Zakynthos: Art, Nature and Historic Places
Accommodation in Zakynthos
Zakynthos offers several points of interest for your trip: art collections and literary heritage, a monastery founded in 1535, protected nature, panoramic views and a local product. A ferry connection runs from the port of Agios Nikolaos to Kefalonia. When planning, first consider which theme interests you most.
Art and remembrance
The Museum of Zakynthos displays works of the Cretan School, Cretan-Ionian icons and works of Ionian Naturalism dating from the 15th to the 19th century. This time span and the different terms provide art enthusiasts with several specific points of interest in the collection. You can view the works through the schools and styles mentioned, without limiting your visit to a single category of art.
The mausoleum is located on the ground floor of the Museum of Solomos and Eminent Zakynthians. Since 1968, it has housed the remains of national poets Andreas Kalvos and Dionysios Solomos. This gives literary remembrance a clearly identified place and a specific year. This cultural focus differs from the art-historical perspective of the Museum of Zakynthos: here, the two poets and the mausoleum are at the centre, rather than the art schools and styles mentioned above.
The Monastery of Agios Georgios sta Gremna in Volimes was founded in 1535. Its founding year makes this place a precise historical point of reference; it adds another connection to the island’s history alongside the artistic and literary themes. If you would like to include historic places in your travel plans, this is a specific place with a clearly stated founding date.
Nature, views and ferry connections
The Blue Caves are located in the Aspros Vrachos area at Cape Skinari. Lake Keri offers a different natural attraction: it is a wetland protected under the Ramsar Convention, a Natura site and a nature reserve within the Zakynthos National Marine Park. For travellers interested in protected nature, Lake Keri can be understood through these designations; the Blue Caves, by contrast, are identified by the specific place names Aspros Vrachos and Cape Skinari.
The Keri Lighthouse is known for panoramic views of the Ionian Sea and the Myzithres rocks at sunset. Zakynthos Castle is an important historic monument and offers panoramic views of Zakynthos town and the Ionian Sea. The views can be compared: sunset and rocks are mentioned at the lighthouse, while the castle offers a view of the town; the Ionian Sea connects both perspectives.
The port of Agios Nikolaos in Volimes is a seaport gateway and connects Zakynthos to Kefalonia by ferry. It is the island’s second access point for passenger and commercial traffic. If you would also like to visit Kefalonia, check the timetable for your travel dates before planning the crossing.
Ladotyri from Volimes
In Volimes, Zakynthian Ladotyri cheese is made in dairies and home workshops and offered as a local product. This makes Ladotyri a specific culinary point of interest for travellers interested in regional produce. The individual producers offering the product may change over time.
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For the broader travel guide: Ionian Islands.
