Can you imagine yourself visiting Greece- one of the ancient countries and not visiting the most popular island of Zakynthos? The locals call it “a small abroad inside of the country”.
It’s like a cute abroad. If the whole country on Christmas cooks pork or lamb, then here on the island they prefer the turkey – as in Europe, because they themselves residents of a small island consider themselves more European than the rest of the inhabitants of the country.
The fact that on the island washed by the waters of the Ionian Sea lives 35 thousand people seems quite shocking as at the first glance it simply cannot host as many people. And it is as big that it even hosts hundreds of thousands of tourists who visit every year again and again.
The place is also popular for the fact that if married couple in Greece has no money to spend their honeymoon abroad, they go to the island of Zakynthos.
The life of the islanders is quite usual- the land has a rather unique climate which is one of the best supporters of the vegetable growth. Here everywhere you can see olive plantations, as the main family business here is the oil production.
But the tourists come here not only for oil. The island of Zakynthos has distinctive coastline with many caves and caverns. Blue caves are known to the whole world and are protected by law. But for the tourist the entrance is open. They can only be reached by a boat. Dived into the sea, a few seconds you find yourself in a wonderful world, where the cave itself shines and the water is incredibly blue.
A stay at the Blue Cave is even for those who cannot swim – the boats always have enough life jackets for every passenger. Despite the four-meter depth, the bottom can be fully viewed and you can see every pebble. After a fantastic bathing in this waters, the skin becomes silky, as if you had a month’s course in an expensive SPA-salon.
Yamasee! The Greeks – people are very friendly. And especially the locals love to tourists. And the prices are lower than in other European countries. Dinner for two with wine will cost you 25-30 Euros. And hospitable tavern owners usually come to your table and bring free treats – fruit and homemade wine. Do not forget to raise a glass to the health of the hosts. By the way, the most popular toast in Greece sounds briefly and clearly: “Yamasee!” Which means «To your health?”
This pearl of Greece – the so-called Greek Island of Zakynthos is just amazing. If you decide to explore the island, the guides recommend first to go on a sightseeing tour, and then rent a car and had to study the coastline marvelous island.
For your car tour it is worth to take a swimsuit. Because you will see a lot of amazing beaches, not similar to each other. From the color of the sand and the gravel depends on the color of sea water – it may be blue, turquoise, green, injected nacre. So do not be surprised.
But do not dwell only on beaches. Greek Monastery – it is not only the history of the country, but also masterpieces created by man together with nature. Many of them are high in the mountains and built into the cliffs.
Greece is an orthodox country. But this does not mean that you need to go there in a long skirt and scarf. By the way, headgear for women here is not mandatory, but a skirt they’ll give you straight at the entrance to every temple in Greece.
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