Step onto a sun-blessed isle full of endless treasures; fringed by sublime beaches beneath soaring rugged mountains and blessed with an impressive open-air museum of ancient Greek, Roman and Byzantine history. Head into town scattered with ancient Greek and Roman landmarks, trot along beaches and wade into the surf on ride-and-swim jaunts and consume traditional Greek produce in bougainvillaea-topped tavernas. Invest in the deep-rooted wellness; lighten your load with nourishing herby rubdowns, gently restore in Therma Hot Springs and visit the world's first hospital to laud Hippocrates. Beaches are aptly named, salt lakes house preening peacocks - even the Greek Gods found the Ionian Islands paradise.