My honeymoon cruise trip, Zakynthos, Greece. ( Eng/Esp)
Here I am today to tell you about the last stage of my honeymoon on a cruise which unfortunately took place a year ago, shamefully I hadn't yet published the photos of the last stage and here I am. When we landed in Zakynthos I immediately understood that it would be another Greek city that I would fall in love with and I immediately remembered the poems of Ugo Foscolo, the famous Italian poet that we all studied at school:
Never will I touch your sacred shore againwhere my young form reclined at rest,Zakynthos, regarding yourself in wavesof the Greek sea, where Venus wasvirgin born, and made those islands bloomwith her first smile; nor did he bypassyour lacy clouds and leafy frondsin glorious verse, the one who sangof fatal seas, and of the broad exileafter which, exalted by fame and by adventure,Ulysses kissed his rocky native Ithaca.You will have nothing of your son but his song,motherland of mine: and our fate alreadywritten, the unmourned grave.
Foscolo was born in Zakynthos and suffered a lot from the exile from this city and after visiting it how could he not understand it. Zakynthos is an island in the Ionian Sea, many cruise ships stop here, there is a beautiful sea! In fact, it is also famous for its beaches and maritime tourism and for the famous shipwreck beach, one of the best known in Greece which unfortunately we were unable to visit due to time constraints. As soon as we arrived we immediately went towards the streets of the centre, full of delicious shops and lovely cafes. Zakynthos or Zakynthos is a port city and therefore very full of tourists and tourist places. I confess we too acted like typical tourists, enjoying the souvenir shops and often stopping to drink the coffee which, however, is absolutely not comparable to the Italian one. We immediately visited Piazza Salomone, a very elegant square that leads to the shopping promenade, with buildings in delicate colors and magnificent porticoes and also the small church of San Nicola al molo.
Spanish
Aquí estoy hoy para contaros la última etapa de mi luna de miel en un crucero que lamentablemente fue hace un año, lamentablemente aún no había publicado las fotos de la última etapa y aquí estoy.
Cuando aterrizamos en Zakynthos entendí inmediatamente que sería otra ciudad griega de la que me enamoraría y enseguida recordé los poemas de Ugo Foscolo, el famoso poeta italiano que todos estudiamos en el colegio:
En Zante Ni volveré a tocar las costas sagradas donde yacía mi cuerpo de niño, Mi Zacinto, que en las olas te refleja del mar griego del que nació la virgen Venus, e hizo esas islas fértiles con su primera sonrisa, para que no se quedara callado tus nubes claras y tu follaje el inclinado hacia el que lo riega cantó fatalidades,
y el diferente exilio por lo tanto hermosa en fama y desgracia
Ulises besó su pétrea Ítaca. No tendrás más que canciones de tu hijo, oh mi tierra materna; nos recetó destino de entierro lúgubre.
Foscolo nació en Zakynthos y sufrió mucho por el exilio de esta ciudad y después de visitarla cómo no iba a entenderlo. Zakynthos es una isla en el Mar Jónico, muchos cruceros paran aquí, ¡hay un mar hermoso! De hecho, también es famosa por sus playas y turismo marítimo y por la famosa playa de los naufragios, una de las más conocidas de Grecia que lamentablemente no pudimos visitar por cuestiones de tiempo. Nada más llegar nos dirigimos inmediatamente hacia las calles del centro, llenas de deliciosas tiendas y encantadores cafés. Zakynthos o Zakynthos es una ciudad portuaria y por tanto muy llena de turistas y lugares turísticos. Confieso que también nosotros actuamos como los típicos turistas, disfrutando de las tiendas de souvenirs y a menudo parándonos a tomar un café que, sin embargo, no es en absoluto comparable al italiano. Inmediatamente visitamos Piazza Salomone, una plaza muy elegante que conduce al paseo comercial, con edificios de delicados colores y magníficos pórticos y también a la pequeña iglesia de San Nicola al molo.
Then we continued and encountered the Orthodox metropolitan church, a simple architecture, unfortunately I have to admit that there weren't many churches or cultural sites to visit in the city and for me, as I love visiting churches, it's a real shame. After walking we started to have fe and one thing that was not missing were places to eat!
We stopped in a very simple and traditional place, located in a non-central street with a menu with many classic Greek dishes, fairly standard prices for the city, we ordered a chicken gyros pita which I remember was really delicious and very filling and classic souvlaki, the portions were really generous and we were satisfied with them. After lunch we continued walking languidly through the city, photographing the prettiest corners. Zakynthos is a city that I liked, it seemed like a place where time passes slowly and peacefully and where there is little stress. A place I would gladly visit again, for a totally relaxing holiday!
Spanish
Luego continuamos y nos encontramos con la iglesia metropolitana ortodoxa, una arquitectura simple, lamentablemente tengo que admitir que no había muchas iglesias o sitios culturales para visitar en la ciudad y para mí, como me encanta visitar iglesias, es una verdadera lástima. Después de caminar empezamos a tener fe y una cosa que no faltaba eran lugares para comer!
Paramos en un local muy sencillo y tradicional, situado en una calle no céntrica con una carta con muchos platos griegos clásicos, precios bastante estándar para la ciudad, pedimos un pita de gyros de pollo que recuerdo estaba realmente delicioso y muy abundante y clásico. souvlaki, las raciones eran muy generosas y quedamos satisfechos con ellas. Después del almuerzo continuamos caminando lánguidamente por la ciudad, fotografiando los rincones más bonitos. Zakynthos es una ciudad que me gustó, me pareció un lugar donde el tiempo pasa lento y tranquilo y donde hay poco estrés. ¡Un lugar que con mucho gusto volvería a visitar, para unas vacaciones totalmente relajantes!
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I've been to Greece, but I've never been to Zakynthos. It seems like a nice place where the sun is often present
Si zacinto è molto bella e soleggiata 💕💕
Such beautiful scenery. Another country added to my bucket list.
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Nice place with all blooming.
Hermosas las fotografías, mucho más placentero leer que hagas alusión a la poesía y a la figura de Zacinto. Gracias por compartir!!!