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Zakynthos Beaches by Best Tour Travel
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A small bay, 30 km
on the south part of the city of Zante in the
mountainous region of Volimes. In the bay’s entrance is
located the small uninhabitable islet of Ag. Nikolaos.
Its deep waters are ideal for swimming and its natural
small port is always full of sailing boats, fishing
boats and small boats leaving to go to the Blue Caves
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Nikolaos. ( Vassilikos ) |
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A very beautiful
beach in of the voes that are spread along the region of
Vassilikos on the south- eastern par of the island. It
is 15 km away from the city of Zante and it owes its
name to the chapel of Ai Nikolas located close to it. |
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Alikes, a broad
beach with thin sand and swallow safe waters located on
the north- eastern part of the island attracts the
family tourism. The beach of Alikes offers the
possibility of a number of sea sports. The region owes
its name to the salt pits located on the beach. |
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Right after the
beach of Alykes you may find Alykanas, a new rapidly
developing resort center. It is believed that ancient
Arkadia, the first town of the city of Zante, was built
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Argassi, another
rapidly developing tourist region, with a large sandy
beach where lots of smaller beaches are formed in voes,
is offered for summer visitors who love carefree live
day and night. It is located close to the village that
bears the same name. The small distance from the city of
Zante ( just 4 km ) makes it one of the most popular
summer destinations in the island. |
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Gerakas, one of
the quiet and protected beaches that the sea turtle
caretta – caretta usually prefers for its reproduction.
Wide, spacious beach with thin sand in a beautiful
location in the most south part of the island. |
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Kalamaki, on the
south part, 7 km from the city of Zante, is a quite
offshore center with another wonderful beach with
swallow and warm waters that is rendered in an ideal
place of recreation for all visitors. Actually, it is an
extension of the beach of the bay of Laganas. |
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 A picturesque beach 14 km from the
city, very close to the green- clad village of Keri ( a
picturesque village reminding of old Zante. Built on a
high point, with green- clad hills, narrow alleys and
lots of stone houses, it looks like it came out from an
old time. The view to the Ionian from the Lighthouse of
Keri is extraordinary. A view with a sunset that
fascinates all lucky visitors ). The Lake of Keri took
her name after a big lake that was located there which
has been drained now. From a long time ago, there was
the source of Irodotos jetting water containing tar used
by the residents to calk their ships. In the region
there are traditional Taverns and lovely Bars where you
may spend a very nice evening. On the beach road there
are diving schools, a very interesting activity for the
visitors. Across the beach of the Lake of Keri dominates
Marathonissi (or Marathias’ island ) which is imposingly
decorating the bay of Laganas. |
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The nature there is
exotic, the beach is very clean and the waters are
crystal. Apart from the two beaches, the pebbled- one
and the sandy one, you may find wealth flora, olive
trees, green oak trees and pines as well as lots of
fennel after which the island took its name. In the
blond sandy beach which lays like a tongue in the sea
the turtles Caretta-Caretta make their nests. Guards of
the National Sea Park stay there in permanence and
protect the island, the turtle and her eggs. In the
steep pebbled beach there are two small sea caves where
you can enter in a small craft. At the edge of the beach
of the Lake of Keri there is a small port where the
region’s fishing boats, the visitors’ sailing boats and
all small boats that are performing journeys can anchor.
In these small boats you can visit the neighboring
beaches where you may find some of the most beautiful
caves and arches such as the small and the big Mizithra,
the Kamares and the famous Lakes of Keri. |
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Laganas, on the south,
11 km from the city of Zante, in the most fertile valley of
the island, among olive groves and raisin vineyards, with its
infinite beach, 9 km in longitude, is maybe the biggest beach
in Greece attracting the largest traffic during the summer.
Cosmopolitan place with hotels, rooms to let and camping is
the ideal place not only for the “ vivid ” visitors but for
quiet family holidays as well. In the bay of Laganas you may
also find the three islands of Pelouzo, Marathonissi and Ag.
Sostis. In its wide beach you may also see the sea turtle
Caretta – Caretta. Laganas offers a great variety of any kind
of store, bar, restaurant and sea sports. |
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The beach is located in
the region of Volimes, 25 km on the north part of the city of
Zante and in a beautiful small bay. It consists of pebbles and
its crystal, cool waters are ideal for those who love
swimming. |
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On the eastern part of
the island where the landscape is rocky and beaches are small
and quiet and waters are crystal blue the well known Navagio
beach makes its mark, close to the mountainous village of
Anafonitria. Crystl- clear waters, white sand, the corpse of a
ship ( which was illegally transporting cigarettes and was
wrecked in 1983 ) impressively half- drawn in the sand compose
un unexpectedly fantastic scenery. The access to the beach is
only realized by the sea. Small boats leave every day for the
Navagio beach from the neighboring Porto Vromi, the city of
Zante but from other points of the island as well. |
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Porto Roma, one of
the most popular beaches, is located in the region of
Vassilikos. A quiet beach with crystl blue waters and
greens that go down to the sea. It was named after
Alexandros Romas, an eminent noble of Zante who had a
house in the region. |
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Porto Zoro in the
green- clad region of Vassilikos, 17 km from the city of
Zante, is a small, idyllic beach with crystal blue
waters and greens that almost touch the waves. The two
rocks located in its end right inside the sea make the
landscape really impressive. |
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Large in longitude
sandy beach, with swallow and warm waters, is located at
6 kilometers on the north part of the city of Zante, in
the village of Planos, a region where, during the last
years, its development and modernization are quite
impressive year after year constituting a tourist resort
for lots of visitors. It offers a great variety of
tourist facilities. On its north part there is a
Venetian Vardiola ( old Watch Tower ), whereas across
its south end, you may find the island of Vodi. In its
long beach there are lots of bars, restaurants and sea
sports as well, while the north winds which usually blow
in the region, make the beach ideal for windsurfing. |
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At 20 km on the
north part of the city of Zante, a very small beach, one
of the most picturesque with pebbles and a
characteristic smell of brimstone due to the brimstone
source located in a close cave, is the Xygkia beach.
Because of the content of brimstone in the source
waters, white pieces reminding of grease are thrown in
the sea. The beach was named after that ( xygki in Greek
means fat ). The region’s inhabitants believe that
swimming in these waters is therapeutic for cases of
arthritis, rheumatism. |
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