Antipaxos Wall (Paxos)

Blue Caves (Errikousa, Paxos)

Cape Dukato Wall (Lefkada)

Papanikolis Cave (Lefkada)

The northern Ionian kitchen leans on fish, olives and herbs: grilled limpets, gavros (anchovies), and the local ladotyri cheese are specialities, with Paxos producing a noted red wine. Tavernas serve simply grilled catch with local oil, and the small islands are known for relaxed, high-quality dining. Across Ionian Islands – Lefkada, Paxos, Antipaxos, the table leans on olive oil, lemon, herbs and the day's catch, with grilled fish, horiatiki salad and slow-cooked stews appearing everywhere. Mezedes — small shared plates — are the social heart of an evening, best washed down with a chilled local white or ouzo. Vegetarians are well served by dishes built on wild greens, pulses and cheese, and bakeries turn out savoury pies through the day.

Ionian Blue Hotel

Paxos Beach Hotel

Nydri Beach Hotel

Lefkas Mare Hotel

Antipaxos Villas

This northern Ionian cluster joins the dramatic white cliffs of Lefkada with the tiny, turquoise gems of Paxos and Antipaxos. Lefkada’s Cape Dukato is a vertical white-cliff drop-off carrying gorgonians, amberjack and passing pelagics, and its Papanikolis Cave is a vast sea cavern once used as a submarine shelter, with a huge air-filled dome, stalactites and shifting light. Paxos and Antipaxos are renowned for the clearest water in the Ionian: the Antipaxos Wall is a pristine rocky reef of groupers, barracuda and lobsters that is a wide-angle photographer’s dream, and the Blue Caves of Errikousa hide soft corals, nudibranchs and cuttlefish. Connected by bridge to the mainland, Lefkada is easy to reach, while Paxos is a short ferry away. The combination of dramatic geology, crystalline visibility and a slow, upmarket island pace makes this one of the most beautiful corners of the Greek diving map.

Ionian Islands – Lefkada, Paxos, Antipaxos

Fly into Preveza/Aktion (PVK), a short drive from Lefkada, or drive via the floating bridge from the mainland. Paxos is reached by ferry from Igoumenitsa or Lefkada (seasonal) and Antipaxos by water taxi from Gaios. A car covers Lefkada; boats cover the small islands.

Dive Sites in Ionian Islands – Lefkada, Paxos, Antipaxos

Antipaxos Wall (Paxos)

Blue Caves (Errikousa, Paxos)

Cape Dukato Wall (Lefkada)

Papanikolis Cave (Lefkada)