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Zakinf

The island has long made a special fascination for visitors. Venetians called it (flower of the east), implying that not only covered the landscape with flowers, but also all kinds of flowering, observed on the island, especially the flourishing of literature and art. With regard to literature, the Zakinfe born two greatest Greek poet Dionysios Solomos and Andreas Kalvos. As for the art, the 17 th century on the island there is the flourishing of art and the emergence of a special, so-called zakinfskoy school. However, special love zakinfyan always enjoyed and still enjoy the music. The island has been performed and executed the famous zakinfskie ropes. Zakinf always been famous for its aristocratic refinement, especially the refinement of traditional architecture. Wonderful churches and magnificent palaces here have always been objects of admiration. On the island come to admire the paintings and preserved splendid frescoes, znakomitcya with museums, enjoy the rest of beautiful sandy beaches, to inspect the cave and admire the fabulous sea colors. The area of the island of 402km ², 123km length of coastline. The population of the island, which is mainly engaged in farming and in the field of tourism, account for about 30,000 people. The island has grown mostly spruce, citrus and grapes. The capital of the island and its only port city Zakinf. First, as seen from afar with the ship when approaching the city - a very high belfry of St. Dionysius in the outskirts of the city. Nearby is a large church, built 1948. The largest city square Solomou Square with the statue of the great national poet D. Solomos, who wrote (anthem freedom), which became the Greek national anthem. On the square stands a majestic building and the Byzantine Museum, which uses the remarkable monuments. All the right side of the square is the city library, with more than 50,000 volumes. The lower floor houses a museum of the history of occupation and resistance. Near Solomou Square is famous in the history of the area from St. Mark Roman Catholic cathedral of St. Mark, and next to it D. Solomos Museum and the famous zakinfyan.

Island densely covered with greenery and has more than 7500 species of flowers vsevazvozhnyh. This island is one of the few in the world harbor rare relic turtle Caretta-Caretta, where the vast sandy beaches, it makes nesting. Therefore Zakinf and is a nature reserve of international status, only among the Greek islands. The status of the island was also due to the unique white-Navageo Bay has become one of business cards in Greece.