Discover Volímai in Zakynthos

The area around Volímai includes both natural attractions and historic sites. The Blue Caves and Agios Georgios sta Gremina Monastery offer two different points of interest for planning your trip. Other sights and themes are part of the wider picture of the island of Zakynthos.

The Blue Caves at Cape Skinari

The Blue Caves are located in the Aspros Vrachos area at Cape Skinari. They consist of an outer cave and a second, smaller cave further inside the outer one. Their distinctive color is also part of their appeal: the intense blue seems to reflect everything submerged in the waters below. The location, cave formation, and color together make for a distinctive natural attraction near Volímai.

Monastery history nearby

The nearby Agios Georgios sta Gremina Monastery was founded in 1535. Its tower was built to protect the monks from pirates. The founding year and the purpose of the tower provide different historical details: the date places the monastery’s history in time, while the tower’s purpose identifies a specific protective function. If you would like to include history as well as nature in your travel plans, the monastery offers a cultural point of interest of its own.

More to explore in Zakynthos

The island’s offerings also include art and literary heritage. The Museum of Zakynthos displays works of the Cretan School, Cretan-Ionian icons, and works of Ionian Naturalism dating from the 15th to the 19th century. Another cultural point of interest is the mausoleum on the ground floor of the Museum of Solomos and Eminent Zakynthians. Since 1968, it has housed the remains of the national poets Andreas Kalvos and Dionysios Solomos. Thus, on Zakynthos, an art collection spanning several artistic movements sits alongside a tangible connection to two poets. The collection spans the period from the 15th to the 19th century; the remains have been in the mausoleum since 1968.

Nature and conservation areas are also part of the wider picture of the island. Lake Keri is a wetland protected under the Ramsar Convention, a Natura site, and a nature reserve within the National Marine Park of Zakynthos. Keri Lighthouse is known for panoramic sunset views over the Ionian Sea and the Myzithres rocks. These features appeal to different interests: protected-area status on the one hand, and views of the sea and rocks on the other.

Other travel highlights include the port of Agios Nikolaos in Volimes. It is a seaport access point and connects Zakynthos to Kefalonia by ferry. If this connection is relevant to your travel plans, check the current schedule in advance. In Volimes, Zakynthian Ladotyri cheese is also produced in dairies and home workshops and sold as a local product. Ferry services and cheese production thus complement the island’s natural and cultural attractions with practical and culinary aspects.

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