Echinades

thumb|300px|The Echinades The Echinades (; Greek: per Herodotus, Thucydides, and Strabo, per Homer Echinae (, ) are a group of islands in the Ionian Sea, off the coast of Acarnania, Greece. The archipelago is commonly subdivided into three groups: the Drakoneres in the north, the Modia in the middle and the Ouniades in the south. Administratively, the Echinades form part of two regional units: Ithaca and Cephalonia. Six of the islands, including Oxeia, one of the largest, are owned by Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani, the emir of Qatar, who purchased them for a reported £7.3 million sterling.

thumb | right | alt=Oxeia Island, Echinades | Oxeia Island, Echinades Oxeia () is a Greek island in the Ionian Sea. , it had no resident population. It is the chief island in the southern group (the Ouniades) of the Echinades, part of the Ionian Islands. Oxeia possesses the highest point in the Echinades, . It is situated near the mouth of the river Acheloos, off the coast of Aetolia-Acarnania. The island is around in length and its width is approximately . The Battle of Lepanto took place near the island in 1571.

thumb | 220x124px | right | alt= Vromonas is pictured as part of the Echinades Archipelagos, Greece | Vromonas is pictured as part of the Echinades Archipelagos, Greece Vromonas () is a Greek island in the Ionian Islands located east of the island of Ithaca. , it had no resident population.

Petalas (Greek: Πεταλάς) is the largest island of the Echinades, among the Ionian Islands in Greece. , it had no resident population. The largest private island in Greece, it is located in the Ionian Sea. Covering an area of , the island is known for its natural beauty, with around 4,000 olive trees and surrounded by clear blue waters.

island off Ithaca, Greece

thumb | 220x124px | right | alt= Echinades Archipelagos, Greece | Echinades Archipelagos, Greece Drakonera (Greek: Δρακονέρα) is an island of the Echinades, among the Ionian Islands group of Greece. Drakonera forms part of the northern group of the Echinades, which are called the Drakoneras after the island. The mainland with the Aetolia-Acarnania regional unit is to the north and east. Several islets surround the area. It is administered by the municipality of Ithaca. , it had no resident population.

thumb|Map of the Tilevoides In Homeric Greece, the islands of Taphos (Τάφος) lay in the Ionian Sea off the coast of Acarnania in northwestern Greece, home of seagoing and piratical inhabitants, the Taphians (Τάφιοι). Penelope mentions the Taphian sea-robbers when she rebukes the chief of her suitors. Athena is disguised as Mentes, "lord of the Taphian men who love their oars", who accepts the hospitality of Telemachus and speeds him on his journey from Ithaca to Pylos. Although the Taphians dealt in slaves, their piratical activities weren't always seen as inmoral. In the heroic age, piracy (l

Dulichium ( ; , ), also called Dolicha ( ; , ) or Doliche ( ; , ), was a place noted by numerous ancient writers that was either a city on, or an island off, the Ionian Sea coast of Acarnania, Greece.

Pistros (Greek: Πίστρος) is an islet between Ithaca and mainland Greece, one of the Ionian Islands. , it had no resident population.

Provati (Greek: Προβάτι) is an island of the Echinades, among the Ionian Islands group of Greece. , it had no resident population.

thumb | right | alt=Echinades Archipelagos, Greece | Echinades Archipelagos, Greece Pontikos (Greek: Ποντικός) is an island of the Echinades, among the Ionian Islands group of Greece. , it had no resident population.

islet of Echinades island group, Ionian Sea, Greece

1427 fought between the Byzantines and the fleet of Carlo I Tocco

islet of Echinades island group, Ionian Sea, Greece

Karlonisi () is an island of the Echinades (Drakoneres subgroup), among the Ionian Islands group of Greece. It has an average elevation of . It is administered by the municipality of Ithaca and is situated east of the island. , it had no resident population.

Tsakalonisi () is a small Greek island in the Ionian Sea, part of the Echinades archipelago. As of 2011, it had no resident population. It is situated 0.3 km west of Provati, 0.8 km southwest of Karlonisi, 1 km southeast of Drakonera, 4 km off the coast of Aetolia-Acarnania and 27 km east of Ithaca. It is administered by the municipality of Cephalonia.

islet of Echinades island group, Ionian Sea, Greece

Lamprinos (Greek: Λαμπρινός) is an island of the Echinades (Drakoneres subgroup), among the Ionian Islands group of Greece. , it had no resident population.

naval battle of the Lamian War

islet of Echinades island group, Ionian Sea, Greece

islet of Echinades island group, Ionian Sea, Greece

Girovaris (, also Γκράβαρης - Gkravaris) is an island of the Echinades, among the Ionian Islands group of Greece. As of 2011, it had no resident population. Administratively, it is part of the municipal unit Pylaros.