ZAKYNTHOS przewodnik turystyczny SUNFLOWER

This guidebook is an ideal companion for motorists who want to tour Zakynthos by car, as well as those planning a holiday walking in Zakynthos. The book combines the best features of our ‘Landscapes’ walking and car touring guides with all the detail you would expect in a hefty general guide, but it is pocket size and in full colour. Coverage includes getting there and getting about; recommended accommodation and restaurants; practicalities A-Z; history; 22 main walks with many variations, all with both hand-drawn and GPS-compatible maps; copious notes on geology, flora and fauna (all illustrated).

Area covered: There are car tours and walks all over the island. Although the main towns can be reached by bus, to really take advantage of the island and to reach most of the walks you will need to hire a car (to save money, hire through your travel agent when booking your holiday or book in advance on the web). If you would like to explore the island’s back roads or cover some of the walking routes by car, the author advises hiring a four-wheel drive vehicle. (But 4WD vehicles are not necessary for reaching the starting points of the walks).

The best months for walking on Zakynthos are from late September to May; summer is far too hot.

4 car tours, 22 walks, 50 pages of nature notes (all illustrated)
184 pages; 2 GPS-compatible touring/walking maps covering the whole island; 22 hand-drawn panoramas of the walks showing GPS waypoints
3rd ed, 2011; ISBN 978-1-85691-401-1; UK retail price £14.99 / USA retail price $17.99

Table of contents:

Preface 5
About the author; acknowledgements 6

Introduction 8
Geography 8
Climate and weather 9
Geology 9
Economy 10
Ecology 10
Wildlife and plant life 12
The National Marine Park of Zákynthos 13
Panel: Visitor rules in the NMPZ 14
Getting to Zákynthos 16
By air; By car and ferry 16
By coach/bus 17
Getting around Zákynthos 17
By car 17
By bus 18
By taxi; By boat 19
Panel: Touring and picnicking 19
By moped, motorbike or quad-bike; By bicycle 20
By hitchhiking 21
Accommodation 21
Food and drink 22
Panel: Eating Greek-style 23
History 24
Cultural heritage 30
Practicalities A-Z 36
Beaches; Camping; Churches, visiting; Consulates; Crime;
Electricity; Holidays 36
Information; Internet access; Language 37
Maps; Medical care 38
Money; Name days; Newspapers, etc; Opening times;
Períptera; Pharmacies; Post offices; Souvenirs 39
Sports; Telephones 40
Time; Tipping; Toilets; Water 41

Zákynthos town 42
Town plan and suggested walking tour 42-43
Panel: Diony´sios Solomós 44
Panel: Saint Diony´sios 46

Car tour 1: The south 50
Zákynthos town · Argássi · Vassilikós · Cape Ágios Nikólaos
to Pórto Róma · Cape Gérakas area · Kalamáki · Laganás ·
Ágios Sóstis · Lithakiá · Lake Kerí and Marathoníssi Islet Car tour 2: The centre 62
Zákynthos town · Krionéri · Akrotíri · Tsiliví and Plános · Tragáki · Gerakári · Alikanás · Alikés · Katastári · Pigadákia · Kallithéa · Agía Marína · Macherádo · Kilioménos · Agalás
Car tour 3: The north 70
Zákynthos town · Katastári · Ksígia · Makrís Gialós and
Míkro Nissí · Ágios Nikólaos · Cape Skinári · Volímes · Shipwreck · Anafonítria · Orthoniés · Mariés · Pórto Vrómi · Éxo Chóra · Kampí · Loúcha · (Girí) · Ágios Léon ·
Pórto Róxi · Limniónas
Car tour 4: General island tour 78
Zákynthos · Bóchali · Tsiliví · Plános · Tragáki · Gerakári · Alikés · Katastári · Ksígia · Makrís Gialós · Míkro Níssi ·
Ágios Nikólaos · Cape Skinári · Volímes · Shipwreck ·
Mariés · Éxo Chóra · Ágios Léon · Limniónas · Pórto Róxi
· Ágios Léon · Kilioménos · Pantokrátora · Lithakiá ·
Lithakiá · Ágios Sóstis · Pórto Koúkla · Lithakiá · Lake Kerí
· Marathiá · Kerí
Walking 80
Quick-glance walk map 82
How the walks are described 82
When to walk; Grading and timing 83
Navigation and maps 84
Equipment checklist 85
Potential hazards 86
Country code 87
Walk 1: Gérakas headland trail 88
Walk 2: Gérakas­Dáphne trail 92
Walk 3: Dáphne hills trail 96
Walk 4: Ksirocástello trail 100
Walk 5: Mount Skopós trail 104
Walk 6: Vrondónero trail 108
Walk 7: Kalamáki sand dune trail 112
Walk 8: Ágios Sóstis olive trail 116
Walk 9: Lake Kerí trail 120
Walk 10: Marathiá coastal trail 124
Walk 11: Marathiá hills trail 128
Walk 12: Kerí hills trail 132
Walk 13: Kentinária coastal trail 136
Walk 14: Agalás coastal trail 140
Walk 15: Loúcha monastery trail 144
Walk 16: Korakoníssi trail 148
Walk 17: Kampí coastal trail 152
Walk 18: Éxo Chóra trail 156
Walk 19: Vrachíonas mountain trail 160
Walk 20: Volímes monastery trail 164
Walk 21: Cape Skinári coastal trail 168
Walk 22: Pigadákia hills trail 172
GPS waypoints and intermediate coordinates 176
Index; Photographs of flora and fauna 182
Fold-out area map inside back cover