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The Ionian Islands consist of six larger and countless small islands. Most important are: Corfu, Kythira, Lefkada, Ithaki, Kefallonia, Zakynthos and Paxos. The islands are greener with more rain than the islands in the eastern part of Greece. Corfu, Kefallonia and Zakynthos have an airport. The others are easy to reach by boat.

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The islands from north to south:
 

Corfu is biggest of the islands and probably also the best known. The island is only a few kilometres off the Albanian coast. Corfu can be reached directly by boat from Italy. The "Pink Palace" is probably the most famous Youth Hostel in all Europe. It's massive. The only available option to book is half board (from 21 Euro in dorm room). Staying there means party 24/7. They got pool table, table tennis, whirlpool and other amenities available. If you look for peace and quite this is the wrong place to be. If you up for mayhem Pink Palace is your first choice.

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Paxos ist he smalles of the islands. It has an area of only 20 km˛ with about 5000 people living there. There are a few nice villages and beaches.

Lefkas is connected to the mainland by a bridge. There is little tourism. It is therefore relatively unspoiled.

Kefalonia is quite big (40.000 inhabitants) and surprisingly green. Despite its size and he presence of an airport there is very little tourism. Most of the locals are farmers. The main attraction of the islands are the caves.

Ithaka is a beautiful island. It's quite small but famous. Odysseus allegedly lived here.

Zakynthos is a popular destination for package holiday makers. Despite the tourism the island is still a good place to go. The beaches are awesome, hiking and cycling are most popular. The island is also famous for sea turtles.