{"id":8769,"date":"2026-04-02T18:56:03","date_gmt":"2026-04-02T16:56:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/?post_type=destination&#038;p=8769"},"modified":"2026-05-08T14:08:06","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T12:08:06","slug":"zakynthos-castle","status":"publish","type":"destination","link":"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/en\/destinations\/zakynthos-castle\/","title":{"rendered":"Castle of Zakynthos: Surviving against the elements"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n \n\n\t\n\t\n<section class=\"section PageHeader__body LeftAlign destination withImage withButtons\">\n\t<div class=\"bgdImage withButtons\" style=\"background-image:url('https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/kz-5-scaled.jpg');\">\n\t\t<div class=\"Card    \"  \n  \t\t\t >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"Card__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<div style=\"--ratio:100%\" class=\" AspectRatioBox \"> \t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/kz-5-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Castle of Zakynthos\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/kz-5-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/kz-5-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/kz-5-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/kz-5-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/kz-5-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/kz-5-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"btnZoom\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ImageGalleryItem__dest Button Button--icon-only Button--alt\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/kz-5-1536x864.jpg\" \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/kz-5-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/kz-5-1536x864.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/kz-5-2048x1152.jpg 1536w\" \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-sizes=\"(min-width: 1024px) 100vw, 100vw\"  aria-label=\"View all Images\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"Button__icon Button__icon--right\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n<svg class=\"SvgIcon   SvgIcon--custom \" aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" shape-rendering=\"geometricPrecision\"   style=\"--svg-height: 24px; 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The walls were completed by 1646, enclosing the island\u2019s capital, while the cobbled road that reached the seashore, the famous Strada Giustiniana or Sartzada, was also laid, leading to the present-day town of Zakynthos. The Venetian legacy remains very much alive on the third gateway, where the walls are embellished with the legendary lion of Saint Mark.<\/p>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"section galleryBlock \">\n\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"CarouselDiv\">\n\t<div data-view=\"2\" class=\"Carousel \n\t\tImageGrid ImageGallery--slideshow \n\t\t\t two-items \n\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\tswiper-container \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t half\"  data-type=\"half\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"Carousel__wrapper swiper-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"Carousel__slide swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"Carousel__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"ImageGalleryItem \" style=\"\">\n\t<div class=\"ImageGalleryItemCarousel \">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ImageGalleryItem__image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/kz-1-1536x1043.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/kz-1-768x522.jpg 768w, 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In certain parts the impressive fortification walls remain almost intact, despite the devastating earthquakes that have struck them mercilessly over the centuries, with the central bastion offering a unique view of the Zakynthos countryside.<\/p>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<section class=\"section PracticalText  \">\n\t<div class=\"groupsInfo\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"groupInfoItem\" id=\"Directions\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"infoMap\">\n\t\t<div id=\"map\" class=\"mapcell\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\n\t<div class=\"left\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t<span>\n\n<svg class=\"SvgIcon   SvgIcon--custom \" aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" shape-rendering=\"geometricPrecision\"   style=\"--svg-height: 24px; --svg-width: 24px\" >\n\t\t\t\t<use class=\"icon-ic-flex-map-pin\" href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/hh\/public\/images\/icons.svg#icon-ic-flex-map-pin\"><\/use>\n\t<\/svg>\n<\/span>\t\t\t<h2>Directions<\/h2>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"right\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"groupInfoSubItem\">\n\n\t\n\t\t<div class=\"rich-text\"><p>Bohali<br \/>\n29100, Zakynthos<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"Button Custom Icon External\"><a href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/4qCHXjSDKbM93TeF7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Get directions<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"groupInfoSubItem\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"subtitle\">\n\t\t<span>\n\n<svg class=\"SvgIcon   SvgIcon--custom \" aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" shape-rendering=\"geometricPrecision\"   style=\"--svg-height: 24px; 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