One of our favourite trips of all time was about two years ago when we spend a long weekend in Santorini, Greece. When we sat down this spring to decide where we should visit for a long relaxing weekend, we both quickly agreed on going back to a Greek island. We settled on Zakynthos as it was super easy to reach and offered some great resorts.
This will quite possibly be my shortest blog post, as we pretty much spent 90% of the time lying by our resort’s infinity pool overlooking the blue Mediterranean Sea. The remainder of our time we spent on our motorcycle winding through the olive tree farms to see the dramatic coastline or out to eat the most incredible Greek food.
How we spent our whole first day 🙂
For our first night on the island, Dan found the most amazing Greek restaurant for dinner, Bassia. We actually ended up loving it so much, we went a total of 3 times throughout our week there!
The next morning we drove across the island over to Porto Limnionas, a sheltered cove for swimming. The 1.5 hour drive was so beautiful, passing through olive farms, vineyards and tiny little towns. When we arrived to our lunch destination, we were greeted with the cutest little restaurant set high above the cove overlooking the most crystal clear turquoise waters! After a quick bite, we climbed down the steps to the water where we went swimming and explored the caves. I couldn’t believe how clear the water was – you could see the sandy bottom the whole time and the water was at least 30 feet deep!
That night’s dinner treated us to one of the best views on the island. Lofos Pizzaria is set up in the hills, overlooking the middle valley of the island. It is quite the trek to get to on a motorcycle…lots of hairpin turns and a steep climb! But after a somewhat eventful trip there, we made it in one piece and enjoyed some Greek pizza and a perfect sunset!
The next day, we did nothing but move from the pool to the beach 🙂 It was perfection!
In the evening, we rode over to another incredible Greek restaurant. The entire “dining room” is set outside, underneath a canopy of greenery and fairy lights. It’s magical!
For our last excursion, we drove across the island and to the north to see the Island’s most famous sight – Shipwreck Beach!
From there, we explored another beach, Xigia Beach. This area is incredibly unique, as the water has a layer of collagen on the top! The natural springs flow sulphur and collagen, making the water feel silky and smooth against your skin (although quite stinky too!).
For our last night, we went back to our favourite restaurant where the staff treated us to a “going away” meal which included 5 courses of their best Greek dishes. It was an unforgettable meal, and we made some great friends that we hope we can go back and visit some day.
We were really lucky to have a late evening flight back to London and were able to spend the WHOLE day pool and seaside again. It was the perfect trip. We were able to actually relax, read (and finish!) books and soak up the Greek sun. I cannot recommend this place enough, particularly our hotel. It was a 10/10.
Oia was SO busy with tourists! It was so funny to watch the masses come to watch the sunset. Luckily, I had done my research and had booked a table at the restaurant that has the “best view” of the sunset. So we were able to enjoy the sunset at our table and not have to fight the crowds for a view! It was so beautiful, and was the perfect first evening on the island.
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