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Preparing your trip to Zakynthos: advices & hints - things to do and to obey
1. Gestures of Greeks are quite peculiar, and travelers shouldn’t forget about that. For instance, pointing at someone with a hand that has fingers spread wide is considered offensive, so you will insult a local if you do so. Greeks express agreement by turning head to the left or to the right and up (the nose makes a kind of curve with this gesture). Disagreement is expressed by moving the head up one time. Quite often, locals smack their tongue together with this gesture.
2. Zakynthos is not a big city, so many prefer to explore it on foot. Buses usually move to the neighbor towns. Car or motorbike is the most popular vehicle in the region. Rental fees are quite affordable and are often cheaper than calling a taxi.
3. When taking a taxi, it is better to specify the approximate price of a ride in advance and make sure the taxi driver turns the meter on. Tourists should keep one more thing in mind – when calling a taxi by phone the taxi arrives with the meter already turned on. The price can be very high in that case. Taxi drivers who work in the port like one more trick. They like to “gather” a car full of people, but they do not divide the total among all passengers. Everyone pays the full price. This doesn’t apply to people who travel with their families and to couples.
4. If you decide to rent a car, keep in mind that local roads are narrow. The city’s neighborhoods are quite hilly as well. There are no stiff slopes, but drivers still need to be attentive.
6. Tourists should never criticize local government unless they want to be disliked by local people. That said, local people are allowed to criticize their government and do that quite often.
7. Simple acquaintances call each other by their family name, and not by their first name. Tourists should call locals by their first name when locals ask for that.
Zakynthos attracts tourists with children with an abundance of beautiful beaches and resort hotels, but one cannot limit the popular resort to beach entertainment only. On the island, there … 
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9. Being late for an important meeting is quite usual for Greeks. Foreigners should keep that in mind.
10. Big crimes, as well as small crimes like thefts, are rare on the island. However, foreigners should check their receipts carefully in local shops, restaurants, cafes, and bars.
11. Among items that would make great souvenirs, it is important to mention goods connected with Greece – olive oil, wine, and ceramics. Marinated cheese made of goat or sheep milk, mountain honey, and sweets (nougat and pastila) are also very popular souvenirs. 
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What to visit being in Zakynthos - unique sights
Navagio Beach
From the series “The Hidden and Hard-To-Reach Beautiful Beaches”
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Distance from Zakynthos center - 25.7 km.
To the picturesque sandy beach can only be reached by boat or with the cutter. The unified beach without any infrastructure is incredibly popular with tourists. Every day the travelers come here to see the ancient smugglers' ship and to relax in the calm atmosphere. Despite the relatively small number of holidaymakers, the atmosphere on the beach remains calm and quiet. Those who want to spend their time in full solitude should head to Navagio Beach early in the morning. …
Read further Distance from Zakynthos center - 25.7 km.
Panagiotis Wrecks
From the series “The Surviving Remains of Shipwrecks You Can Observe Yourself”
Check on the map: Distance from Zakynthos center - 25.6 km.
A great number of tourists come here in order to take a photo with a huge ship and unscalable rocks at the background. This historical vessel was built in Scotland in 1937. It was named in honour of Saint Bedan. For years it was used for carrying contraband cigarettes and was chased by the Greek Navy for this. In 1980 the crew was trying to escape from the Greek Navy and ran upon the sands. This huge ship is a real open-air leisure-time entertainment place for tourists. …
Read further Distance from Zakynthos center - 25.6 km.
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Travelling to Zakynthos - advices and tips. What should be provisioned in advance, the rules you might want to follow, and the things you better avoid doing in Zakynthos. We help you to make your trip smooth and easy, with no unexpected surprises.
