Municipal Unit of Artemisia: Marathonisi Caves - Μαραθονήσι
Tucked into the Bay of Laganas off southern Zakynthos, Marathonisi is an islet whose character is shaped by a limestone shoreline and the sheltered waters of the Ionian Sea. Also known by its Greek name Μαραθονήσι, it is uninhabited and forms part of Zakynthos National Marine Park, created in 1999 to protect loggerhead sea turtles and their habitat. Sea erosion has cut caves and arches into the rock along its coast. Laganas Bay occupies Zakynthos’s southern side; the island belonged to the Republic of Venice from 1484 until 1797, a period that left a lasting mark on the island’s built heritage.
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