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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 Leggi tutto...

The Church of Agios Nikolaos in Kiliomenos is a Venetian church with an impressive bell tower. Quite interesting is the fact that the church and the bell tower are separated by the street, looking like two different units. Leggi tutto...

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 Leggi tutto...

Food nourishes the body and love nourishes the soul. The simplest dish is transformed into a delicacy, if, in addition to salt and pepper, it is sprinkled with care for those who will taste it… This is what we consider a successful recipe and this is our goal and our challenge as well: to make our every dish with the Leggi tutto...

The villages of Maries and Exo Xora lie in the area. Both are pleasant villages with Maries having a distinctive light blue church at its centre with quite a few tavernas around. Exo Xora also has a lovely church and a large tree throws shade across the central square where local people sit outside the tavernas.The descent to Vromi Bay Leggi tutto...

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 Leggi tutto...

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 Leggi tutto...

Koukla is one of the most picturesque beaches in Zakynthos, offering many kinds of facilities to the visitors. It is located 13km southwest of Zakynthos Town and close to Laganas. It is surrounded by lush greenery offering a spectacular background. Along the beach there are colorful umbrellas and sundecks available for rent. Due to the short distance from the town, Leggi tutto...

Banana is the largest beach of Zakynthos island, located 14 km (20 min drive) from Zakynthos Town. It is famous for the exotic waters that shine under the sun light. Banana is fully organized with umbrellas and sundecks available for rent. There are a few beach bars offering cold drinks and light snacks. The beach distinguishes for the rocky landscape Leggi tutto...

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, Leggi tutto...

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, Leggi tutto...

The stunning bay of Gerakas Beach is the perfect answer to your search for a tranquil, unspoiled section of the Zante Island coast. Relatively free from commercialisation with just a few sun beds available to rent, the golden sands of this gently shelving beach are great for long, romantic walks, while its shallow waters provide safe swimming for families with Leggi tutto...