Zakynthos, Greece: beautiful green island and clear blue water of the the Ionian Sea.

I’ll just give you a moment there to catch your breath. Zakynthos or Zante － as we’d say in English, or even Ζάκυνθος (if you’re Greek) － is a Greek island in the Ionian Sea. It is the third largest island in the Ionian Sea, located off the west coast of Greece. The island is named after Zacynthos, son of legendary Arcadian chief Dardanos.

The most famous landmark of the island is the Navagio beach. It is a cove on the southwest shore, isolated by high cliffs and accessible only by boats. The beach and sea floor are made of white pebbles, and surrounded by turquoise waters.
It is named after a shipwreck (MV Panagiotis) which sunk on the shore around 1980. The ridge area from Anafonitria has a small observation deck which overlooks the shipwreck and there is a monastery nearby.


Numerous “Blue Caves”, are cut into cliffs around Cape Skinari, and accessible only by small boats. Sunrays reflect through blue sea water from white stones of cave bottoms and walls, creating interesting effects.

Navagio (shipwreck) bay

Zakynthos was inhabited from the Neolithic Age, as some archaeological excavations have proved.

Base Jumping at Zakynthos

Have a swim at the wide sandy beaches in the company of sea turtles, go snorkelling or scuba diving between rocks and in underwater caves. Take a sailboat out or go surfing. Make a trekking-tour in the mountain-areas. Enjoy the great weather on the sunniest island in the Mediterranean.

Underwater diving

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