Gerakas Beach
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Overview
A white-pebble cove below sheer limestone cliffs on Zakynthos' west coast, with the 1980 wreck of the Panagiotis. Landing and swimming have been banned repeatedly because of landslide risk; for 2026 only viewing from a platform is allowed.
Facilities and access
| Access notes | Landing was banned for the 2026 season through 31 Oct 2026 (Greek news report, 3 Jun 2026); viewing only from a cliff-edge platform once fencing is installed. The tourism site says disembarkation is not permitted, with no date. Closures were also reported for 2018, 2022, 2023 and 2024. Status after 31 Oct 2026 is not confirmed: check with the municipality. |
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| Getting there | No road or path to the beach; sea only normally; currently viewing from clifftop platform. |
Not yet documented: Public access, Entry fee, Parking, Toilets, Showers, Changing rooms, Food and drink, Sunbeds and umbrellas, Lifeguard, Dogs, Accessibility. A detail listed here is unknown, not absent.
Activities and planning
Surface: Pebbles / shingle
Type: Coastal
Activities mentioned: Sightseeing (viewpoint)
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 37.8596, 20.6249, taken from Wikidata.
Nearby beaches
Sources and updates
Last compiled 2026-11-14. Found an error? Suggest a correction.
- Wikipedia article (reference)
- Wikidata Q2460851 (reference)
- Visit Greece - Navagio Beach (official)
- iefimerida - Navagio ban 2026 (reference)
- GTP - closed again for the summer (2024) (reference)
Fact-level evidence
- closure_2026: Entry, swimming and approach within 50 m banned for 2026 season until 31 Oct; platform viewing only; Municipality of Zakynthos enforces, Hellenic Police can fine source (2026-11-14)
- closure_2024: Summer 2024 closure by joint ministerial decision after EPPO landslide risk assessment (article 10 May 2024) source (2026-11-14)
- closure_official: Beach currently closed, disembarkation not permitted, no reopening date source (2026-11-14)
- surface: White pebble shore source (2026-11-14)
- coordinates: 37.8596, 20.6249 source (2026-11-14)
Sources we could not reach
- Government Gazette text of the 2026 decision not fetched
- Whether the platform is actually open in 2026 is unconfirmed (iefimerida says after fencing installed)