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One of the largest, most cosmopolitan beaches on Zante, Laganas Beach is primarily popular with twenty-somethings letting off steam, but nearby restaurants and tavernas are eager for older customers and families to help them shed the party strip reputation. Pep up your vacation with the lively music pumping out of various bars and cafes, haggle with hard-selling vendors, or recapture Read more...

The Monastery of Agios Georgios Krimnon (or Gremnon, or Vrahon) is located on the northwestern side of the island, just above Navagio Bay. In fact, a few meters from this monastery is the spot that gives the best view down to Navagio Beach and the Ionian Sea. Founded in 1535, many renowned ecclesiastical men lived there, including Agios Gerasimos, the Read more...

The Museum of Dionysios Solomos, Andreas Kalvos and other Eminent Personalities of Zakynthos are housed in a Neoclassical building at the square of Saint Mark, Zakynthos Town. On the ground floor of the museum is the mausoleum and hosts the bones of the National Greek Poet, Dionysios Solomos since 1968, as well as the bones of poet Andreas Kalvos and Read more...

The Monastery of Panagia Spiliotissa is located on the northern side of the island. Constructed on the edge of a steep cliff, this monastery is surrounded by lush greenery. Read more...

The Naval Museum of Zakynthos offers some very important insight on the development of the merchant and military navy, and the great impact that certain events had on the Greek navy, such as the Greek revolution, the two World Wars, and other decisive events, all included in the Naval museum records. However, Zakynthos does not have just one naval museum, Read more...

Unlike other beaches in the area, the road to Dafni is very bumpy and in pretty bad condition. It also goes on for quite a distance and there is a sharp descent near the end. At the bottom you find the pleasant beach of Dafni. The view from here of the cliffs is nice and the development has been kept Read more...

The Askos Stone Park in the Ionian island of Zakynthos is a wildlife sanctuary, a forest reserve, a natural zoo, an agricultural research ground, and even an archaeological site all blended in the 124-acre land. Nature lovers and children will love a visit to the part of the park which is open to visitors, while the rest of the area Read more...

On the hill of Bohali above Zakynthos Town, there is the Venetian Castle. As excavations have shown, this castle was constructed on the site of the ancient acropolis of the island and also on the site of a former Byzantine castle. The Castle of Zakynthos was completed by the Venetians in 1646 AD and the Winged Lion of Saint Mark, Read more...

The Monastery of Panagia Eleftherotria is located in Lagopodo, next to Maherado and very close to the church of Santa Mavra. Its architecture looks more like a castle than a monastery. The location gives an amazing view to the countryside of the island. Read more...

The Helmis National History Museum is located in the small village of Agia Marina, in the center of Zakynthos, only 15 km from the capital of the island. The mountainous nature of the village matches perfectly with the museum, whose exhibits represent the rich flora and fauna of Zakynthos and Greece in general. In fact, this is the only museum Read more...

Argassi beach lies in front of the tourist resort, just 5 kilometres from the capital of Zakynthos. Argassi Zante is a long golden sandy beach that extends one km and offers a wide range of water sports facilities. The resort offers many types of accommodations, taverns, bars and shops. It is not one of the best beaches you can find Read more...

Porto Kaminia is a lovely beach on the southern side of the island, about 7 km from Zakynthos Town. Located in the middleway between Argassi and Vassilikos, in the region Xirokastello, Porto Kaminia is a calm alternative to the busy resorts of Zakynthos, such as Laganas and Tsilivi. Although the beach is small in size, it is organized with sunbeds Read more...