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Secluded beaches in Zakynthos
7 secluded beaches in Zakynthos: quieter and harder to reach. Check live wind & waves for each beach on CalmBeach before you go.
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Looking to escape the crowds in Zakynthos? These 7 remote beaches are quieter and harder to reach — often by dirt road, on foot or by boat. Bring water and shade, and check wind and waves in CalmBeach before you go.
The beaches
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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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Navagio
Shipwreck Beach — An enclosed cove with sheer white cliffs and bright white sand, where the rusting hull of the ship "Panagiotis" still lies — it ran aground in 1980…
Photo credits
- Levki Paralia: Andreas Alexandris, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Paralia Marathonisi: dronepicr, CC BY 2.0
- Paralia Plakaki: albingier.k, CC BY 2.0
- Sekania: Dionysisa303, CC BY-SA 4.0
Good to know
Which beaches in Zakynthos are the most secluded?
The beaches listed here are remote and usually have no facilities. Access can be rough — a dirt track, a hike or boat-only — so plan ahead and bring supplies.
What should I know before swimming at remote beaches?
Remote beaches have no lifeguards or services. Avoid strong wind, big waves and swimming alone, and check live wind and waves in the app first.
When is the sea calmest here?
Across 7 of the beaches on this page, the open water in front of them is typically 0.60 m in June, 0.62 m in July and 0.58 m in August when the maistros is at its strongest, and 0.65 m in September. August 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 7 of the beaches on this page the sea is typically 19.1 °C in May, 22.7 °C in June, 24.9 °C in July, 26.3 °C in August and 25.3 °C in September — ideal at the height of summer, mild in June. In October it is still 23.2 °C — warmer than June. 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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