Landscape photos from North Ithaca
Winter months on Ithaca are more like spring. As soon as the rain stops and the sun is warming the air wild flowers apear over night.
Traditional windmills on Ithaca, now listed and protected. In the past it was possible to convert them into a house, not anymore.
A typical sight during a walk. Goats are not wild each one is accounted for and they roam around freely with no care in the world.
Keep on walking up the hill and you come to a plateau where several ruins are for sale. It's a magic area, but has no facilities such as electricity, main water or telephone connection. A heaven for eco enthusiasts.
We had a lot of rain.
Starting in Kioni, further North-East, a charming chapel is a sanctuary. The sterna in front is old and not in use anymore. In the past water was collected by a slope and the water was pulled up by a bucket from the centre.
The ferry comes either from Venice or Ancona in Italy to Patras. The island in the background is not habited and I heard the wild life on this place is amazing.
Typical Greece.
Kioni, a fishing and tourist village. In the front along the sea where boats arrive and ancor for the night many tavernas, bars and coffee places are packed with people during the summer months.
The village has attracted people from all over the world and traditional houses have been converted to magnificent homes in line with strict Ithacan building regulations.
Most of them overlook three windmills. A landmark arriving by foot, bike, car or boat.
Walking to Homer School along this beautiful stone path, many stories predict Odysseus palace was in its surroundings, leads to this beautiful opening .......
with a waterfall. Worth having a guided tour.
The view is towards another fishing village named Frikes with beautiful restaurants, serving fresh fish and other specialities from the island.
Flowers are a pleasure.
Vines in the winter to my taste look sad, but I like the rich earth producing wild flowers during winter and spring.
Lots of them around!
Camomille tea.....
Venetians occupied the Ioanian Islands for many hundred of years and architecture can proof this to date. Still now building restrictions are based on a Venetian style.
Hill top village with another church!
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