Butterflies Villas
The abundance of Zakynthos

It is the lush pine forests and the towering chalky cliffs that rise out of the electric blue Ionian sea, the world-renowned sandy beaches and small pebbled coves in every hue of green and blue, and the allure of a past influenced by the Venetians, Byzantines, French, and the English.

But above and beyond all this, it is the innate musicality of the local dialect and the peoples’ love of summer festivals, singing and dancing, the heavy, fertile soils, and the dozens of native grape varieties that produce the intensely flavoured Verdea wine, the taste of the treasured zakynthian currants paired with the creamy Prentza cheese, the multitude of ecosystems where impressive and rare creatures find shelter and thrive.

From wildlife sanctuaries, intimate coves, and sleepy stone villages to an up-and-coming dining scene and rich-with-life coastal towns, Zakynthos merits a summer spent unearthing all its wonders.