Berlitz: Zakynthos Pocket Guide by APA

Author:APA
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Travel, Zakynthos
Publisher: APA
Published: 2014-02-06T05:00:00+00:00

The North

The north of Kefaloniá escaped the worst of the ravages of the 1953 earthquake and so has much surviving traditional architecture. The landscape is barren and spectacularly steep, particularly along the west coast road, which is the best, if most alarming, ride on the island.

Northwest Coast Villages

From Argostóli the road takes you past the turning for the village of Davgáta, the location of the Museum of Natural History (summer Mon–Fri 9am–1.30pm,, Sat–Sun 9am–1pm; winter Sun–Fri 9am–1.30pm; charge). Set up as an educational centre and library, it provides a useful introduction to the local geology, flora and fauna.

The coast road continues to Fársa, where it starts to climb. Above is the old village, ruined in 1953. Below, and along this whole stretch of coast, you can see rows of fish farms. Beyond Angónas the view along the northwest coast opens up – a steep line of cliffs falling into blue sea. Down to the west are the beaches of Agía Kyriakí and Voúti. The long, exposed stretch of sand at Agía Kyriakí can attract flotsam but the small bay at Voúti, down a rough unmade road from the village of Zóla, is cleaner. Although the water isn’t the island’s clearest, it can get very warm here, even in early summer.

Kevin Cummins/Apa Publications

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