The road heading southeast from Zákynthos passes through ARGÁSSI , the busiest resort on this coast, but with a beach barely a few feet wide in parts. Although independent travellers would be better off basing themselves at one of the places further down, it could be used as a jumping-off point for the Vassilikós peninsula; there are rooms at the Pension Vaso (tel 06950/44 599; ¬34-42) and Soula (tel 06950/44 864; ¬34-42) just off the main road entering the village, and the seafront boasts some smart hotels, among them the Locanda (tel 06950/45 386, fax 23 769; ¬43-58) and the joint Chryssi Akti/Paradise Beach (tel 06950/28 679, fax 28 699; ¬59-72). Beyond a few indigenous tavernas - try Three Brothers or The Big Plate restaurant - culture is mainly low-brow with set-piece "Greek nights", one notable exception being the Venetsiana , which accompanies traditional food with nightly kantádhes . Argássi is also home to some of the island's biggest and most popular discos on the town side, such as Vivlos and Barrage , and a host of cheap and cheerful bars in the village.