Best Things to Do in Ithaca

Ithaca is a city on Cayuga Lake, in New York’s Finger Lakes region. It’s home to Cornell University and its I.M. Pei–designed Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art.

1. Spend a day in the village of Frikes

2. Swimming at Pisaetos Beach

3. Visit the castle of Odysseus

4. Snorkeling at Paralia Afales

5. Spend a day in the village of Kioni

6. Visit the reconstructed village of Vathy

7. Visit the Cave of the Nymphs

8. Swimming at Paralia Frikes

9. Enjoy the magic of Kathara Monastery

10. Scuba diving in the waters around the island

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