SHOPPING

The main shopping area in Zante Town is Alexandrou Roma.  This road has many fashion, shoe and jewellery stores plus some household and other various stores.  However, there are many other shops that can be found in the many side streets. 

For those who live in Zakynthos and need the DIY store, hardware and household, on the main roads leading out of the town you will find larger often factory type stores selling a very diverse amount of items.  We have found that what seems to be quite a small place can turn into an Áladdin's Cave' of very different items.  Don't be surprised to see a fashion shop in the middle of nowhere.  Although some places like garden centre's and the main motor dealers are in the same place others are spread out.  Building yards are all over the island and so are agriculture shops, plumbing and heating, doors and windows and other such specialists. 

For those of you with pets, and it is hard not to have a pet in Zante there are so many strays that you normally end up feeding some poor little scrap with appealing eyes.  There are numerous places to buy food and all other pet products.  Vets are also plenty but would advise you ask another ex-pat for their advise as I have no idea what qualifications a vet here might have.

For food shopping the biggest names here are Lidl and Spar and I suppose they are the size of a small town supermarket.  It is very hard to do your shopping in one store and for the imported items you may still hanker after, the price and availability will vary, although things are getting better all the time.  The main large food stores are as follows:-

Lidl - located on the main road from Town to Keri

Alfa P - located just out of Town on the main road to Keri

Dia - Located on the road connecting the two main roads out of town (near the large cemetery) there is also a branch in Lagana and Tsilivi

Spar - located on the main road out of town to Katastari
There are two smaller Spar's in Zante Town itself

AB - Located on the main road out of town to Katastari just before turn off to Alikes.

There is also a very small delicatessen located opposite the IKA building in Zante Town this does have a lot of imported items that you cannot get in other places.  It is very small and easy to miss and not very cheap.

There is also a health food store on the road to Katastari opposite a school at Agios Kirikos

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