Zakynthos Island - Zakynthos holidays Greece

Zakynthos island, “Fior di Levante”, the flower of the East like the Venetians called it, is the third in bigger of the Ionian islands in magnitude and population. Countless picturesque beaches, impressive sea caves, fertile valleys and mountains under the sound of “cantades” compose the image of Zakynthos.

A paradise on earth, one of the last refuge of the rare Mediterranean specie of Caretta Caretta sea turtle, which for millions of year uses its south beaches as an egg-laying ground. At the southwest coast of the island we also meet the rare Monachus Monachus seal.

Zakynthos is famous for its mandolato and pasteli, traditional sweets, as well as for its unique Zakynthian fragrances: bougarini, fiorountenia and grantouka that you must taste during your Zakynthos holidays.

The island’s capital is the noble Zakynthos town, home of Dionisios Solomos, the national Greek poet, of the poet Kalvos and of the writer Xenopoulos. Zakynthos Greece had and continues to have an important culture.

Countless picturesque beaches, impressive sea caves, fertile valleys and mountains under the sound of “cantades” and intoxicant fragrances compose Zakynthos’ identity. The island of the Greek national poet, Dionisios Solomos, with its lengthy history and cultural and religious tradition will compensate every visitor.