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If you are interested in Greek modern history, visit the in, dedicated to the national poet of the Greeks, who wrote the nation's national anthem.
The Solomos Museum ; officially known as the Museum of Solomos and Eminent Zakynthians, is a museum dedicated to Dionysios Solomos and Andreas Kalvos. Founded in 1959, it is located in St. Mark's Square, in the northern part of Zakynthos. The museum features local art from the 18th and 19th centuries, sculptures, musical instruments contemporary to the eminent Zakynthians, and ceramics. There are also portraits dedicated to the most important people of the island. Since March 2022, its head is a female mathematician Eleni Pylarinou.
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A worthwhile complement to the Solomos Museum, with icons, carved iconostases, wall paintings and religious art from the Byzantine through post-Byzantine periods. It also helps explain how Zakynthos Town looked before the destructive 1953 earthquake.
The town’s two principal historic squares reflect its Venetian and later Greek character. Solomos Square faces the waterfront and contains the major museum buildings, while Saint Mark’s Square is a smaller, more intimate square associated with the island’s political and cultural history.
The partially ruined Venetian fortress occupies a pine-covered hill above the town, with surviving gates, walls, church ruins and views over the harbour. Combine it with a walk through Bochali, a handsome old quarter with cafés and an especially good evening panorama.
The major church of Zakynthos’ patron saint, whose relics are kept here. Its tall bell tower is one of the town’s most recognisable landmarks, and it is an important place of worship rather than simply an architectural stop.
The family resort of Tsilivi boasts a wide and long sandy beach, watersports, sunbeds, and ample car parking.