O hyacinth isle! O purple zante!
Osola d'oro! Fioro di Levante!

Edgar Allen Poe, Ode to Zante

Zakynthos is the most southerly of the Ionian islands and its beautiful scenery and excellent beaches make it an ideal holiday destination.

Much of the island is covered by pine forested hillsides and mountians, traditional villages and truly spectacular coastal scenery, the south enjoys gentle hills, lush plains and long sandy beaches.

zakynthos is renowned as the greenest of the Greek islands and the air is filled with the scent of blossom in the early spring, even in its most arid parts.

During Venetian rule the island was referred to as Fiore de Levante, Flower of the east, and is sometimes known as Zante.