Navagio Beach, or Shipwreck Beach, is an exposed cove sometimes referred to as "Smugglers Cove", on the coast of Zakynthos, in the Ionian Islands of Greece. Navagio Beach was originally known as Agios Georgios. On October 5, 1980, the coaster ship MV Panagiotis, ran aground in the waters around Zakynthos Island on Navagio Beach during stormy weather and bad visibility. The ship ran aground in the cove, where the crew abandoned her to evade the pursuing Navy. The ship was abandoned and still rests buried in the limestone gravel of the beach that now bears the nickname Shipwreck. After multiple landslides over the years, the beach was closed for safety concerns, but today boats can still approach although swimming is not allowed.
