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Porto Zante

Villas & Spa

WORLD CLASS VILLAS and goddesses, and the Palaestra or the
The beachfront luxury villas at Porto Zante are nestled between Philippeion. And walk through the ancient
lush gardens, decorated and furnished with selected pieces of Stadium where the Olympic Games used to
Armani Casa & Gervasoni, paintings of prominent Greek artists take place.
and are equipped with some of the best exclusive amenities The most important thing to remember
including Bang & Olufsen Entertainment systems, Christofle to do, however, is to book a day out on
Paris cutlery & glasses, Bernardaud design porcelain & BVLGARI Porto Zante’s yacht, whether around the
guest amenities. Away from prying eyes, in ultimate privacy, your entirety of Zakynthos island, including
own beachfront villa will be the background of your life’s most famed Navagio Beach or to Turtle Island
important celebration. and back: the itinerary is up to you and can
be decided on the day, as you sail. Look out
THE AREA for turtles and ancient caves and dip in the
The lure of Porto Zante is partly in its isolation, but it’s only 1 km crisply clear Ionian as many times as you
away of the nearest village 7km away of Zakynthos. Bicycles can.
are available for you to explore the nearby rural villages. The
resort’s chauffeurs, can drive you to the capital, starting with a ECO EFFORT
mountaintop view over the ocean and 16th-century castle before The balance between wish-fulfilling luxury
dropping you by the small city’s cluster of shops and restaurants. and sustainability is a tight-rope walk,
The Venetians settled here in the Middle Ages and their legacy but Porto Zante attempts to strike it with
can still be seen in the historical buildings dotted throughout the touches such as minimising food waste
area’s lesser explored villages. via cooked-to-order à la carte, rather than
buffet, menus, and using local produce, eco-
For day trips, Ancient Olympia (the birthplace of the Olympics) friendly building materials and landscaping
is accessible via a private speedboat ride across the Ionian and green toiletries, such as wooden
seas to Katakolo port and onwards by your very own limousine. toothbrushes, wherever possible. It’s also
Here, explore the Ancient Olympia Archaeological Museum, cut its use of plastic water bottles by 90 per
wander amongst the ruins of the ancient temples of Greek gods cent in recent years.
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