On the small island Lazaretto in the middle of the harbor of Ithaca is the beautiful church of the Transfiguration.

Vathy (or Vathi) is the capital of Ithaca since 1500 and has a population of 1700 people. Vathy’s is build like an amphitheatre around it's natural port (the Homeric Forkys port) which is 300m. wide and its length is 926m.