This island, whose name in Greek means "Sun Island", is covered with Mediterranean vegetation abundance. Steps stone stairs that starts at the base of the island, viewed from the outside, giving the impression of a sun tail. Hence the name of the island. The her highest natural point has an altitude of only 2 meters above sea level. According to mythology, when Odysseus traveled to Corfu was cured by Nausicaa, daughter of Alkinoos, who after he did well in the palace of her father, gave him a ship to take him back to Ithaca. They say this so much angered Poseidon, that the petrified ship that has become a small island in the bay Paliokastritsa, where the palace of Alkinoos. This would form the basis of random mythological appearance Pontikonisi small islands. However, its existence is recorded in all the old maps.
Pontikonisi Island is known for its Byzantine church that shelters, which was built in the XI-XII centuries. This small Byzantine church dedicated to the Transfiguration has registered cross-shaped plan with dome.
