Kalamaki beach
A sand beach with dunes below Kalamaki village, at the eastern end of the long strand of Laganas Bay. It is one of the loggerhead turtle nesting beaches of the National Marine Park of Zakynthos, where the 1999 decree caps umbrellas at 150.
WhatBeach, KalamakiZakynthos
WhenMay to November20° in Nov
Getting there Car Bus On foot
CostPublic shoreFree
AccessTurtle nesting beach: daytime only, May to October; no boats offshore, 1 May to 31 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 lies below Kalamaki village at the east end of the Laganas sand. 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. From May to October up to 150 umbrellas stand 3 to 5 m from the water and are removed after sunset.
- Public transport
- KTEL Zakynthos runs a local line from Zakynthos town to Kalamaki.
Cost and facilities
- Entry
- Free, public shore
- Official site
- nmp-zak.org
About Kalamaki beach
Kalamaki beach is area P3 of the 1999 decree for the National Marine Park of Zakynthos, a nature protection area covering the beach and the land around it. The decree's aim for it is to keep the turtle breeding habitat and the natural dune formations.