Agios Nikolaos () is a small settlement on the island of
Zakynthos
Zakynthos (also spelled Zakinthos; ; ) or Zante (, , ; ; from the Venetian language, Venetian form, traditionally Latinized as Zacynthus) is a Greece, Greek island in the Ionian Sea. It is the third largest of the Ionian Islands, with an are ...
,
Greece
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. It is located approximately 30 kilometres northwest of
Zakynthos City. It has a population of 42, according to a census conducted in 2001. Administratively, it belongs to the village of
Volimes, located around 10 kilometres inland.
Despite small size, Agios Nikolaos houses an important harbour, as it is a starting point of ferry boats to
Pesada in
Kephalonia
Kefalonia or Cephalonia (), formerly also known as Kefallinia or Kephallonia (), is the largest of the Ionian Islands in western Greece and the 6th-largest island in Greece after Crete, Euboea, Lesbos, Rhodes and Chios. It is also a separate reg ...
. Two ferries a day run in the summer season. Small boats drive tourists to nearby Cape Skinari, the northernmost point of the island, and Blue Caves on the coast between. The caves are shallow orifices in the white cliffs, combined with numerous rock arches. They are named after the turquoise blue colour of the sea.
An islet, also named Agios Nikolaos, lies off the coast, protecting the harbour from northerly winds.
References
External links
Greek Travel Pages
Populated places in Zakynthos
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