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Cuisine |
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The Zakynthian cuisine features pure and original dishes and flavours,
and has really fascinated each tester. The traditional dishes of the
past years are available until today eve from the large restaurants in
the tourist areas.
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Easter in Zante |
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If you're lucky enough to be traveling in Greece during the Greek
Orthodox Easter weekend, you'll have an opportunity to experience all
of the rich pageantry and deep religious devotion expressed by the
Greeks at Eastertime.
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Zakynthos Carnival |
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The Carnival in Zakynthos is one of the most favourite fiestas. The
carnival lasts 4 weeks but the last 2 weeks is when lots of activities
take place.
Inspired by the Venetian Carnival, smaller but full with spirit though,
Zakynthos offers a unique group of events and take us back to the past
in magic years...
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Christmas in Zante |
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Christmas is celebrated all over Greece with customs that are universal in character, but differ in detail from place to place. In Zante, on Christmas Eve, every housewife without fail bakes a 'Christopsomo', literally a 'Christ-bread'.
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Zakynthos Museums |
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The Museum of Dionysios Solomos and Eminent Zakyntians was rebuilt in 1957. It has been in operation since 1966 and since January 17, 1968, the bones of the national poets, Dionysios Solomos and Andreas Kalvos repose in its Mausoleum.
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Zakynthos Festivals |
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Two annual major festivals are held in honour of Agios Dionysios, Saint Patron of Zakynthos. The first festival is on the 24th of August and is held in memory of
the transportation of the Saint's body from the monastery of Strofadia
to the church of Agios Dionysios, where it still is today.
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Zakynthos History |
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The Ionian has a long history of invasion and a culture that incorporates elements from all over Europe. Zakynthos is no exception. Here's how it all happened. Known by the Venetians as Fleur di Levante, the flower of the east, the landscapes of Zakynthos are green, luscious and fertile.
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Art in Zakynthos |
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Zakynthos, like the rest of the Ionian Islands, never fell into the hands of Turks. Ionian Islands, instead, remained for centuries under Venetian, French and English rule and for a short period of time under Russian rule.
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Culture 
