This is a general guide to Zakynthos, but with special emphasis on the island s countryside & the National Marine Park. It covers getting there & getting about, recommended accommodation & restaurants (with price guides), practicalities A-Z, history, customs & traditions, religious festivals, & all the major sights. There are five car tours (with fold-out touring maps), highlighting places where you can stop for a walk or just a stroll to a lovely picnic setting. Much of the book is devoted to over 20 main walks, each with several variations & charmingly 'mapped out' with the authors own 3D drawings. But even non-walkers will appreciate the walking section: while the walk descriptions themselves are brief, each walk is followed by two facing pages focussing on the islands geology, habitats, agriculture, flora & wildlife all illustrated (there are over 10 photographs for each walk). The author is a biologist who has lived on the island for over a decade, working with various non-governmental organisations & the Marine National Park; she is particularly interested in sea turtle research & conservation of the islands many habitats.