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"The focal point is the hulking, weathered hull of a freighter that ran aground in the early 1980s and now sits in the middle of a crescent bay a few yards from the tideline. Sheer cliffs surround the cove, so it’s only accessible by boat; numerous local providers run trips, creating a steady summer stream of visitors (access can be limited when work is underway to prevent landslides). The rusted ship set against bright-blue Ionian waters and bone-white sand creates a striking, must-see sight." - Lila Harron Battis Lila Harron Battis Lila Harron Battis is a writer and editor. She was previously a senior editor at Travel + Leisure. Travel + Leisure Editorial Guidelines

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"Home to Navagio Beach, the Ionian Islands offer peace on Paxos and stunning views on Zakynthos. Explore towns and beaches like Navagio and see the MV Panagiotis shipwreck." - Andrea Romano Andrea Romano Andrea Romano is a writer and editor in New York City. For the last eight years, she has been a lifestyle journalist for Mashable, Brit+Co, Reviewed, Bustle, and Travel + Leisure. Travel + Leis

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Tai Tewkesbury

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Always wanted to see this since I was a kid. Finally nice to have ticked it off. Shipwreck is cool but the amount of tourists is insane. Do prepare yourself for that. Best to hire your own boat for the trip as it will be more enjoyable. I would do that next time.

Mary Woolf

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Lovely viewpoint, very small area open to be able to take a picture. The queue for the viewpoint platform took about 40 mins. They are doing work in the area so may be better next year. Well worth the wait though, probably best to see from a boat tour.

Lolita Mileta

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Iconic place, a must see both from the sea and the viewpoint. Closed to public from 2023 due to limestone landslide, no access to it by car, the viewpoint gets a bit busy, it’s a 10 min walk to the furthest point. Views are incredible. Mind the hike back up, it’s a paved but quite steep, can get kinda hard in the heat. Mind the shadow/sun on the beach for good pics. Water photos taken at 11:20am early June. Viewpoint photos taken 2:30pm. There’s also a military base nearby & you can see F16 flying around super low to the water - spectacular sight

Ana-Maria Anghel

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The beach is beautiful with crystal blue waters and white sand, but it's totally overrated. Also, there are minimum 5 boats in the bay at every time. Since 2024, there are regulations from the Greek Government to not let anyone go on the beach or swim nearby because of falling cliffs (and you can see rocks that fell on the beach on the sides). You can only stay on the boat as they will turn for 15 minutes in the bay, then go to another spot if they have swimming spots included.

Diederik Dekkers

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You cannot miss this beach on Zakynthos. It is iconic, the shipwreck is very unusual and interesting, but the milky blue water colour and steep white cliffs are the real eyecatchers. Take an early boat to avoid crowds.

T Terry

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I have wonderful memories with my wife. And met other tourists we also love here. Hope to come to again.

Lejla Visnjic

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Very beautiful hidden place which you can access only via the sea by catamaran or a boat.

Devi Prasad P

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Amazing beach but you cant get on the beach anymore due to a landslide few years ago. The boat takes you to as close as they can and you can just have a view of the beach. As the story goes this ship was smuggling cigarettes from Tunisia and due to a engine failure washed up here in 1980s and all the crew were arrested and the ship was left to rot on the beach since then.