Postcard from Zante – ships in the harbour

Zante town harbour isn’t one of those sleepy, picturesque island harbours where the fishing boats bob up and down and not much else happens. It’s a big busy harbour with ships of all size. On any given day you might find a number of cargo ships in harbour – an island of this size has to be kept well-supplied especially when its numbers swell in summer with holidaymakers both Greek and other nationalities.

Sailing boat in Zante harbour

Yacht in Zante harbour

You’ll find the odd cruise liner as well, channelling people towards the expensive cafes in the main square with the waiters urging you in, even though you’ll only need to take a few steps down the side streets to find the old fashioned places that my husband loves.

If it’s a photo opportunity you’re after, you can find the fishing boats with their mustard yellow nets moored up along the main quay, together with the odd floating palace that celebrities love to rent for the summer. Walk further and up the main pier and you’ll fnd all the smaller yachts from all over the world – perhaps you’ll get chatting to a copper-tanned couple on board one of them and find they’ve sailed half around the world or that they’re spending the summer sailing around the Greek islands. This is what we dream of – of lazy days bobbing in some little cove, of exploring each new island you visit.

Heather in Zante town harbour

Fishing boats in Zante town harbour

Walk on further and you’ll find a small deserted cafe where you can sit with a coffee and then further still the tip of the harbour wall with perhaps a lone fisherman where you can watch the yachts motor out before setting sail around the island or even further. If you’re a sailor, Zante harbour is a place you could come to dream.

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