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Patra (€8, 3½ hours, three daily) and Thessaloniki (€50, 10 hours, two weekly). Budget
an additional €8 for the ferry to Kyllini.
Getting Around
There's no bus between Zakynthos Town and the airport, 6km to the southwest. A taxi
costs around €12.
Frequent buses go from Zakynthos Town's KTEL bus station to the developed resorts
of Alikes (€1.70), Tsilivi, Argasi, Laganas and Kalamaki (all €1.60). Several useful local
buses take the upper or lower main roads to Katastari and Volimes. Bus services to other
villages are infrequent.
Rent cars (from €40 in high season) and motorcycles at the airport or in larger resorts.
Europcar
(
26950 41541; Ferry Quay, Zakynthos Town)
Delivers to the airport.
Hertz
Zakynthos Town
(
26950 45706)
; Airport
(
26950 24287)
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Zakynthos TownΖάκυνθος
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Zippy Zakynthos Town is the capital and port of the island and wraps round an enormous
blue bay. The town was devastated by the 1953 earthquake, but was reconstructed with
arcaded streets, imposing squares and gracious neoclassical public buildings. A Venetian
fortress looks down from a hill on the hubbub of town life.
Sights & Activities
The central square, Plateia Agiou Markou, is the place to people-watch.
Byzantine Museum
MUSEUM
( 26950 42714; Plateia Solomou; admission €3; 8.30am-3pm Tue-Sun)
Visit two levels of
fabulous ecclesiastical art, rescued from churches razed by the earthquake. The beautiful
building overlooks the main plaza. Inside, the 16th-century St Andreas Monastery has
been artfully 'replicated' to house its restored frescoes.
Museum of Solomos
MUSEUM
