Mavratzi Beach
Beaches in Zante
Location: At the end of the Vassilikos Peninsular
Getting There: Follow the main road from Argassi. Go through the town of Vassilikos and look for signs for the Zante Royal Palace Hotel. The beach is next to the hotel which has been closed since the beginning of 2008
Access: The access road is steep with only a couple of parking spaces at the bottom so you might have to walk down the hill
Sunbeds: For a while the beach was deserted, but some enterprising soul was selling sunbeds before the end of the 2008 season
Toilets: No
Watersports: No, it used to be a watersports centre, but not at the moment
Safe for Kids: Yes
Food & Drinks: No
Turtles: No
Seaweed: Quite a lot has accumulated on the beach as nobody is clearing it up
Sand or Pebbles: Sand
Car Parking: Only a couple of spaces at the bottom of the hill. It's probably easier to park higher up and walk down
Beaches near to Mavratzi Beach:
Dafne Beach (28 Comments)  A beautiful beach and an important nesting ground for the Loggerhead Sea Turtles, accessed via a long and bumpy dirt road. Definitely one for the rental car! |
Gerakas Beach (77 Comments) 4.3   An important nesting beach for the Loggerhead Sea Turtles and very well maintained by the Marine Park. It's beach you should visit during your holiday. |
Ionio Beach (20 Comments)  A huge expanse of sandy beach which is great for those who would don't need a sunbed, or a crowd. |
Kaminia Beach (6 Comments) 4.1  A beautiful location and not over commercialised. It's a perfect stop-off place and within walking distance of Argassi if you're feeling fit! |
Mavratzi Beach (16 Comments)  For a while in 2008 this was a deserted naturist beach, but not now the Zante Royal Palace Hotel has reopened. |
Plaka Beach (11 Comments)  A tidy and well run beach resort. You pay for sunbeds on the beach, but sunbeds on the grassy area behind are free. |
Porto Roma Beach (7 Comments)  Not as sandy as some other beaches in Vassilikos, but still a beautiful setting with greenery surrounding the beach. |
Porto Zoro Beach (28 Comments)  Exotic looking beach with fine sand and good facilities. There are plenty of small fish to see if you go snorkelling at the rocky end of the beach. |
St Nicholas Beach (113 Comments)  Offering a wide variety of watersports. There is a free bus from the main resorts but you have to pay for one of the many facilities in order to get the bus back! |