture marking the accession of a new Greek king, George I (the former Prince William George of Glücksburg), son of Christian IX of Denmark.
		Following their annexation, the prosperity of the islands decreased, partly because of the loss of the special tax and trading privileges granted under the protectorate.
	www.grecian.net /GREECE/ionian/ionian.htm (533 words)

	Ionian Islands, Greece
		The Ionian Islands, also known as the Eptánisos (Seven Islands), are strung out along the west coast of Greece from the Albanian frontier to the Peloponnese.
		The Ionian Sea, which was equated by ancient authors with the Adriatic and is now seen as its southern continuation, and the Ionian Islands owe their name, according to Aeschylus, to the wanderings of Io or, according to later sources, to the Illyrian hero Ionios (spelt with omicron, the short o).
		During this period the islands provided a refuge for many Greeks fleeing from the Turks, including artists from Crete who established a school of their own here; and throughout these years they enjoyed a richer cultural life than the rest of Greece.
	www.planetware.com /greece/ionian-islands-gr-ion-ion.htm (416 words)

	Ionian Islands - Dilos Holiday World
		To the west of Epirus, Sterea Ellada, and the Peloponnese, a group of islands form the Ionian islands.
		Lefkada is a distinguished island with its impressive Venetian castle and the monastery of Phaneromeni.
		The west side of the island is steep and bare in contrast with the verdant east that slopes gently down to the sea.
	www.dilos.com /location/253 (672 words)

	LEFKAS - Dilos Holiday World
		The island was present at the Naval Battle of Salamis, at the battle of Plataia, in the Peloponessian War against the Spartans and it also participated in the campaign of Alexander the Great and resisted the Romans in the 3rd century B.C. During the Byzantine period, the island was incorporated into the Despotate of Epirus.
		The island was unified with Greece in 1864 along with the rest of the Ionian Islands.
		Englouvi, the most mountainous village on the island, is at an altitude of 700 m., Karya, one of the main mountain villages is in the center of the island on a lovely plateau and is well-known for its embroideries.
	www.dilos.com /location/306 (955 words)

	Ionian islands yacht charter guide - Sailing the Ionian sea - charters Corfu Lefkas
		Ionian Islands, also knows as the Eptánisos (Seven Islands), are strung out along the west coast of Greece from the Albanian frontier to the Peloponnese.
		Evidence of settlement dating back to Mycenaean times has been found on the islands, but their first emergence into the light of history was in 743 BCE, when Corinth founded the city of Korkyra, later Kerkira.
		And during this period the islands provided a refuge for many Greeks fleeing from the Turks, including artists from Crete who founded a school of their own here, and throughout these centuries they enjoyed a richer cultural life than the rest of Greece.
	www.sailingissues.com /greekislands/ionian.html (532 words)

	Greek Photo Album
		Forty years ago, the Ionian islands were the forgotten islands.
		To give you some history about the islands, settlements have been found on the islands dating as far back as 50,000 B.C. These people most likely crossed via land bridges to the main land when during the last ice age when the water level was lower.
		However, the island of Ithica in the Ionian is thought to be Odysseus’ Ithica because it matches Homer’s description.
	members.tripod.com /apollophotos/photos/greece/ionian.html (475 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Ionian Islands
		A group of seven islands (whence the name Heptanesus, by which they are also designated) and a number of islets scattered over the Ionian Sea to the west of Greece, between 36 deg.
		The seven islands are: Corfu (Kerkyra, Corcyra), Paxos, Leucadia or Santa Maura, Ithaca or Thiaki, Cephalonia, Zante or Zacynthus, and Cerigo or Cythera.
		The climate of the islands is in general very mild and salubrious, and, in spite of the mountainous character of the land, there is a fairly extensive output of cotton, wine, oil, and raisins.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/08091a.htm (850 words)

	Ionian Islands villas, Ionian Islands holiday villas, villas in Ionian Islands Greece, Ionian Islands villas with pools (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		This small collection of islands off the west coast of Greece and crowned by Corfu to the north (see separate description) differ from those of the Aegean by virtue of their greener, more mellow hues and often lush landscapes.
		The beaches are sublime, the verdant landscape a delight and the island is a paradise for windsurfers and sailors as well as beach-lovers.
		The most fertile of all the Ionian islands, Zakynthos (otherwise known as Zante) is a vivid patchwork of colour: spring flowers give way to green and soft ochre in the summer.
	www.igluvillas.com /aboutRegion.cfm/region/IonianIslands/IO?&referrersiteid=11 (621 words)

	Holidays Ionian Islands
		Ionian Islands, near the Greek western coast along the Epirus and the Peloponnese, have boundless sandy beaches, pretty mountains with unique high white rocks, clear blue seas and very beautiful bays with fantastic sea-caves.
		The capital of the island, Lefkada, is a beautiful town build near the harbour and the famous castle of Agia Mavra founded in 1300 by J. Orsini, a Frankish knight.
		The capital Gaios at the east side of the island is a a picturesque village with traditional houses and narrow streets.
	www.reiswijs.co.uk /destinations/europe/greece/ionian-islands/ionian-islands.html (2199 words)

	Schedule Greece,Ionian Islands, Greece Ionian islands ,Travel to greek islands,Travel to corfu,travel kefalonia ...
		The largest island in the Ionian, Kefalonia is a land of contrasts.
		The west coast of the island is steep and almost barren in contrast to the green, gentle shoreline on the east.
		Your tour of the island finishes with a visit to Aghios Nikitas, a traditional, picturesque fishing hamlet on the west coast of Lefkada, and a stop at the island village of Karia, known for its handmade traditional embroideries.
	www.schedule.gr /Ioinian.htm (3216 words)

	Ionian islands - sailing routes and conditions
		The green luxuriance of the islands is in direct contrast to the high eroded mountains of Albania and mainland Greece that form the eastern boundary to the Ionian.
		The Ionian Islands located on the western side of mainland Greece, are seven main islands that are different from other islands by their fertile land (blanketed with olive groves sustained by the winter rains) and clear blue waters.
		Corfu is the northern-most of the seven Ionian Islands.
	www.odysseysailing.gr /greekislands/ionian.html (547 words)

	Ionian Islands, Greek Islands
		These islands are in the Ionian Sea on the Italian side of Greece, with the exception of Kythira which is south of the eastern Peloponessos.
		The island is mountainous and rocky but lots of trees and olive groves, as do the other Ionian islands.
		An island you can drive to in the Ionian chain, it is actually connected to the mainland by a narrow isthmus that was seperated by a canal.
	www.magicaljourneys.com /Islands/discover-ionian.html (728 words)

	Ionian Islands : Introduction (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The islands were recolonized by people from the city-states on the Greek mainland, starting in the 8th century B.C. The Peloponnesian War, in fact, can be traced back to a quarrel between Corinth and its colony at Corcyra (Corfu) that led to Athens's interference and eventually the full-scale war.
		The islands later fell under the rule of the Romans, then the Byzantine empire, and remained prey to warring powers and pirates in this part of the Mediterranean for centuries.
		The Ionian Islands then became a protectorate of the British; although the islands did experience peace and prosperity, they were in fact a colony.
	www.frommers.com /destinations/print-narrative.cfm?destID=1674&catID=1674010001 (676 words)

	Ionian Islands \| Boston Lykeion Ellinidon
		The Islands of the Ionian Sea are situated to the west of Greece.
		The are often referred to as the Eptanisa (Επτάνησα) meaning "Seven Islands".
		The islands include Kerkyra - Corfu, Ithaki, Zakinthos, Kefalonia and Lefkada.
	www.bostonlykeion.org /ionian.htm (36 words)

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