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Zakynthos Town – Bustling authentic island capital
Zakynthos Town is also known as Zante Town. Zakynthos Town is the capital and main port of Zakynthos and is on the east of the island between the beach resorts of Tsivili and Argassi. Holidays in Zakynthos Town offer a bustling Greek town full of life and local colour that was largely rebuilt after the 1953 earthquake. Zakynthos Town holidays enjoy a fine setting as the town is placed between wooded hills and Mount Skopos on a bay looking across to the Peloponese on the Greek mainland. Zakynthos Town holidays focus on the long waterfront promenade that runs from the broad arcaded Solomon Square to the impressive Church of Agios Dionysios. Don’t miss the walk up to the ruins of the Venetian Castro during your holidays in Zakynthos Town, as the fortress not only affords excellent views but the whole Bochali district is by far the most attractive part of town, with quiet narrow lanes, colourful flower-decked patios and some nice old-fashioned tranquil tavernas. Zakynthos Town has a museum of Post-Byzantine art and several interesting old churches.
Zakynthos Town holidays – The finest restaurants on Zakynthos
Holidays in Zakynthos Town offer the chance to mix with the locals in a lively town that is most certainly not given over to tourism. Holidays in Zakynthos Town offer the most extensive selection of shops, bars and restaurants on the island. Most Zakynthos Town holiday restaurants are along the waterfront and around the town’s two main squares. Agios Markou offers plenty of cafes and tavernas around a triangular marble plaza and is a fine spot for people-watching. Zakynthos Town restaurants include some of the best or most authentically Greek on Zakynthos. Holidays in Zakynthos Town have plenty of lively nightlife options with several discos in the direction of Argassi beach.
Zakynthos Town – Popular beachfront promenade
Lengthy Zakynthos Town beach is lined with a popular promenade and plenty of restaurants. Beyond Zakynthos Town you come to Krioneri beach with good clear water. Holidays in Zakynthos Town can sample a string of sandy beaches set among vineyards and farmland reached from the road north towards the beach resort of Tsivili. Zakynthos Town holidays enjoy the best bus and boat connections on the island, so holidays in Zakynthos Town can include trips to virtually every resort and attraction by road or by sea. Popular Zakynthos Town holiday boat trips include the island of Kefalonia and Olympia on the Greek mainland.
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