ZANTE, Greece?

Travel Info
I am off to Zante in Greece in July.
I havent been to Greece before can anyone rate the island?
i am hoping it has good night life with nice beaches. ????

Travel Tips

Hello! I am from Zante or Zakynthos, as we pronounce it in Greece. I don't know where are you going to stay, but in my opinion Zakynthos is a beautiful island. I will make you a list with the most beautiful beaches, so you can visit:
Porto Banana (sandy), Porto Vromi (sandy), Makrys Gialos (rocks and caves, that you can swim in), Gherakas (sandy), Dafne (sandy), Limnionas (sand and rocks).
Take a boat and go to Marathonissi. It' s the turtle island, but you will not see any turtles, because they can't take the light and they always come out at night! Go to see the beach and swim, where the shipwreck happened. The water is perfect there.
Other things to do: Listen to kantades (traditional songs) at the taverna (restaurant) "Arekia" in the city of Zakynthos. Not to lose, even though you will not understand the lyrics. You will find it. Everybody knows it. If you go swimming at Makrys Gialos, go to eat at Spyro's tavern. I guarantee!!!
Visit the church of Santa Mavra, because it's one of the very few buildings left as it was before the 1953 earthquakes.
If you have a car, I advise you to go everywhere but Laganas. North, South, West and East.
Very beautiful are the villages of Vassilikos, Katastari, Maxerado, Kiliomeno. You could try: ladotiti, which is a kind of cheese, they produce and honey.
For night life prefer Argasi. It's an area with many clubs and bars, that Greeks attend. Don't go to Laganas. It's like the worst part of America. Only some bars, which are situated on the beach are really good.
If you hear something about "varkarolles", try to go. It' s serenades that happen in a boat in the sea under the moonlight.
You also have to visit Bohali and the hill of Stranis, very close to the city. Our national poet Dionisios Solomos wrote the national anthem there. If you go to Bohali, sit at "Lattas" for coffee and sweet, and especially "frigania". It's a traditional sweet and they make it very good.
For more information, you can contact me.
I wish you a wonderful vacation!
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i aint been before but my mates have they said it was wicked
Been there. Great beaches, average night life!
i would give it a 7.
Depends on where you are staying. Laganas is the main resort with lots of nightlife and people crammed like sardines on the beach sunning themselves. The best beach is Kalamaki and a nice place too. I stayed in Argassi which was brilliant. Just up the road from 'the red lion pub' in Argassi is a little Greek taverna called Cafe Annette and it was for the locals. The food was excellent and we spent our last night there. Definately hire a car for a few days and visit the water park as we never got to do that.
HTH
D73
I went to Zante on a girlie holiday a few years ago and had a fab time! Plenty of bars (golden mile - look out for Porkies and see if you can kidnap the pig lol), gorgeous beaches and you're going at the time of year when the turtles are laying their eggs so you may see them coming up to shore on an evening.....me and the girls went on a couple of island cruises which I would recommend cos one goes to Smugglers Cove where there's a ship wreck on the beach and it's nice and secluded with white sands and gorgeous clear waters......sheer bliss :)

Have fun!!
For the nightlife go to Laganas, elsewhere you can enjoy the atmosphere in pubs but I don't remember any clubs out of Laganas...
here's a useful link
http://justzante.co.uk/laganas.htm...
I lived there for ten years, both children born there but it's changed a lot since I left!!!

If you want night-life, there's plenty of it. If you want to explore then it's best to hire a car (NOT a moped, the roads are dreadful) and head up to the mountains.

Mahairado is beautiful and there's a great traditional taverna there just down the road from my old house :( There is also a huge shoe shop selling very cheap Italian shoes, looks like a warehouse from outside.

Zakynthos town is lovely at night - loads of outdoor cafes and not too touristy.

I could go on, miss it so much!! Have a lovely time and if you're in Argassi, try the three Brothers Taverna.