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Zákynthos Town
Bustling island capital
It was, they say, even more beautiful than Corfu Town. After the devastating earthquake of 1953, when the time came to rebuild their earthquake-shattered town, the inhabitants gamely tried to incorporate some of the old city’s delight and charm into the modern Greek concrete.
They didn’t quite succeed, but Zákynthos Town is spared anonymity by its setting—the ancient acropolis (the Bocháli) hovering above, crowned by a castle, and the graceful sweep of the harbour, punctuated by the striking silhouette of Mount Skopós. If you approach by sea, it almost looks as if a monster took a big bite out of the landscape.
Images by Christaras A, ChristosV • CC BY-SA 3.0, Georgia Cartharis, Heather Cowper, Herbert wie, Creative Commons License, Σαλαμούρας Σπύρος at Greek Wikipedia