Zakynthos Island is a beautiful Greek island where there is plenty to see and a lot to do from hiking to scuba-diving and swimming. However, in spite of its great wealth of natural beauty, there is one corner of the island that garners more attention and love than the rest: Navagio Beach. One of the most extraordinary and photogenic beaches in Greece and the world, it is located on the north-west of the island and is home to a famous shipwreck, called Panagiotis. Originally a smuggler ship, that washed ashore after losing engine power in 1981, it has lent the beach the nickname ‘Smugglers Cove’.
If it seems familiar, it is probably because of its prevalence in Greek tourist board ads, thousands of photographs from visitors and, more recently, as a backdrop to scenes from the blockbuster South Korean television drama, “Descendants of the Sun” that swept across Asia with feverish popularity last year. In fact, the drama has increased the fame of the site hundredfold and locals report a growing influx of fans of the show from China and Korea, in particular.
If it seems familiar, it is probably because of its prevalence in Greek tourist board ads, thousands of photographs from visitors and, more recently, as a backdrop to scenes from the blockbuster South Korean television drama, “Descendants of the Sun” that swept across Asia with feverish popularity last year. In fact, the drama has increased the fame of the site hundredfold and locals report a growing influx of fans of the show from China and Korea, in particular.
