The capital of the island' of Zákynthos bears the same name. Zákynthos (pop. 12,000), on the same site as its ancient predecessor, extends in a wide arc along the gently sloping shores of a bay in the southeast of the island. Above the town are the ruins of a Venetian castle, which is believed to have collapsed in the 1515 earthquake.
The only
one of the town's magnificent Venetian mansions to survive the 1953 earthquake is the residence of the Roma family, with the charming chapel of Kyra ton Angelon. Other notable churches are Áyios Nikólaos, on the harbor, and Áyios Dionysios, with the relics of the town's patron saint.
If you walk along the flag-stoned coastal promenade, the so-called Strata Marina, at dusk, you'll get the true flavor of the town.
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