No licensed photograph yet for Gerakas Beach
Overview
A sea turtle nesting beach inside the National Marine Park of Zakynthos (Natura 2000 site GR2210002). Day use only: no vehicles, dogs or horses, and beach furniture is cleared nightly. First 2026 nests were recorded here on 14 May.
Facilities and access
| Public access | Open to the public |
|---|---|
| Access notes | Visitors permitted from 7am until sunset; human presence prohibited at night and the area is guarded. Activity must stay within about 5 m of the waterline because turtles nest mid and back beach. |
| Getting there | Not documented in sources fetched. |
| Dogs | Restricted. Walking dogs is prohibited on the nesting beaches including Gerakas (ARCHELON). |
Not yet documented: Entry fee, Parking, Toilets, Showers, Changing rooms, Food and drink, Sunbeds and umbrellas, Lifeguard, Accessibility. A detail listed here is unknown, not absent.
Activities and planning
Surface: Not yet documented
Type: Coastal
Activities mentioned: Swimming, Turtle watching (from a distance)
Seasonal context for Greece is organised by coast. See the Greece season notes and pick the region closest to this beach; one town’s table is not a forecast for another.
Map
Coordinates 37.7064, 20.9871, taken from Wikidata.
Nearby beaches
Sources and updates
Last compiled 2026-11-14. Found an error? Suggest a correction.
- ARCHELON - Zakynthos, Laganas Bay (authority)
- ARCHELON news, 2026 nesting season (authority)
- Wikidata Q53631028 (reference)
Fact-level evidence
- hours: Entry 7am to sunset; no presence at night source (2026-11-14)
- dogs: Walking dogs, driving and horse riding prohibited source (2026-11-14)
- sunbeds: Furniture removed each night source (2026-11-14)
- protection: Nature Protection Area in National Marine Park of Zakynthos; Natura 2000 GR2210002 source (2026-11-14)
- nesting_2026: First nests of 2026 spotted 14 May at Gerakas source (2026-11-14)
- coordinates: 37.7064, 20.9871 source (2026-11-14)
Sources we could not reach
- nmp-zak.org returned an Account Suspended page
- Exact season dates and legal text (Presidential Decree) not verified; ARCHELON page cites none