Zakynthos itinerary

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   Navagio Beach (Shipwreck Beach) - The Most Iconic Sight in Zakynthos

   Topping every list of things to do in Zakynthos, Navagio Beach (also known as Shipwreck Beach) is a small turquoise cove walled by 200-metre limestone cliffs on the island's northwest shore. The rusted hull of the…

   Address

   Anafonitria viewpoint, Anafonitria 290 91, Zakynthos

   Nearest transit

   Boat from Porto Vromi (~30 min) or Agios Nikolaos port (~1 hour); cliff viewpoint by car only

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   Blue Caves at Cape Skinari - Sea Caves Carved by the Ionian

   At the northernmost tip of the island, the Blue Caves are a string of natural sea grottos hollowed out of the limestone cliffs around Cape Skinari. The water inside glows an electric blue when sunlight refracts through…

   Address

   Cape Skinari, Volimes 290 91, Zakynthos

   Nearest transit

   Speedboat from Agios Nikolaos port at the north tip (~5-10 min); no public transport to north coast

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   Marathonisi Island (Turtle Island) - Loggerhead Nesting Beach in Laganas Bay

   Marathonisi - shaped like a turtle when seen from above and locally called Turtle Island - is a small uninhabited islet off the south coast in Laganas Bay. It sits inside the Zakynthos National Marine Park and is one of…

   Address

   Marathonisi islet (boat dock at Limni Keriou), Keri 291 00, Zakynthos

   Nearest transit

   Boat from Limni Keriou (~15 min) or Keri port (~10 min); KTEL bus to Keri village from Zakynthos Town

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   Keri Caves - Limestone Arches at the Southern Tip

   At the southwestern corner of the island, the Keri Caves are a series of dramatic sea-eroded arches and grottos carved into white cliffs below the village of Keri. The same cliffs sit beside Lake Keri, the historic…

   Address

   Limni Keriou port, Keri 291 00, Zakynthos

   Nearest transit

   Boat from Limni Keriou (~20 min); KTEL bus from Zakynthos Town to Keri village (~45 min)

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   Porto Limnionas - The Fjord-Like Cove on the West Coast

   Porto Limnionas is a narrow rocky inlet on the wild western coast - the closest thing Zakynthos has to a Norwegian fjord. Sheer limestone walls drop straight into clear, deep, turquoise water, with no sand and no…

   Address

   Porto Limnionas, Agios Leon 291 00, Zakynthos

   Nearest transit

   Rental car or taxi only via Agios Leon village; no bus service

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   Laganas Bay & Zakynthos National Marine Park - Where Sea Turtles Nest

   Laganas Bay stretches 9 km along the south coast and is the heart of the Zakynthos National Marine Park - the first marine national park in Greece, established in 1999 specifically to protect the largest loggerhead sea…

   Address

   Laganas Beach, Laganas 291 00, Zakynthos

   Nearest transit

   KTEL bus from Zakynthos Town to Laganas (~25 min, 1.80 EUR), several times daily

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   Zakynthos Town (Chora) & Bochali Castle - Venetian Capital and Hilltop Fortress

   The capital of the island, locally called Chora, was levelled by the 1953 Ionian earthquake and rebuilt in the same Venetian-influenced style. The result is an attractive harbour town with arcaded streets, the…

   Address

   Plateia Solomou (Solomos Square), Zakynthos 291 00

   Nearest transit

   KTEL central bus station, 5-min walk to Plateia Solomou; Bochali by taxi (~10 min) or 45-min uphill walk

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   Gerakas Beach - Pristine Sand on the Vasilikos Peninsula

   Gerakas, on the southern tip of the Vasilikos Peninsula, is one of the most beautiful beaches on Zakynthos and one of the most strictly protected. A long crescent of fine cream-coloured sand backs onto pale ochre clay…

   Address

   Gerakas Beach, Vasilikos 290 92, Zakynthos

   Nearest transit

   KTEL Vasilikos bus from Zakynthos Town to Gerakas (~35 min), then 500-m sand path

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   Mizithres Rocks & Kampi Cross - The Sunset Cliffside Viewpoint

   Above the village of Kampi on the western edge of the island, a panoramic cliff terrace looks out at the Mizithres - two distinctive cone-shaped rock pillars rising from the sea below the cliffs - and across the Ionian…

   Address

   Kampi viewpoint, Maries 290 91, Zakynthos

   Nearest transit

   Rental car only via Maries village; no public transport service

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    Anafonitria Monastery & Volimes Village - The North's Cultural Heart

    Inland from the Navagio viewpoint, the small village of Anafonitria is built around a 15th-century monastery that holds a special place in Zakynthian Orthodox life: this is where Saint Dionysios, patron saint of the…

    Address

    Anafonitria Monastery, Anafonitria 290 91, Zakynthos

    Nearest transit

    Rental car or taxi only; no public transport service beyond Volimes

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