Life beyond the beach – fun activities for the family in Zakynthos and a few lovely children friendly restaurants

When you had enough of the beach, you should definitely jump in your car to discover more of the island. We started by exploring the North during a day road-trip to the Shipwreck viewpoint. This was the longest trip as we almost crossed the entire island. Even so, we still managed to squeeze a bit of beach time in the late afternoon. Other activities can be done on less than a half day as the distances are relatively short and many points of interest, including Zante town, are located in the Southern part of the island. Here is a list with fun family activities in Zakynthos:

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Pirate stories and wine tastings in Lanzarote’s heartland

A full day itinerary concentrating in and around Teguise, in the heart of Lanzarote. You should consider doing this itinerary on any day of the week except Sunday. On Sundays there is a big and rather touristic market taking place in Teguise old town that detracts from the peacefulness and serenity of the place.

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Monasteries and vineyards in The Republic of Moldova – a two day itinerary

The Republic of Moldova is located just East of a homonym region of Romania and is surrounded by Ukrainian borders. It’s not on many people’s travel bucket lists which makes it a pleasantly uncrowded discovery. As it is only a few hundred km away from my hometown, it was only a matter of time for me to get an opportunity to visit.

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Five days in Chianti, Italy – medieval cities hopping with the baby in tow

Italy is always a sure bet with me. If you read my earlier posts, you already know that I have a love-love relationship with this country that started back in 2004, when I did my Erasmus studies there. Now, fast forward to July 2016, when our LO was 8 months and I was in search of a trip to celebrate my husband’s birthday. I looked in particular for a place outside the city, that has its own vineyard in the midst of green scenery. We had a great experience in Apulia with the masseria stays. (you can read about it here) so I was looking for a similar feel in the North of the country. After a few searches on Tripadvisor and local blogs, I found Salvadonica in San Casciano in Val di Pesa. I then booked our flights to Florence.

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