1 Kalamaki Beach
Kalamaki Beach is a lengthy shore filled with light-brown, coarse sand, boasting warm, crystal-clear waters!
It is located on the eastern end of Laganas Bay. It’s part of the Zakynthos Marine Park and is a nesting ground for the endangered Caretta Caretta turtles.
The shallow gentle waters are great for swimming and families, there are sunbeds for rent, plus restaurants and resorts. It is an excellent choice for families with young children!
2 Banana Beach
Banana beach has the distinction of being one of the longest sandy beaches on the island and is popular with locals and tourists alike. It’s lined with beach bars, and popular to the younger crowd.
You can play volleyball, go jet skiing, or try parasailing. The beach is sandy and spacious. The water here is shallow and crystal clear.
3 Porto Limnionas Beach
Porto Limnionas is one of the most hidden places and maybe for this reason the most beautiful and wild of the entire island.It is a picturesque cove surrounded by majestic jagged cliffs. The waters are crystal clear and perfect for swimming, snorkeling, and diving. If you’re feeling brave, you can even jump from some of the rocks into the turquoise waters below.
To get there you have to pass through the mountains village of Agios Leon and from there following the signs, driving down a recently asphalted road running down to the sea and ending in a small square where you can park.
From there getting down a few steps carved in the rock, you reach a real fiord stupefying the visitor for the clearness and colours of the waters.
4 Xigia Beach
Xigia is a complex of 3 beaches, Northern Xigia, Middle Xigia , Southern Xigia. Tourists generally only visit the most famous Xigia (Northern Xigia), which is the one located near a kanteen.
Xigia’s most unique feature is the milky color of the sea, due to the presence of sulphurous springs flowing from nearby karst marine caves.
When swimming by the beach, You can see the characteristic turbidity in the water – as if there was something that didn’t dissolve completely. Of course, the water is clean and pleasant.
The beaches in this part of the island are tiny, mostly pebble.
5 Agios Nikolaos beach
Agios Nikolaos is a small lovely bay on Zakynthos, it the south of Vasilikos peninsula on the southeastern part of the island, around 32 km away from Zakynthos Town!. Named after a tiny whitewashed chapel that stands above the shore.
It is situated next to Banana beach. Like the rest beaches on Vasilikos it is sandy and with shallow water around the shore.
It is one of the most popular beaches on the island, and the area is full of facilities, including places to stay, taverns, restaurants, bars, and watersport centers! The sandy seashore and clear turquoise waters make the beach of Agios Nikolaos suitable for families with small children, but at the same time, it is also frequented by young people!
For the most part, it is well organized, boasting sunbeds and sun umbrellas for rent, while you will also find a few quiet, non-organized spots. The beach can easily be approached by car.
6 Banana beach
Banana beach is an extremely popular beach on the north east coast of Zante in the Vasilikos Peninsula. It is roughly 14km from the capital Zante town.
It is a gorgeous, lengthy strip of fine golden sand beach. It is the largest seashore of Zakynthos Island! Boasting turquoise waters and a soft, wide-area shore, Banana is a prime destination for everyone wanting to sunbathe, take a dive in the waters, or simply relax by the beach! Plus, its gradually deepening seabed makes it a fantastic choice for families with children!
Banana is a well-organized beach, offering a plethora of sunbed pairs and large sun umbrellas alongside a handful of quality beach bars, where you can enjoy a refreshing cocktail mix or have a quick snack! In addition, you may play some beach volleyball or try out one of the available watersport facilities, including parasailing, paddleboarding, and jet skiing!
7 Porto Vromi beach
Porto Vromi beach is located on the west coast of the island of Zakynthos and is about 35 kilometers from Zakynthos Town. It is a small seashore filled with white-colored pebbles, it boasts stunning crystal-clear waters, making it ideal for snorkeling, whereas it also has beautiful surrounding greenery and a couple of nearby caves you can visit!
The sand is white and mixed with white pebbles, a crystalline and incredibly transparent sea and high cliffs strictly white but with a little green here and there, which protect the bay and make it a small almost completely natural port. In short, a corner of paradise
It is partly organized beach, featuring a handful of free-to-use sun loungers across the shore, though there is more than enough space for visitors! Also, there is a beach bar/cafeteria right behind the shore, where you can grab a refreshment at any time!
8 Tsilivi beach
Tsilivi is one of the most famous beaches and a famous destination in Zakynthos. It is located on the east coast of the island, approximately 7 kilometres from Zante town. It is mostly sandy with a few parts with small pebbles.
This Blue-Flag-awarded shore is filled with sand and a handful of scattered pebbles, whereas its seabed is shallow, making it ideal for families with young children! The beach’s clear waters and tourist infrastructure attract a lot of visitors each summer, so Tsilivi is usually quite crowded.
There are also many water sports you can try like windsurfing, water skiing, banana, pedaloes, jet skiing, paragliding and much more!
The nearby restaurants, beach bars, clubs, shops, and accommodation options make Tsilivi a perfect summertime resort!
9 Laganas beach
Laganas is the most famous and busy beach in Zante, and it is particularly popular to youngsers as well as families.
Laganas is located in the southern part of Zankynthos, reached within a brief drive north of Zante Town and its home to the largest beach of the island with a length of 9 km. the shore of Laganas is filled with soft, granular sand and a shallow seabed ideal for families with young children! Its waters are clear, even though the beach is almost always crowded from end to end.
A well-organized seashore, Laganas Beach features an abundance of sunbeds and sun umbrellas for all visitors, though many people also bring along their own beachside equipment due to the beach running out of free sun loungers! Furthermore, Laganas Beach is surrounded by plenty of beach bars, restaurants, tourist shops, snack spots, and luxurious hotels, making it a prime destination for party-goers in the evenings!
Laganas is also know as the placewhere the endagered Caretta-Caretta turtles lay their eggs, and for that reason Laganas beach is a part of the National Maritime Park of Zakynths.
10 Agios Sostis beach
Agios Sostis is a small beach resort town located between Laganas and Keri. It is a picturesque seashore due to its fantastic large rocks, nearby cave formations, lush surrounding vegetation, and uninterrupted views over Cameo Island, which you can reach following the wooden bridge It hosts a sandy seashore and clear, shallow waters, making it an ideal spot for families with young children!
In slightly less than one kilometer, you can find hotels, apartments, minimarkets, restaurants, bars, and souvenir shops.
The shore can be approached either by car or via taxi boat, whereas the shore also has boat rental facilities that you can use to reach a handful of nearby villages and coasts!