Zante Holidays Greece
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Zante Town/Strani Hill
A statue of the island poet Dionysios Solomos stands in Solomou Square in Zante Town. A further statue of the poet is found at Strani Hill approximately 1.5 km outside Zante Town on the way in from Tsilivi in the district of Akrotiri. It is a beautiful wooded place with a fantastic view. It was here on one of his favourite walks in May 1823 that the poet Dionysios Solomos wrote the “Hymn to Liberty” that later became Greece’s National Anthem.
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Bohali Castle
The Venetian Castle is situated on an evergreen hill at the district of Bohali which is about 2 km from Zante Town. The castle was built upon the ruins of the ancient acropolis its preserved fortifications were completed in 1646. Above the entrance gate is the Venetian blazon of the lions of St Markos. There is a wonderful view of Zante town and Argasi.
Zante Town
The museum in St Markos Square Zante Town contains the mausoleums of the great poets of Zakynthos, Dionysios Solomos (1798-1857) and Andreas Kalvos (1792-1869). It also contains an important number of Solomos’ manuscripts and personal belongings.
Blue Caves (Galazia Spilia)
These caves are found on the Skinari cape, which is the most northern part of the island, 35 km from the town of Zakynthos. The biggest of the caves is the famous Blue Grotto which entrance was discovered in 1897. You can visit the Blue Caves by boat from the nearby port of Agios Nikolaos.
Agios Nikolaos
A lovely beach at the north of the island - visit the Blue Caves from here (Galazia Spilia) .
Kokkinou
A lovely place to stop for a swim from the rocks on your way back from Agios Nikolaos towards Alykes, Alikanas and Kypseli (perhaps after a trip to the Blue Caves).
Kambi
For a different kind of dramatic scenery check out the cliffs at Kambi on the West Coast of the island.
Keri
On the south of the island past Laganas - a lovely place to spend the day and idle away in one of the tavernas along the beach and gaze out at the sea or paddle in the clear waters.
Ano Gerakari - St Nicholas'
Church
One of the loveliest spots, especially at sundown, from the churchyard to see almost all over Zante - down to Laganas and over to Kefalonia. If you want a romantic evening then slip next door to the restaurant To Fioro Tou Levante where Martha will give you a very warm welcome.
One of the loveliest spots, especially at sundown, from the churchyard to see almost all over Zante - down to Laganas and over to Kefalonia. If you want a romantic evening then slip next door to the restaurant To Fioro Tou Levante where Martha will give you a very warm welcome.
Up on the north- west side of the island, swim off the rocks into the azure lagoons and then have some lunch !
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With a traditional Greek coffee served very sweet (gliko), medium sweet (metrio), or without any sugar at all (sketo) or with a cooling frappé in the same way - with milk (me gala) or without milk (horis gala).