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Many package travellers will find themselves staying in LASSI , a short bus ride or twenty-minute walk from town. Lassi sprawls unattractively along a busy main road, but it does have good sandy beaches, particularly at Makrys Yialos and Platys Yialos , although they're right under the airport flight path. Beaches such as Avythos are well worth seeking out, although if you're walking beyond Kourkomelata there is a real if occasional risk of being attacked by farm dogs, particularly during the hunting season (Sept 25-Feb 28). There is very little accommodation in the region, and precious few shops or bars. Pessadha has a twice-daily ferry link with Zakynthos in summer, but little else, and be warned that the pathetic bus service from Argostoli is no good for connecting with the boats. You'll have to hitch or take an expensive taxi in most cases. With a scooter, the best inland excursion is to AYIOS YEORYIOS , the medieval Venetian capital of the island. The old town here supported a population of 15,000 until its destruction by an earthquake in the seventeenth century: substantial ruins of its castle (Tues-Sat 8am-8pm, Sun  © 2003 by Rough Guides Ltd. as trustee for its Authors. Published by Rough Guides. All rights reserved. Rough Guides name is a trademark of Rough Guides Ltd. Buy the book here!
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8am-2pm; ?1.50), now reopened after extensive renovations, churches and houses can be visited on the hill above the modern village of Peratata. Byron lived for a few months in the nearby village of Metaxata and was impressed by the view from the summit in 1823; sadly, as at Messolongi, the house where he stayed no longer exists. Two kilometres south of Ayios Yeoryios is a fine collection of religious icons and frescoes kept in a restored church that was part of the nunnery of Ayios Andhreas.
Your Tips For Beaches and Ayios Yeoryios
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