COMPLETE GUIDE ABOUT ZAKYNTHOS ISLANDZakynthos is a tourist destination, with an international airport served
by many charter flights from northern Europe. The island's nickname is To fioro tou Levante (Italian: Il fiore di Levante, English: The flower of the East), given by the Venetians. It covers an area of 405.55 km2 (156.6 sq mi) and its coastline is roughly 123 km (76 mi) in length. Zakynthos town is a city and a former municipality on of the island Zakynthos, Ionian Islands, Greece. Apart from the official name Zakynthos, it is also called Chora (i.e.
the Town), a common denomination in Greece when the name of the island
itself is the same as the name of the principal town.
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