Ulysses Island expects a tourist surge after the premiere of "The Odyssey"

The Greek island of Ithaca is anticipating an influx of tourists following the release of the cinematic film "La Odisea," directed by Christopher Nolan and inspired by the classic epic poem.

Visitors, such as Italian lawyer Giorgia Ongarato, have traveled to the island—traditionally identified as the mythical home of Ulysses—fulfilling long-held ambitions to experience the setting immortalized in the ancient epic.