The Ionian Islands or the Seven Islands with their exceptional climate, deep and cool sea, mountains and lots of greenery, cultural heritage, as well as residents with consistently good The mood is the perfect place for rest and relaxation.
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Scattered along the west coast of mainland Greece, Ionian Islands – they are better known precisely under this name – represent an archipelago of twelve small and large islands, the total area of which is 2200 sq.km. The six largest islands are Zakynthos, Ithaca, Kerkyra (Corfu), Kefalonia, Lefkada and Paxi. The smaller islands are Antipaxi, Erikusa, Mafraki, Ofoni, Meganisi, Kalamos, Kastos and the complex uninhabited islands of Strofodes to the south of Zakynthos. Together with Kifira – island, which is located away from the rest, opposite the southern coast of the Peloponnese and the shores of Laconia, as well as the neighboring the island of Antikifir, they are included in the archipelago of the Seven Islands.
Once they were one with mainland Greece, but were cut off from it as a result of soil subsidence due to fracture, formed in the Ionian Sea off the coast. So steep shores and picturesque coasts sprang up can explain so high mountains, which before the formation of rift were part of the Pind mountain range that crosses the mainland Greece Similarly, one can explain the greatest depth of water in Mediterranean, which reaches 4406 meters.
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The climate of the archipelago is mild, without harsh temperature fluctuations, making it an ideal place to relax and accommodation. In winter, the mountains of mainland Greece make it difficult cold northerly winds, and in summer the weaker trade-wind weaken the heat winds blowing from the northwest, as well as the sea breeze. Thanks to these winds, many coasts on the Seven Islands have become famous Worldwide windsurfing centers.
The Ionian Islands have been inhabited since Paleolithic period, since then political power and conditions of development cultures have changed many times. In 1204 they were part of Byzantine Empire, and when the Franks conquered Constantinople, passed into the hands of Venice – during this period a local the aristocracy and the registry was created nobility, traces of which lasted until the 19th century.
From the period of Frankish rule until 1864, when Islands became part of Greece, the power on them has changed several times. Thanks to the presence of Europeans here at that time period when Greece was under Ottoman occupation, the Ionian islands have reached a significant level of cultural development, as Today, both architectural traditions and The unique cultural appearance of the archipelago.
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