The Venetians, who owned it for 600 years, called it “the Flower of the East”. Zakynthos is still one of the lushest and most-loved Greek islands, with green hillsides covered with flowers in spring and early summer, cliffs dropping to dazzling turquoise waters, and some of the country´s best beaches. Along with its natural beauties, it is claimed to be the sunniest among the island of the Ionian Sea, matching its natural beauties with a sizzling nightlife
The hospitable, open-hearted locals have managed to create a tourism culture like no other in the Ionian Island cluster, turning Zakynthos into one of the most popular destinations in the Greece.