Laganas beach
A long sand beach at the head of Laganas Bay on the south coast of Zakynthos, running from Agios Sostis to Kalamaki in front of Laganas village. It lies inside the National Marine Park of Zakynthos, set up in 1999 to protect the bay's loggerhead turtle nesting beaches.
WhatBeach, LaganasZakynthos
WhenMay to November20° in Nov
Getting there Car Bus On foot
CostPublic shoreFree
AccessNational Marine Park of Zakynthos: turtle nesting rules on the beach; boats limited to 6 knots, May to October
- 16°J
- 15°F
- 15°M
- 16°A
- 19°M
- 22°J
- 25°J
- 26°A
- 25°S
- 23°O
- 20°N
- 18°D
Expect the sea at about 26 °C in August and 15 °C in February, going by the 1991 to 2020 averages. The swimming season runs from May to November.
Getting in
- Access
- The beach runs in front of Laganas village at the head of Laganas Bay, inside the National Marine Park of Zakynthos. From 1 May to 31 October boats in the bay are limited to 6 knots, and east of Laganas they may not stop or anchor. People may be on the nesting beaches by day only, within a strip about 5 m from the sea, and cars, motorbikes, bicycles, horses and dogs are not allowed.
- Public transport
- KTEL Zakynthos runs a local line from Zakynthos town to Laganas.
Cost and facilities
- Entry
- Free, public shore