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A warm welcome! Zakynthos awaits, with its beautiful beaches and antic architecture. Dive deep down to underwater caves, explore shipwreck beach or stroll through the streets of lovely Zakynthos. To make you feel right at home we collected some of the best adventures, places to go and things to do on the whole Island for you.
You can take the ferry from Kilini, Peloponnes directly to Zakynthos. The whole cruise for two grownups with a regular car costs 56€ (9,50€/person + 37€/car) and takes about 1,5 hours. If you don’t come by car, but by airplane to Athens you can easily take a bus to the ferry in Kilini and enter the ferry by foot.
You find all the Bus connections here.
Or land directly on Zakynthos with the airline Olympic Air.
You can book flights with Olympic Air directly here.
The whole way from Agios Nikolaos up to Cape Skinari you can discover a breathtaking system of tunnels and caves along the coastline. The biggest of those caves is Kianon and awaits with huge stalactites hanging from the ceiling and incredible blue water to swim in. If you want to go diving inside of the caves you can simply book one of the diving tours. We recommend some diving specialist further down. Another option is to visit the grottoes by boat
One of the most popular beaches in whole Greece is located in the northwest of the island and just about 15 minutes by car from our Villa Zakynthos – shipwreck beach. In 1980 a ship of smugglers with an illegal freight of cigarettes ran ground on this beach. Since this day the ship rots and rusts on this beach and is a beloved sight for tourist from all over the world. Good to know: You have to visit the beach by boat.
Another gorgeous beach is Limnionas beach, located in a tiny bay on the west coast of Zakynthos. Getting there is quite the trip, even by boat, but is definitely worth the struggle. You get there by boat, passing the small bay, that kinda looks like the fjords in Norway. The water here presents itself in the brightest blue colors that washes onto the white pebble beach. For tanning we recommend getting there early and enjoy the sun loungers on one of the two platforms. If you like fish or seafood, you should definitely give the restaurant there a try.
Another great place to visit is Xigia and the hot springs there. Xigia is located northeast on Zakynthos and has two beautiful beaches to offer. One with a typical wide beach and tropical colors, the other with hot springs in a cave for relaxing hours. The sulfur in hot springs make them so healthy and healing, even if you have to get used to the smell at first.
Diving on Zakynthos is quite popular and a lot of the places are unreachable if you do not go by boat. If you are interested in a diving course, boat trip or something of that kind just hit up one of the following diving bases:
Scuba Dive Tours at Divers Paradise cost about 60€ for beginners, take about 4 hours with theory, diving lesson in a pool and one open-water dive in up to 8m deep water included.
A 4-5 day diving course with Turtle Beach is around 355€ all included (equipment, boat tour, logbook, certificate and test fee) and is suitable from an age of 10.
Warm staff welcomes you to this impressive restaurant with a large terrace. The Greek restaurant is family-owned and you can feel it. The warmth of the staff is contagious and on top of that they are served local products such as honey, herbs and of course olive oil. Also suitable for vegetarians and vegans. Reservations can be made easily online.
You prefer it more chill and relaxed? The Chill Out Place is the restaurant for you. Burgers, fries and other hearty, fast and delicious meals for great prices are waiting for you. Great for a little snack, a fast dinner or lunch break.
Dining with style at Ademans. If you fancy a classy dinner with food nearly too good looking to eat, visit this modern restaurant on Zakynthos. We advise you to try one of the many delicious cocktails here.
And now all that is left to say for us is:
„Enjoy your stay in Villa Zakynthos, enjoy the beaches, enjoy your time on one of the most beautiful islands in whole Greece!“
