Monuments in Argassi

Venetian Bridge

350 m from city center of Argassi

Literally in the sea in 10 meters distance from Argasi's seashore is located the old bridge.This landmark of Argasi was built at the beggining of the 19th century.
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Monastery Panagia Skopiotisa

5.8 km from city center of Argassi

The church of Panagia Skopiotissa can be found on top of mount Skopos –also named after it– 2km from Argassi, the famous tourist resort in the southern part of the island. The snow-white church, in crosswise style with dome was built in 1624 and stands to this day on the ruins of an old monastery, which is thought to have been built in the place of the much older temple of Artemis.
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Domenegini Tower

1.1 km from city center of Argassi

Memories from the historic past of Argasi overbearing monuments which lay sparsely around the location. Probably the oldest of all, the Domenegini Tower is dated since the 17th century.
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Aquaduct Vrysakia

1 km from city center of Argassi

One of the finest buildings hidden in dense vegetation is the old Aqueduct located in "Vrysakia". It was built in the 19th century collecting the water from the natural springs and through a complex pipe system distributed the water to Zakynthos Town. The most interesting piece of architecture feature is "Vourderis Camara".This magnificent bridge is 15 meters high and has a series of archways bearing the pipes which brought water to the main town. It was constructed during the period of British rule and legend has it that Kolokotronis, who lived on Zakynthos 15 years before the 1821 war of independence, was very fond of this place and used to ride his horse over the bridge.