r/zante • u/GLCM1985 • 26d ago
Zakynthos in November
My fiancé and I are planning on going to Zakynthos in November 2025. My question is, is it a bad time to go or is it still a good time? We plan on being there around November 8, 2025. How will the weather be? The beaches? We enjoy the outdoors. Thanks for your help.
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u/tucnakpingwin 22d ago
The tourist season ends in early-mid October, so a lot of stuff won’t be open/running during November/the winter months.
If you can go a month earlier you’ll have a better time, with more to do.
I went in late September/early October and had a great time, I stayed in Laganas and most of the bars were shut, and the ones that were open were shut by 1am, which was perfect as I’m not a clubbing type of person.
The main things we did were: visiting literally every olive press we could find (I came back with 6L of quality oil); taking a boat trip to Marathonisi island (Turtle Island; Visiting Zakynthos town; going for a drive around the entire island (the mountains near Keri are beautiful) and exploring the beaches.
The absolute best thing to do on Zakynthos in my opinion is visit The Little Farm on the outskirts of Laganas, it’s a petting zoo run by friendly people; you can feed chicks, hold tortoises, feed the goats and birds, and wonder around their olive groves. At the time they had a very charismatic goose who absolutely made our trip, and a goat who kept nibbling my butt to get me to feed him. It was so special and the first thing I’ll do again when I return. (Sadly Hillary the goose passed away recently, but it’s still worth it for all the other cute animals!)
Don’t bother with taxis, as in all of Greece, you’ll get ripped off; local or not. The buses are run by KTEL, they run on Greek time, not regular time, so won’t be punctual and may even be cancelled without you knowing. They are very cheap and comfortable though. The best thing would be to hire a car, (ATVs are dangerous), so that you can explore the entire island. The north is peaceful and has great views towards Kefalonia.
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u/throwawayquestion159 26d ago
Hello. I am sorry, but November is a little late to come to zakynthos. The weather is usually cloudy and a little cold and the beaches completely empty from people or activities. Most importantly most restaurants and shops are closed. Now if you have no problem with that, then by all means come. But from late October to early April is usually dead period.