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Religious art from before the earthquake at Zakynthos Museum – Greece
Blog: Heather on her travels - 26 November 2011
In 1953 a terrible earthquake struck the Greek island of Zakynthos and reduced the island capital, Zante town to rubble. Across the island churches were left in ruins and many of the important devotional artworks that were recovered were brought to be re-housed in the Zakynthos Museum on Solomos Square. The square is named after [...]
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A walk in the olive groves on Zakynthos – video
Blog: Heather on her travels - 8 November 2011
In the autumn on the Greek island of Zakynthos, the sun is warm but the evenings are cooling and the miniature pink cyclamen are creating delicate dots of colours under the olive trees. In October we visited my sister who lives on the island, after most hotels and restaurants had closed for the season. This [...]
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Turtles in danger on Zakynthos – in Greece
Blog: Heather on her travels - 23 October 2011
It seems that the future is uncertain for the Caretta Caretta or Loggerhead sea turtles on Zakynthos, as I discovered while visiting the Greek island where my sister lives. Yesterday, I looked in at the Earth Sea and Sky Wildlife Information Centre at Gerakas to have a chat with the director, Yannis Vardakastanis about his [...]
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Frappé with a view of Zante town
Blog: Heather on her travels - 22 October 2011
I’m taking an October break on the Greek island of Zakynthos where my sister lives and where we visit her every year. After some shopping in Zante town we did the typically Greek thing and drove up to the terrace at Bohali next to the Venetian fort where you have a bird’s eye view over [...]
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Greek Island Vacations — The Essential Guide
Blog: My Little Nomads - 6 May 2011
Read the full post: Greek Island Vacations — The Essential Guide Most popular post: Recommended gear for traveling with kids Most emailed post: How to find the cheapest airline flights
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How to make delicious Greek stuffed tomatoes
Blog: Heather on her travels - 23 July 2009
Today I ate the most delicious stuffed tomatoes, aubergine and peppers, with a filling of rice, herbs and local Greek cheese. They were cooked by Katy, my sister’s Greek mother-in-law, who we all know as Yia Yia (which means granny in Greek). I’m sure you’d like me to pass on the recipe, but it’s a [...]
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Saving the Caretta Caretta turtles on Zakynthos - in Greece
Blog: Heather on her travels - 21 July 2009
If you are interested in the Caretta Caretta Turtles on the Greek island of Zakynthos (Zante) and want to travel with a small footprint, you’ll enjoy my interview with Yannis Vardakastanis from the Earth Sea and Sky centre on Zakynthos. On my holidays to the Greek island of Zakynthos, I’ve often visited the Turtle information centre [...]
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The party begins at Zakynthos airport - in Greece
Blog: Heather on her travels - 16 July 2009
In the airplane and the airport at Zakynthos today, it felt as if I had stumbled into the bar district of Bristol. If you venture out to most city centres in the UK on a Saturday night you’ll see large groups of guys and girls out on the town in in search of cheap drinks [...]
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How to run a beach bar on Zakynthos in Greece - Video
Blog: Heather on her travels - 12 July 2009
Have you ever dreamed of leaving the office behind to run a restaurant or beach bar in the sunshine? If so, you’ll enjoy my video interview with Rob Wallace from Freddie’s Beach bar on the Greek island of Zakynthos. I first made contact with Rob through his photography, as he is a keen photographer who documents [...]
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