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Navagio Beach, Zakynthos, Greece

Navagio Beach, Zakynthos, Greece

The famous one: a rusting smugglers' shipwreck beached on blinding white shingle, ringed by cliffs the colour of bone. There's no path — access is by boat trip from Porto Vromi or Zakynthos Town — and swimming stops when the sea is up. Skip midday, when the flotilla arrives; the first morning boat gets you the cove close to empty. The clifftop viewing platform is a destination in itself.

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