Marathias: Marathonisi View
Few places in the Ionian Islands have a history as closely tied to the sea as Marathias. This small settlement on Zakynthos’s southwestern coast looks across Laganas Bay to uninhabited Marathonisi, also called Turtle Island. Marathonisi forms part of the Zakynthos National Marine Park, created in 1999 to protect the coastal environment and the nesting areas of the loggerhead sea turtle. Laganas Bay opens onto the Ionian Sea, while olive groves cover much of the surrounding terrain. The island’s cultural setting is shaped by its long Venetian period: Zakynthos was under Venetian rule from 1484 until 1797. Marathias brings together a quiet coastal community and a protected marine area central to southern Zakynthos.
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