MY DREAM HOLIDAY – PART TWO

At last I have come to Zakynthos where I am enjoying all the benefits of this beautiful island. The majority of tourists are young people who are seeking fun and the way to enjoy their holiday to the fullest.

I don`t have words to describe the beauty and magic of Navagio beach, its celestial blue, and over salty waters. The scenery is breathtaking and I am sorry we couldn`t enter the caves, but our tourist boat was too large for that.

Jumping from the bridge on the boat, swimming, diving and admiring grandiose rocks and all this in just one day is too is an amazing experience. However, one day is a short time for experiencing all that Navagio beach has to offer you. What nature can depict no artist can reproduce.

The nightlife is a different story. Opposite to the calmness and harmony of the sea waves while lying on the beach during the day the night becomes ecstatic and noisy, crazy and mad. Everyone loosens up in a wild trance of noisy music, cocktails, and unrestrained emotions.

I can`t find words to describe the true magic of a holiday spent on the island of Zakynthos, in the day or at night, but the next video will certainly show you best what I wanted to say. Watch, listen and enjoy! 

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MY DREAM HOLIDAY

Here I am, travelling to Zakynthos, eager to reach my destination as soon as possible and start my dream holiday. The trip by bus from Serbia to Greece was long and tiresome but this one by ferry is much more interesting, not only because we are travelling by sea, but also because the excitement of what is coming is greater with every mile we cross.

 

Tired and hungry, but still smiling at the thought of the beaches, clubs and fun that are waiting for me. I have heard so much about Zakynthos and now the time has come for me to experience it myself.

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ZAKINTOS, CVET ORIJENTA

Mesta koja morate posetiti: Navagio plaža Pećine Keri

Noćni provod

Hrana

Zakintos pruža idealnu lokaciju za odmor na grčkim ostrvima, za sve uzraste. On će vam pružiti ogromnu energiju za oživljavanje tela i duše nakon napornog i stresnog, svakodnevnog života. Grčko ostrvo Zakintos, takođe poznato kao Zante, je raj za umetnike. To je dom mnogih poznatih umetnika i pisaca  i često ga zovu 'Cvet Orijenta'.

Zakintos je pun šarma, boje, cveća i svežeg vazduha, da ne pominjem neke od najneverovatnijih plaža, kao što je plaža Navagio na kojoj je nasukan brod (na engl. je ime plaže Shipwreck).  

Plaža Navagio je, možda, jedna od najpoznatijih plaža u Grčkoj a nalazi se na ostrvu Zakintos. Svoje ime na engleskom 'Shipwreck' je dobila po brodu koji je ilegalno prevozio cigarete i koji se nasukao na obalu 1983. Njegov kostur i dalje leži tamo, na plaži.

Pejzaž je zaista impresivan. Među visokim, belim stenama leži bela plaža sa dubokim, nebesko plavim vodama. Plaža je u blizinini sela Anafonitria. Njoj se može pristupiti samo s mora lokalnim čamcem koji polazi iz luke Svetog Nikole u Volimesu ili iz mesta Porto Vromi, svakoga dana. Možete napraviti krug oko ostrva malim brodom ili brodovima za krstarenje. Većina tih brodova polazi iz luke Zakintos i sa plaža Laganasa.

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ZAKYNTHOS, THE FLOWER OF THE EAST

Places to visit: Navagio beach Keri Caves

Night life

Food:

Zakynthos provides an ideal holiday location in the Greek Islands for all ages. It will provide great energy for reviving body and soul after busy and stressful, everyday life. The Greek island of Zakynthos, also known as Zante, is an artists paradise. It has been home to many famous poets, artists and writers – it is often referred to as the `Flower of the East`.

Zakynthos is full of charm, colour, flowers and fresh air, not to mention some of the most amazing beaches in the Greek Islands. One of them, that you must visit, is the beach of Shipwreck. 

