Bochali
Bochali ( el, Μπόχαλη) is a village and a community in the southern part of the island of Zakynthos. It is part of the municipal unit of the city of Zakynthos. In 2011 its population was 876 for the village, and 1,143 for the community, including the villages Akrotiri and Kydoni. It is situated on a hill near the Ionian Sea coast, 1 km northwest of Zakynthos city centre and 1.5 km east of Gaitani. Population See also *List of settlements in Zakynthos This is a list of settlements in Zakynthos, Greece. * Agalas * Agia Marina * Agioi Pantes * Agios Dimitrios * Agios Kirykos * Agios Leontas * Alikanas * Ampelokipoi * Anafonitria * Ano Gerakari * Ano Volimes * Argasi * Bochali * Exo Cho ... References External linksBochali at the GTP Travel Pages {{Zakynthos (town) Populated places in Zakynthos ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Zakynthos
Zakynthos (also spelled Zakinthos; el, Ζάκυνθος, Zákynthos ; it, Zacinto ) or Zante (, , ; el, Τζάντε, Tzánte ; from the Venetian form) is a Greek island in the Ionian Sea. It is the third largest of the Ionian Islands. Zakynthos is a separate regional unit of the Ionian Islands region, and its only municipality. It covers an area of and its coastline is roughly in length. The name, like all similar names ending in , is pre-Mycenaean or Pelasgian in origin. In Greek mythology the island was said to be named after Zakynthos, the son of the legendary Arcadian chief Dardanus. Zakynthos is a tourist destination, with an international airport served by charter flights from northern Europe. The island's nickname is "the Flower of the Levant", bestowed upon it by the Venetians who were in possession of Zakynthos from 1484 to 1797. History Ancient history The ancient Greek poet Homer mentioned Zakynthos in the ''Iliad'' and the ''Odyssey'', stating that i ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Zakynthos (city)
Zakynthos ( el, Ζάκυνθος, Zákynthos ) or Zante ( el, Τζάντε, Tzánte), is a city and a former municipality on the island of Zakynthos, Ionian Islands, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Zakynthos, of which it is a municipal unit. It is the capital of the island of Zakynthos. Apart from the official name Zakynthos, it is also called Chora (i.e. the Town), a common denomination in Greece when the name of the island itself is the same as the name of the principal town. The municipal unit of Zákynthos lies in the easternmost part of the island and has a land area of and a population of 16,810 at the 2011 census. It is subdivided into the communities Zakynthos (pop. 9,773), Ampelokipoi (1,930), Argasi (1,266), Vasilikos (799), Gaitani (1,899) and Bochali (1,143). The municipal unit also includes the Strofades islands, which lie about south of Zákynthos island. Notable people *Dionysios (16th century), patron saint of Z ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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List Of Settlements In Zakynthos
This is a list of settlements in Zakynthos, Greece. * Agalas * Agia Marina * Agioi Pantes * Agios Dimitrios * Agios Kirykos * Agios Leontas * Alikanas * Ampelokipoi * Anafonitria * Ano Gerakari * Ano Volimes * Argasi * Bochali * Exo Chora * Fiolitis * Gaitani * Galaro * Gyri * Kalamaki * Kalipado * Kallithea Kallithea (Greek: Καλλιθέα, meaning "beautiful view") is a district of Athens and a municipality in south Athens regional unit. It is the eighth largest municipality in Greece (96,118 inhabitants, 2021 census) and the fourth biggest i ... * Katastari * Kato Gerakari * Keri, Greece, Keri * Koiliomenos * Korithi * Kypseli, Zakynthos, Kypseli * Lagkadakia * Lagopodo * Lithakia * Loucha * Machairado * Maries, Zakynthos, Maries * Meso Gerakari * Mouzaki, Zakynthos, Mouzaki * Orthonies * Pantokratoras * Pigadakia * Planos * Romiri * Sarakinado * Skoulikado * Tragaki * Vanato * Vasilikos, Zakynthos, Vasilikos * Volimes * Vougiato * Zakynthos (city) {{di ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ionian Sea
The Ionian Sea ( el, Ιόνιο Πέλαγος, ''Iónio Pélagos'' ; it, Mar Ionio ; al, Deti Jon ) is an elongated bay of the Mediterranean Sea. It is connected to the Adriatic Sea to the north, and is bounded by Southern Italy, including Calabria, Sicily, and the Salento peninsula to the west, southern Albania (and western Apulia, Italy) to the north, and the west coast of Greece, including the Peloponnese. All major islands in the sea, which are located in the east of the sea, belong to Greek islands, Greece. They are collectively named the Ionian Islands, the main ones being Corfu, Kefalonia, Zakynthos, Lefkada, and Ithaca (island), Ithaca. There are ferry routes between Patras and Igoumenitsa, Greece, and Brindisi and Ancona, Italy, that cross the east and north of the Ionian Sea, and from Piraeus westward. Calypso Deep, the deepest point in the Mediterranean at , is in the Ionian Sea, at . The sea is one of the most Earthquake, seismically active areas in the world. E ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Gaitani
Gaitani ( el, Γαϊτάνι) is a village in the southern part of the island of Zakynthos. It is part of the municipal unit of Zakynthos. In 2011 its population was 1,899. It is 2 km west of Zakynthos city centre, and 2 km east of Vanato. In the Middle Ages, during the Venetian rule many, mainly small, churches were built in the Gaitani area but most of them collapsed because of the big 1953 Ionian earthquake or because of the ravages of time. There are more than 70 ruins of churches at the area. Population See also *List of settlements in Zakynthos This is a list of settlements in Zakynthos, Greece. * Agalas * Agia Marina * Agioi Pantes * Agios Dimitrios * Agios Kirykos * Agios Leontas * Alikanas * Ampelokipoi * Anafonitria * Ano Gerakari * Ano Volimes * Argasi * Bochali * Exo Cho ... External linksGaitani at the GTP Travel Pages References {{Zakynthos (town) Populated places in Zakynthos ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |