Ionian Islands: the complete list of islands
The green islands off the west coast — Corfu, Zakynthos, Cephalonia, Lefkada — shaped by centuries of Venetian rule rather than the Cycladic white-and-blue. Different sea, different architecture, different light.
The main checklist counts 13 islands here — every inhabited Ionian Islands island you can actually travel to. Populations are permanent residents, which is its own kind of surprise: some of the best-known islands are among the emptiest in winter.
| Island | Greek name | Residents |
|---|---|---|
| Antipaxos | Αντίπαξος | 21 |
| Cephalonia | Κεφαλονιά | 36,064 |
| Corfu | Κέρκυρα | 99,134 |
| Erikoussa | Ερεικούσσα | 50 |
| Ithaca | Ιθάκη | 2,862 |
| Kalamos | Κάλαμος | 543 |
| Kastos | Καστός | 35 |
| Lefkada | Λευκάδα | 21,900 |
| Mathraki | Μαθράκι | 35 |
| Meganisi | Μεγανήσι | 926 |
| Othonoi | Οθωνοί | 60 |
| Paxoi | Παξοί | 2,466 |
| Zakynthos | Ζάκυνθος | 41,180 |
The excursion islets
One more island of the Ionian Islands sit in Pelagos’s optional expert tier — places you visit for an afternoon rather than stay on, scored separately so they never inflate the main count: Marathonisi.
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