Across from Arillas Beach, about a mile out in the Ionian Pelagos Sea, lies a small, seemingly simple island called Gravia. For many visitors, it is just a beautiful silhouette on the horizon. For us who live here, however, Gravia is not just one island, but a small world of three: Gravia, Sykia, and Gynaika. Each name carries a story, and each story reveals something about the people of Arillas—who we were, who we are, and who we risk becoming if we forget our own words.
