Kerkyra or Corfu, Paxi, Lefkas, Ithaca, Kefalonia, Zante and Kythira with their characteristic flavour and unique natural beauty - not forgetting their long history and tradition - comprise the complex of the seven Ionian Islands. The part they played in the evolution of greek culture and their contribution to the struggle for independence in 1821 has sealed our national history.

Dionisios Solomos, Andreas Kalvos, Aristotelis Valaoritis, Lorenzos Mavilis and Aggelos Sikelianos are some of the important literary personalities born in the Ionian Islands, who have honoured the country with their work and have created what is now considered to be our contemporary literary heritage.

The Ionian Islands have always managed to preserve their distinct beauty and are amongst those parts of the country that first started to attract tourism.