The Village Inn lies on the beautiful island of Zakynthos (Zante). Zante is the third largest of the Ionian Islands west of mainland Greece. It is 125 km in length (74 miles) and covers an area of 410 square kilometers. The terrain is varied. The eastern part is dominated by plains, which merge into peaceful bays with golden beaches. The western part of the island is mostly mountainous with steep cliffs along the coastline.
The main bays, of the island are Laganas, in the south, which has a superb sandy beach that stretches for 9 km, Tsilivi, Alykes and Schiza. Southeast of Zakynthos is where the Mediterranean sea achieves its maximum depth, approximately 4500 meters (more than 2,5 miles).
This famous resort, The Village Inn, is renowned for its exciting nightlife and fantastic golden beach which is home to the endangered loggerhead turtles, Caretta Caretta. Caretta-caretta which is actually the scientific name for the species, are also known as loggerhead sea turtles. Today they are an endangered species eventhough they have existed in the Mediterranean for millions of years as they are prehistoric animals. The beaches of Laganas bay in Zakynthos are the most important nesting areas in the Mediterranean, and have been protected, and monitored since 1983. |