The Ionian has a rich literary tradition, but just how much of it can you visit from a yacht? Armed with the most famous tomes I could find, I set off with a fair wind behind me. From Corfu and the Durrells, to Homer’s Odyssey, with a stop off on Kefalonia in 1943, the pages of the past are an evocative way to navigate around the islands and put a different slant to a holiday in Greece. So, pick your favourite and include it in your next charter route.
The Durrells and Corfu
The Durrells were a family that emigrated to Corfu in the 1930s. The conservationist Gerald Durrell wrote auto-biographically about his childhood in Greece, most famously in ‘My Family and Other Animals’ (1956). The books, and the popular ITV series that followed in the 80s, captured many people’s imagination. They tell the entertaining story of the family’s life, their struggles and their
