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"Ithaca symbolizes the return, the end, the relief," the mayor of Ithaki, Dionysis Stanitsas, said in a statement to radio station Praktoreio 104.9 FM on Tuesday.

Greek Australian investors are planning to turn Ithaca, the legendary island of Odysseus into an island resort paradise by building six super luxury hotels with a golf course and a marina with 200 berths, as well as a resort village.

It is only when one visits the beautiful island of Ithaca that they understand the reason Odysseus longed for his return. Ithaca is part of the 7 Ioanian Islands and lies east of Kefalonia.