Zante Shopping

Zante is the favorite with families who want to spend quality time together and have complete fun and entertainment. It has a large number of sandy beaches which slope elegantly into the sea making them safe for everyone. Zante is also popular with those looking for a lively nightlife and haven of peace and quiet. Anyone with an interest in ancient things can explore the many historical sites around the island.

Zakynthos is the place to shop around as it offers an impressive variety of goods like exquisite jewelry, famous designer labels, and fine antiques. Zante Town with its maze of lanes and streets is full of opportunities to go on a shopping spree! In Zante, you can bump into the usual souvenir and craft shops decorated with leather goods, ceramics and embroidered linens. You can walk around local markets to find your perfect holiday bargains.

The shopping centre of Zakynthos town is located in Alexander Street. In Zakynthos, shops are open on Monday, Wednesday and Saturday from 9 am-3 pm and on Tuesday and Thursday from 9 am-8 pm. Tourist shops are open throughout the week from 9 am-10 pm. You will find pieces of folk art and crafts showcased in shops in Zante. Zante is quite famous for hand-woven textiles and embroideries with elaborate designs.

Zante is also renowned for its carved objects of all kinds made up of olive wood and silver. There are various other things that you can buy from Zante. Cologne and local cheese stay on top of shopping list of visitors apart from local handicrafts. There are souvenir shops where you can chance up on variety of local products. There are hordes of shops that deal in leather good and carpets including pottery and pottery.

If you’re looking for your favorite fragrance, or something brand new, you would find it all in Zante. You can also indulge yourself in local sweets especially nougat and pastel which are typical of the Zante island. Kotsoni family is working as custodian of Venetian system of preparing Nougats It is quite similar to chocolate. Nougats are good to eat till they remain hard.

In Zante you will definitely see art work inspired from the island's natural surroundings, colours, local mysteries and myths. It is seen all around in paintings, clay objects like vases, jugs mugs, plates, goblets, fountains, flowerpots, sculptures etc,. For art lovers there is an Adamieion Ceramic Art Studio in Zakynthos town near Tsilivì. The studio is enclosed with lemon trees and olive trees in typical Zakynothos style. You can drop in at Leather land for the finest quality leather and superior quality silver jewelry.

Michalopoulos is another place with “M” written in gold inviting you for the real shopping experience with widest range of precious stones. Another place you cannot miss is Skamnakis that specializes in jewelry products and goldsmith services.