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Sandy beaches in Zakynthos
17 sandy beaches in Zakynthos: with sand underfoot rather than pebbles. Check live wind & waves for each beach on CalmBeach before you go.
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- 14organized
- 8with photos
Looking for sand rather than pebbles in Zakynthos? These 17 beaches are recorded as sandy, so they are easier on bare feet and better for children playing. Check wind and waves in CalmBeach before you go.
The beaches
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Paralia Gerakas
The beach of the sea turtles — One of the most important loggerhead (Caretta caretta) nesting beaches in the Mediterranean, within the National Marine Park of Zakynthos (1999, the…
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Banana
The golden strand shaped like a crescent — Banana Beach is one of the longest sandy beaches on Zakynthos and the largest on the Vasilikos peninsula, on its northeastern side. It unrolls in a…
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Agios Nikolaos Vasilikou
The saint's sandy beach beneath the pines of Vasilikos — Agios Nikolaos lies at the northeastern tip of the Vasilikos peninsula in southeastern Zakynthos, a broad sandy beach near the cape that closes off…
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Alykanas
The sandy beach named after the salt pans — Alykanas lies in northern Zakynthos, next to Alykes, a long sandy beach that is essentially a continuation of the neighboring shore. Its name betrays…
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Laganas
The long sands at the heart of the National Marine Park — Laganas stretches along the southern coast of Zakynthos, one of the island's longest sandy beaches, its fine sand running the length of the bay that…
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TsiliviThe organized sands of Planos — Tsilivi spreads along the northeastern coast of Zakynthos, a few kilometres northwest of the town, a large organized sandy beach. It is also known as…
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Kalamaki
The nesting sands at the edge of the bay — Kalamaki lies on the southern coast of Zakynthos, at the eastern edge of Laganas Bay, a long sandy beach that forms part of the National Marine Park…
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MavratzisThe small cove at the tip of Vasilikos — Mavratzis lies on the Vasilikos peninsula in southeastern Zakynthos, a small sandy cove set between Agios Nikolaos and Porto Roma. The shore faces…
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Dafni
The nesting sands inside the Marine Park — Dafni stretches along the southern coast of Zakynthos, on the Vasilikos peninsula, a beach of fine golden sand within the zone of the National Marine…
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AmmoudiThe small sandy cove on the north coast — Ammoudi lies on the northern coast of Zakynthos, about 14 kilometres northwest of the town, a small beach of fine sand that continues the shoreline…
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Paralia MarathonisiThe turtle-shaped islet of the bay — An uninhabited islet in the Bay of Laganas that, seen from above, resembles a turtle — hence "Turtle Island". It is an important nesting site within…
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Photo credits
- Tsilivi: Kell Kell, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Mavratzis: Andreas Alexandris, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Ammoudi: Paul Lakin, CC BY 3.0
- Plaka/Perivolakia: Andreas Alexandris, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Alykes: RIPSTIKwizard, CC BY 3.0
- Paralia Marathonisi: dronepicr, CC BY 2.0
- Porto Kaminia: Andreas Alexandris, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Sekania: Dionysisa303, CC BY-SA 4.0
Good to know
Which beaches in Zakynthos are sandy?
The beaches listed here are recorded as sand rather than pebbles or rock. Shorelines shift with storms and seasons, so the mix can change from year to year.
Does sand mean shallow water?
Not always. Sand describes the shore, not the depth — some sandy beaches drop away quickly. Open a beach to see its recorded depth, and check live wind and waves before you swim.
When is the sea calmest here?
Across 17 of the beaches on this page, the open water in front of them is typically 0.49 m in June, 0.55 m in July and 0.51 m in August when the maistros is at its strongest, and 0.49 m in September. June is the calmest month of the season. We calculate these figures ourselves from European Copernicus wave-model data at 4.2 km resolution. They describe the sea offshore, not the shelter of an individual cove — a bay protected by a headland will usually be calmer than this.
How warm is the water, month by month?
Off 17 of the beaches on this page the sea is typically 19.2 °C in May, 22.8 °C in June, 25.2 °C in July, 26.6 °C in August and 25.4 °C in September — ideal at the height of summer, mild in June. By October it is 23.2 °C. August is the warmest month. Satellite measurements, 1995–2024, from a sea cell about 5 km offshore; shallow bays usually run warmer than this.
Wind and waves change every day. See live conditions for any of these beaches before you drive out.
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