"Friendly and inviting, this delightfully unspoilt village on the southeast coast gives you a beach-based holiday where you can really unwind. Lithakia slopes gently down the hillside to a pretty bay, where glittering sands snake lazily around the coastline. Dotted with colourful shops and a handful of bars and restaurants, it's the perfect place to relax. The coastal walks are good too."
This delightfully unspoilt village is Zante's hidden gem. Encircled by beautiful olive groves, Lithakia is ablaze with greens and blues and offers visitors a tranquil beach based holiday where you can really unwind. The gently curving coastline looks out at the glass like waters of the balmy Ionian Sea and the resort has a friendly, relaxed ambience that entices people back year on year.
Floating on Zante's eastern shores, this Venetian-style village is one of the oldest on the island and is charmingly traditional with ancient elegant mansions and white-washed houses. Located between the two resorts of Keri Lake and Laganas on the South East coast of the island, Lithakia is untouched by tourism, so you gain the best of both worlds with the peace and quiet of Lithakia and the lively town of Laganas within easy reach. Encircled in lush greenery, Lithakia gently slopes down the hillside to pretty bay, with sprawling sands that lazily snake their way around the coastline. Sprinkled with colourful shops, a handful of bars and restaurants serving inviting international cuisine and delicious Greek dishes, the area offers plenty of activities for those seeking some activity including snorkelling and there are countless coastal walks from the resort, through the verdant hills and silvery olive groves that border the town. Further along the coastline, there are historical monuments of interest for those craving some Greek culture.
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Lithakia hotels and apartments
Our hotels and apartments in Lithakia include Katioula Villa, Rizolia Villas, Rizolia Villas 2, Rizolia Villas 3 and Rizolia Villas 5.
More Zante holiday destinations
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Beaches
The narrow sands of Lithakia sweep dramatically around the bay so you can find your own piece of paradise in which to unwind in peace. A continuation of the endless sands of Laganas Bay to the north, the silvery sand softly dissolves into indigo waters, which offer safe bathing and are particularly suited to snorkelling. Stretch out and listen to the surf lightly splashing the shores as you melt into the sleepy daytime pace, being broken only to perhaps buy some mouth-watering fresh fruit or to sip a refreshing drink.
Eating out
You can truly dazzle your taste buds at the selection of restaurants, cafes and tavernas dotted around Lithakia. Wander through the village and inhale the delicate aromas of wild herbs and garlic as you decide where to dine and work up an appetite. Taste delectable Greek dishes including regional foods including meaty halloumi cheese grilled with mint, crumbly feta cheese salads and zante polpette, beef and pork meatballs perhaps served with cucumber spears. Fresh fish and seafood is also in abundance such as speciality grilled octopus and calamari.
Nightlife
Evenings in Lithakia are typically low key and relaxed with a friendly village atmosphere. Traditional tavernas and some colourful bars are scatted around the resort - perfect for enjoying a bottle of chilled local wine under a star bedecked sky as you listen to the sound of the cicadas. For a livelier night head to the bright lights of Laganas where you'll find bustling bars and glittering nightclubs open until the early hours.
Shopping
Stroll around the colourful shops that are sprinkled about the village and chat to the friendly locals selling their traditional hand painted ceramics and jewellery as well as souvenirs you can take home. If you want to cook up your own delicacies, buy authentic mouth-watering produce, such as fresh aubergines, tender pork and seafood caught that morning, accompanied with juicy olives, to snack on and delicious bougatsa, sweet custard pastries - irresistible.
Transfer time
15 to 20 minutes
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