Ithaca · Ionian Islands
Property for sale in Ithaca
Odysseus's island, twenty minutes from Kefalonia by ferry: two mountainous halves joined by an isthmus, a deep-water harbour at Vathy, the fishing villages of Kioni and Frikes in the north, and a market small enough that most houses find their buyers by word of mouth.
- Golden Visa
- Golden Visa zone: from €400,000
- 2021
- Population 2,862 (2021 census)
Ithaca · Ionian Islands
Properties for sale in Ithaca
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Island guide
The island
Ithaca is quiet in a way the larger islands no longer are. There is no airport; you come by ferry from Sami on Kefalonia, from Lefkada or from the mainland, and once there the island is a place of steep roads, cypresses, walking trails and small harbours. Vathy, the capital, sits at the head of a long, sheltered bay; the northern villages of Kioni, Frikes and Stavros face Kefalonia and the open sea. Rebuilt after 1953 in a restrained neoclassical style, the towns are more elegant than most on the islands. Buyers are a mix of Greeks from the diaspora, Britons, Italians and other Europeans who want the opposite of a resort.
Where people buy
Vathy offers town houses, apartments and villas on the slopes around the bay with the most services. Kioni and Frikes in the north are the prettiest harbours, with stone houses and villas above them that command a premium. Stavros and the northern hill villages are the traditional choice, with houses to restore and views to Kefalonia. Plots with views are offered from time to time, mostly outside the settlement boundaries, where the 4,000 m² rule applies.
Prices in 2026
Ithaca has no published price index; the market is too small. From listings on the market in 2026, stone houses in Vathy, Kioni and Frikes are typically offered at €300,000–900,000, villas at €0.9–3 million, and plots with views at €80,000–400,000, with a small number of exceptional properties well above those figures. Expect to look longer and to accept that the right house may not be advertised at all.
Getting there
Fly to Kefalonia (EFL), drive to Sami and take the ferry to Pisaetos or Vathy; there are also ferries from Astakos on the mainland and, in summer, from Lefkada. Allow half a day from a northern European airport.
Golden Visa
Ithaca has 2,862 inhabitants at the 2021 census, which places it in the €400,000 zone for the Greek Golden Visa under the enacted law. Some older guides, using the previous census, still list it at €800,000. Ask your lawyer to confirm the classification in writing before relying on it.