Gerakas Beach – View of Marathonisi Island loop from Gerakas

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Gerakas Beach – View of Marathonisi Island loop from Gerakas

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Gerakas Beach – View of Marathonisi Island loop from Gerakas

00:58

3.42km

70m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 23, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Εθνικό Θαλάσσιο Πάρκο Ζακύνθου

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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105 m

Gerakas Beach

Highlight • Beach

The beach invites you to swim. But caution is advised, the sea turtles lay their eggs here.

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156 m

The "Zante Sea Turtle Rescue & Information Center" or simply "Zante Turtle Center" is a non-governmental organization (NGO) on Zakynthos. It is located 100 meters above Gerakas beach.

Gerakas is in the heart of the Caretta Caretta nesting grounds. Therefore, the organization works to preserve this endangered turtle species and wants to show how conservation and sustainable tourism can work together to benefit visitors, locals and wildlife alike.

Detailed information: zanteturtlecenter.com/en

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392 m

Gerakas Beach

Highlight • Beach

Beautiful sandy beach gently sloping. Sunbeds and umbrellas available.

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802 m

White Cliffs of Zakynthos

Highlight • Natural Monument

Truly very impressive and therefore completely rightly a highlight. The countless photos speak for themselves. I can only recommend taking the little detour over the beach and looking at the rocks from below.

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895 m

Eroded cliffs at Zakynthos National Marine Park

Highlight • Natural Monument

Extremely impressive and an absolute highlight are the bizarre-looking rock formations. I'm not a geologist, but the rock is extremely light, porous and strongly reminiscent of limestone/chalk. Nonetheless, a real highlight.

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White Cliffs of Zakynthos National Marine Park

Highlight • Natural Monument

The park was founded in 1999 to protect the endangered loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) and the Mediterranean monk seal. The mentioned "white cliffs" and striking geological formations are found in various places within or directly adjacent to the park, including the southeastern end of the island (Cape Gerakas). Here you can find impressive formations of white sandstone and clay, shaped by erosion.

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1.55 km

View of Laganas Bay from the Zakynthos National Marine Park

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The viewpoint is easily accessible via a gravel path

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1.55 km

View of Marathonisi Island

Highlight • Viewpoint

The island of Marathonisi is an uninhabited natural paradise. It is located about 2.5 kilometers away in the bay of Laganas and is part of a protected marine national park.

Marathonisi is internationally known as the "turtle island".

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End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

1.86 km

1.56 km

Surfaces

1.33 km

1.20 km

895 m

Elevation

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Weather

Saturday 17 October

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Comments

May 21, 2023,🇬🇷 Zakynhos - Felsformationen⛰️☁️🌧️

Unfortunately we had to shorten this tour a lot because of torrential rain 🌧️🌧️🌧️

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September 16, 2023,Zakynthos - Rundtour Kap Gérakas

You park at the Perfetto Snack Bar. Then you walk down the street to the beach. From there you always have great views.
At the end you can quench your thirst in the Perfetto Snack Bar.

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May 20, 2026,Klein, aber OHO

In the southeast of Zakynthos, we did a small but beautiful mini-hike of about 4 km. The start and end point was the Turtle Rescue Center.

The path led along a fantastic beach with a magnificent view of the turquoise blue sea. A particularly exciting part was a narrow section directly on the coast, which was partly almost washed away …

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