Gaitani ( ) is a village in the southern part of the island of Zakynthos . It is part of the municipal unit of Zakynthos . In 2011 its population was 1,899 . It is 2 km west of Zakynthos city centre , and 2 km east of Vanato . In the Middle Ages , during the Venetian rule many , mainly small , churches were built in the Gaitani area but most of them collapsed because of the big 1953 Ionian earthquake or because of the ravages of time . There are more than 70 ruins of churches at the area
1953 Ionian earthquake
1953 Ionian earthquake
Gaitani