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Weddings in Ithaca ('Ithaki' in Greek)
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Ithaca weddings: marry in the land of Homer's Odyssey
Ithaca is a unique place to get married. You can exchange your vows in Ithaca's town hall which has a wonderful setting on the harbour front. Many couples then choose to travel by boat, serenaded by musicians, to the nearby taverna where the wedding party can be arranged outside overlooking the beach. It is also possible for your wedding or reception to take place in a stylish boutique hotel on the island.
Ideas for your dream wedding in Ithaca
- Wedding in Ithaca's town hall on the harbour front
- Stylish boutique hotel wedding
- Orthodox wedding in a picturesque church
- Ithaca is a wonderful place for a honeymoon, following a wedding in Kefalonia
Contact us for more information and other ideas for weddings in Ithaca
Ithaca as your wedding destination
Ithaca is famous in Greek mythology because it is generally thought that Homer’s Odyssey was set on this island. It is said that Ithaca either takes its name from Ithacus, son of the sea God Poseidon, or from Ithacis, son of a Kefalonian king who settled there. Ithaca was annexed to Kefalonia during the Byzantine era (395─1185 AD) and the two islands have close historical ties.
With an area of 92.5 square km, Ithaca is the second smallest of the Ionian Islands. It is virtually split into two peninsulas. The northerly peninsula contains the largest villages, the main resorts such as Kioni, a village set in a horseshoe-shaped bay which is popular with yachters, plus a few smaller resorts and some spectacular walks. The South boasts the settings for Homer’s Odyssey (you can visit Eumais’ cave and Arethusa’s spring), and the capital Vathy (meaning “deep”) has one of the most picturesque seafront settings in all of Greece. Like the rest of the Ionian Islands, Ithaca is covered in olive groves, with many cypresses and also orchards of orange, lemon, fig and pear trees.
Ithaca is surrounded by pristine turquoise sea and white beaches (made from tiny smooth white pebbles). Many of its beaches can only be reached by boat, offering visitors the luxury of private swimming and bathing. Although popular, the island is hardly touched by tourism and benefits from strict regulations that require all new buildings be built in harmony with existing architecture. As a result, there are no large hotel complexes, and it really is possible to experience the authenticity of the Ionian islands in its purest form.