Zakynthos Reviews -General

Nationality: Italy
Age: 35
Countries visited: 5-10
The trip: I arrived on the island by plane. The trip was good with no delays
Reasons for going to Zakynthos: It was highly recommended by friends of mine
Idea about Zakynthos before arriving: I had an idea about the beautiful beaches from my friends and a travel magazine.
- Island/Area : 9/10
- Landscapes : 9/10
- Tree Covered : 8/10
- Beaches and Waters : 8/10
- Cleanliness : 8/10
- Villages : 7/10
- Main Town : 7/10
- Food/Restaurants : 7/10
- Nightlife : 8/10
- Local People : 8/10
- Accommodations : 8/10
- Activities : 8/10
- Excursions : 9/10
- Sightseeing : 10/10
- Prices : 8/10
- Public Transportation : 4/10
- Authenticity : 6/10
- Peace and quiet : 7/10
- Weather : 8/10
Best Beaches: Navagio, Xigia
Anything negative about Zakynthos or something that needs improvement: Public transportation is too scarce: other greek islands offer buses which reach most important beaches, up to late hours, but in Zakynthos the bus service is limited to few hours, and with few runs. Luckily enough, there are many cabs (taxi service is good)
Recommendations: The famous area of Laganas should be avoided (unless you are looking for pubs and discos only!) the most interesting places of the island are elsewhere. For example there are wonderful beaches near Xigia, one of them can be reached only by feet or by boat. Another suggestion: the famous 'shipwreck' (or 'navagio') beach can be reached with boats, but I think it is better to see it from the top, where someone built a small terrace about 200m over the sea: the landscape is wonderful and the sight is better than from the beach itself. To reach this terrace, there is an asphalt road coming from the central part of the island. Note that there is no way to go from the terrace to the beach (neither a road, nor a stair step, because it is too high and dangerous) but the sightseeing is worth while the trip
Rate of the overall quality/organization/services of this island/area in comparison with other countries: 7/10