The beach of Shipwreck is, perhaps, one of the most famous beaches of Greece, located on the island of Zakynthos. It was called after the ship which transported cigarettes illegally and shipwrecked on the shore in 1983. Its shell still lies there, on the beach. The landscape is really impressive. Among the high white rocks, there lies a white beach with deep and beautifully blue waters. The beach is near the village of Anafonitria. The beach can only be accessed from the sea with the caique which departs from the Harbour of Saint Nikolas in Volimes or the Porto Vromi, every day. You can also make the tour around the island with a small boat or cruise ships. Most of them depart from the harbor of Zakynthos and from the beaches of Laganas.

THE WEATHER IN ZAKYNTHOS

The weather in Zante is fantastic for a summer holiday destination. Its Mediterranean climate provides hot, dry, sunny summers and mild winters. In the winter months Zante has a high level of rainfall, helping to maintain a very green landscape in Zakynthos. The greenery of Zante helped the island to earn the title of the `Flower of the East`, as the ruling Venetians used to call it.

Zakynthos is blessed with the most sunshine hours throughout the whole year, which makes it a great place for a beach holiday! Average day time weather temperatures throughout the summer months are: in May it is 26 degrees C, in June 36 degrees C, in July 38 degrees C, in August 40 degrees C, in September 30 degrees C and in October 25 degrees C. 

A BRIEF HISTORY OF ZAKYNTHOS

Ancient times Zakynthos, or the `Flower of the East`, as the Venetians used to call it, was inhabited from Neolithic Times, as archaeological excavations have proved. Homer first mentioned the island in the Iliad and Odyssey, stating that the first inhabitants were the son of the King Dardanos of Troy called Zakynthos and his men and that they first came on the island around 1,500-1,600 BC. The island was then conquered by the King Arkeisios of Kefalonia. Because of the island`s strategic position and fertile land, its inhabitants became quite wealthy and established various colonies in Crete, Paros and even Spain. In the 5^th century, during the Persian Wars, Zakynthos remained neutral and during the Peloponnesian War it took part in the Athenian Alliance.

When the Alliance was dissolved after the Athenian defeat in the expedition against Sicily, Zakynthos came under the Lacedaemonian rule, which established an oligarchy on the island and ended the democracy. Later on, the inhabitants of Zakynthos organized a revolution and managed to restore their democratic political system. After the Macedonian Wars, Zakynthos fell under Macedonian rule and later was occupied by the Romans. This last domination marked the history of Zakynthos. In the beginning of the Roman domination, a proconsul organized the administration of the island according to the Roman laws. Later Zakynthos gained some autonomy but had to pay an annual tax to the Romans and to send soldiers to the Roman legion. The islanders had the freedom to establish their own laws and had their own municipality, parliament and coins. For Zakynthos and its inhabitants, the Roman times were a period of great material and cultural development. 

FROM VENETIAN TIMES TILL PRESENT

From Venetian times till present around 31 AD, Christianity arrived on the island and became dominant in the second half of the 3^rd century AD, during the rise of the Byzantine Empire, formed by Constantine the Great. Then, the island of Zakynthos, along with the other Ionian Islands fell under Venetian and Frank domination, followed by the rule of the King of Naples and the Prince of Florence. During the 15^th century, when the rest of Greece was under Turkish rule, the Ionian Islands were still under Venetian domination. They established a rude aristocratic, oligarchic political system. The Venetians promoted the cultural heritage of Zakynthos with the birth of many important Greek poets and writers. such as the renowned Andreas Kalvos, the National Greek poet Dionysios Solomos, the judge Georgios Tertsetis and the theatrical writer Antonis Matessis. A family that played an important role in the local affairs was the Roma family. In 1797 French republicans came on the island promising to change the social, economical and political system, but nothing lasted very long. The oligarchy was re-established when the Russians and the Turks conquered the island. The French managed again to take Zakynthos but the English followed and they stayed on the island from 1814 to 1864. During their domination, the English modernized and developed the administration and public works on the island. Having escaped the Ottoman rule, Zakynthos helped the rest of Greece in the Revolution for Independence against the Turks. Zakynthos and the other Ionian Islands were annexed to Greek State on 21^st of May, 1864.

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