Guidebook for Zakinthos Island

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Guidebook for Zakinthos Island

Food Scene

Best place for your morning coffee and great cocktails, music and hotspot for the evening.
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Avant Garde
29100 Leof. Dimokratias
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Best place for your morning coffee and great cocktails, music and hotspot for the evening.
Best views of the island from the hill. Make sure you visit the Castle and Latas cafe for the famous Frigania local desert!
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Latas Cafe-Bistrot
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Best views of the island from the hill. Make sure you visit the Castle and Latas cafe for the famous Frigania local desert!
Great central coffee/bar. Visit the roof bar in the evening for cocktails.
Base Cafe & Roof Cocktail Bar
3 L. Ziva
Great central coffee/bar. Visit the roof bar in the evening for cocktails.
A great family friendly cafe-bar-resto on the main town square. You can rent bikes for the kids to play around on the square.
Red Rock Cafe
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A great family friendly cafe-bar-resto on the main town square. You can rent bikes for the kids to play around on the square.
By the sea beautiful restaurant
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Utopia Resto
Eparchiaki Odos Zakinthou - Vasilikou
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By the sea beautiful restaurant
Very central yet quiet restaurant in town centre for excellent fine dining.
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Prosilio Restaurant
15 Ag. Panton
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Very central yet quiet restaurant in town centre for excellent fine dining.
Fine dining at its best with beautiful views of the town! Must try...
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Al Nur Gourmet Food & Cocktail
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Fine dining at its best with beautiful views of the town! Must try...
A unique taverna in Koiliomenos village with local food and horse riding in the fields.
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Ampelostrates
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A unique taverna in Koiliomenos village with local food and horse riding in the fields.
This is a unique high-end taverna on the cliffside surrounded by the nature and calm of north east Zakynthos with amazing views to the open Ionian Sea and one of the most beautiful sunset spots. The food and service are very good and it offers Greek traditional and Greek fusion dishes as well a good wine list. You must reserve a table as it is very busy.
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Cave Damianos taverna
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This is a unique high-end taverna on the cliffside surrounded by the nature and calm of north east Zakynthos with amazing views to the open Ionian Sea and one of the most beautiful sunset spots. The food and service are very good and it offers Greek traditional and Greek fusion dishes as well a good wine list. You must reserve a table as it is very busy.

Drinks & Nightlife

Akrotiri North - A beautiful lounge bar on the rocks above the sea. Very romantic!
Akrotiri
Akrotiri North - A beautiful lounge bar on the rocks above the sea. Very romantic!
Amazing garden lounge and dance vibes
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Barrage Club
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Amazing garden lounge and dance vibes
Right at the top of the town hill you see amazing views of the town and the south east side of the island. Great outside lounge area or an upbeat club atmosphere inside. Your pick...
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Movida
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Right at the top of the town hill you see amazing views of the town and the south east side of the island. Great outside lounge area or an upbeat club atmosphere inside. Your pick...
Another great vantage point for an evening drink with views. Lots of local young people go there every evening
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Island Club Zakynthos
Argasi Epar.Od. Zakinthou - Vasilikou
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Another great vantage point for an evening drink with views. Lots of local young people go there every evening

Sightseeing

Swim at Platis Gialos beach and take the boat from Agios Nikolaos port for a quick and hassle free visit to the Shipwreck. Do not miss this experience!
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Agios Nikolaos
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Swim at Platis Gialos beach and take the boat from Agios Nikolaos port for a quick and hassle free visit to the Shipwreck. Do not miss this experience!
Amazing long sandy beach on the furthest tip of the island. Amazing crystal blue waters!
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Gerakas Beach
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Amazing long sandy beach on the furthest tip of the island. Amazing crystal blue waters!
One of the most visited beaches by sea turtles to lay their eggs. Sandy beach, clear blue water. There are many small and very good tavernas to enjoy good freshly made food, juices, beers the lot!
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Dafni Beach
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One of the most visited beaches by sea turtles to lay their eggs. Sandy beach, clear blue water. There are many small and very good tavernas to enjoy good freshly made food, juices, beers the lot!
Amongst the olive orchards there are many small treks leading you to smooth rocks and one beautiful pebble beach. Visit the small taverna Marathias Star to enjoy a breathtaking view of Marathonisi!
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Marathias
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Amongst the olive orchards there are many small treks leading you to smooth rocks and one beautiful pebble beach. Visit the small taverna Marathias Star to enjoy a breathtaking view of Marathonisi!
You will find a couple of great tavernas in Keri Lake village, a cute Rock Cafe and you can rent a boat to visit Marathonisi, the turtle island. It has two beaches; a sandy one and a rocky one. It is paradise!
Marathonisi Motorboat
You will find a couple of great tavernas in Keri Lake village, a cute Rock Cafe and you can rent a boat to visit Marathonisi, the turtle island. It has two beaches; a sandy one and a rocky one. It is paradise!
Follow the signs for the Lighthouse, you will also see the largest Greek flag in the world! Go to the very end of the cliff next to the lighthouse and enjoy the best ever spot for the sunset.
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Keri
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Follow the signs for the Lighthouse, you will also see the largest Greek flag in the world! Go to the very end of the cliff next to the lighthouse and enjoy the best ever spot for the sunset.
A long calm sandy beach, family friendly and with a great variety of family owned tavernas, shops and bars. Very close and easy to get to from most central areas of the island.
Tsilivi Beach Hotel
A long calm sandy beach, family friendly and with a great variety of family owned tavernas, shops and bars. Very close and easy to get to from most central areas of the island.
A very long calm sandy beach, family friendly with tavernas and shops. Very easy to reach and close to main areas of the island.
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Kalamaki
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A very long calm sandy beach, family friendly with tavernas and shops. Very easy to reach and close to main areas of the island.
Family friendly holiday resort, a bit further away from the main island, but easy to reach and great clear, calm waters
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Alykes
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Family friendly holiday resort, a bit further away from the main island, but easy to reach and great clear, calm waters
The monastery church of the patron saint of the island. This is an interesting cultural and spiritual place to visit.
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Agios Dionysios
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The monastery church of the patron saint of the island. This is an interesting cultural and spiritual place to visit.

Parks & Nature

You can only dive in from the rocks into a crystal clear pool of amazing waters. Beautiful views of the west Ionian Sea and a great taverna to enjoy food, wine and the sunset!
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Porto Limnionas Tavern
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You can only dive in from the rocks into a crystal clear pool of amazing waters. Beautiful views of the west Ionian Sea and a great taverna to enjoy food, wine and the sunset!
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Nationaal Zeepark van Zakynthos
1 Βενιζέλου
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Arts & Culture

Worth seeing as you will find out more on how the island looked before the earthquake.
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The Byzantine Museum
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Worth seeing as you will find out more on how the island looked before the earthquake.

Stadsadvies

Wat je mee moet nemen

insect repellent

Mosquitos are very common in the Greek summer and although they are harmless they can cause a lot of discomfort and I highly suggest you always wear a strong repellent throughout the day.
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Navagio (shipwreck) beach

This is the most popular beach of Greece and you must make sure you visit once. I highly recommend you drive to Porto Vromi in the north east of the island and you can rent a boat from there to go to the beach or board a guided tour. Please call them 1-2 days prior as they are busy and because the tours could be cancelled easily if the weather is not good. Due to the location of the beach you can only access it by boat and as it is a deep open sea the slightest wind change causes serious disruptions to the tours.
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Bottled water only

Nowhere on the island is there drinkable tap water and you must always ask and use bottled water.