Zakynthos Life

  Doksa Pigadakia, hold their heads high for womens football,  won a 2-0 victory on the postponed match of the third game of the 4th group of the third national division against Niki Traganou. The achievement for Yiannis Vertzagias girls is even more impressive if one considers the match was away. …

Famous Greek basketball player, Giannis Antetokounmpo,  has been named a starter and team captain for the 2019 NBA All-Star Game for the Milwaukee Bucks, the league announced today. Among all players in the NBA, Antetokounmpo received the most player votes (269), the second-most fan votes (4,375,747) and tied for the second-most …

As in most places, soccer is represented and is the main athletic sport on the island in winter   For the 2018-2019 season, Zakynthos is represented in the Γ / C / 3rd national division. (In the past in this division was the popular APS Zakynthos 1961).     At …

This is truely a traditional Zakynthian dish. Although there are many different versions on how to add the aubergines/eggplants to the dish, some fry them others bake them in the oven, I perfer to cook them in a saucepan and you won’t be disappointed with the results. The key ingredients …

Most of my guests that have eaten with us are pleasantly delighted to hear that all our ingredients are home grown, even the wheat we make for our bread. Our village bread is handmade with a recipe dating back to our great grandma’s grandma’s years and it is a certain …

To prepare this Greek moussaka recipe, begin by preparing the eggplants. Remove the stalks from the eggplants and cut them into slices, 1 cm thick. Season with salt and place in a colander for about half an hour. Rinse the eggplants with plenty of water and squeeze with your hands, to get …

Sifiado is always made with meat, beef in particular and it contains vinegar and a large amount of onions (the pickling sized) normally an equal amount of meat with onions. In Zakynthos stifado is more popular using rabbit and beef. Below find the beef recipe Zakynthian Beef Casserole. Mosxari Stifado …

Whilst Brexit negotiations continue to take place, a number of plans have been put into place for things that affect anyone travelling abroad. This post covers Driving, EHIC, Passports and Visas. DRIVING Guidance has been added to the UK Governments website about documents you will need to use if you …

There is so much entertainment on Zakynthos whether it be shopping, exploring the outdoors or eating out, but one thing that both locals and visitors love is the local cinema, Cine Foskolos. Located in Zakynthos Town the cinema can seat a hundred and ten people and operates all year round …

KTEL offers visitors to Zakynthos a great bus service which includes intercity routes (travel options across Greece), as well as local routes throughout the island. The bus is a cheap, easy way of getting about and many destinations are covered, which is a great transport option for those who are …