Tables are set at a waterfront restaurant in the town of Vathy on the island of Ithaca, in the Ionian Sea, on August 3, 2026. Ithaca, the home to the hero Odysseus in Homer's Odyssey, is far from Greece's main tourist hubs it has never been a regular stop for travellers. The release of the blockbuster film The Odyssey has the island's businesses and officials expecting a rise touristic activity. (Photo by Angelos TZORTZINIS / AFP via Getty Images)

Tourists disembark from a boat after returning from nearby beaches on the island of Ithaca, in the Ionian Sea, on August 3, 2026. Ithaca, the home to the hero Odysseus in Homer's Odyssey, is far from Greece's main tourist hubs it has never been a regular stop for travellers. The release of the blockbuster film The Odyssey has the island's businesses and officials expecting a rise touristic activity. (Photo by Angelos TZORTZINIS / AFP via Getty Images)

Tourists stand on the deck of a ferry heading to the island of Ithaca, in the Ionian Sea, on August 3, 2026. Ithaca, the home to the hero Odysseus in Homer's Odyssey, is far from Greece's main tourist hubs it has never been a regular stop for travellers. The release of the blockbuster film The Odyssey has the island's businesses and officials expecting a rise touristic activity. (Photo by Angelos TZORTZINIS / AFP via Getty Images)

Tourists sit at a beach on the island of Ithaca, in the Ionian Sea, on August 3, 2026. Ithaca, the home to the hero Odysseus in Homer's Odyssey, is far from Greece's main tourist hubs it has never been a regular stop for travellers. The release of the blockbuster film The Odyssey has the island's businesses and officials expecting a rise touristic activity. (Photo by Angelos TZORTZINIS / AFP via Getty Images)

A man walks next to a bust of Odysseus in the central square of the village of Stavros, on the island of Ithaca, in the Ionian Sea, on August 3, 2026. Ithaca, the home to the hero Odysseus in Homer's Odyssey, is far from Greece's main tourist hubs it has never been a regular stop for travellers. The release of the blockbuster film The Odyssey has the island's businesses and officials expecting a rise touristic activity. (Photo by Angelos TZORTZINIS / AFP via Getty Images) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - TO ILLUSTRATE THE EVENT AS SPECIFIED IN THE CAPTION

This photo taken on August 4, 2026, shows an aerial view of the town of Vathy on the island of Ithaca. Ithaca, the home to the hero Odysseus in Homer's Odyssey, is far from Greece's main tourist hubs it has never been a regular stop for travellers. The release of the blockbuster film The Odyssey has the island's businesses and officials expecting a rise touristic activity. (Photo by Angelos TZORTZINIS / AFP via Getty Images)

Tourists stand next to a statue of Odysseus, sculpted by Korina Cassianou, in the town of Vathy on the island of Ithaca, in the Ionian Sea, on August 3, 2026. Ithaca, the home to the hero Odysseus in Homer's Odyssey, is far from Greece's main tourist hubs it has never been a regular stop for travellers. The release of the blockbuster film The Odyssey has the island's businesses and officials expecting a rise touristic activity. (Photo by Angelos TZORTZINIS / AFP via Getty Images) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY MENTION OF THE ARTIST UPON PUBLICATION - TO ILLUSTRATE THE EVENT AS SPECIFIED IN THE CAPTION

An aerial view shows the shows Dexa beach, where legend has Odysseus landing when he finally returned home, on the island of Ithaca, on August 3, 2026. Ithaca, the home to the hero Odysseus in Homer's Odyssey, is far from Greece's main tourist hubs it has never been a regular stop for travellers. The release of the blockbuster film The Odyssey has the island's businesses and officials expecting a rise touristic activity. (Photo by Angelos TZORTZINIS / AFP via Getty Images)