Alykanas Beach — Attraction in Zakynthos Municipality

A medium-sized complex offering good accommodation. Narrow sandy beach shelving gradually in a wide bay giving opportunity for safe swimming. As we went in October we did experience some stormy weather when the waves were significant but generally it was very calm. Opportunities for very long walks into the countryside. Alykanas has a reasonable range of shops and restaurants. Zante town based around a very large harbour is interesting and we enjoyed visits to museums. As it was the end of the season (mid October), the full range of advertised trips etc was not available. Bus service (about 30 mins journey) became increasingly erratic and we had to resort to taxis.which was an unexpected expense. Certainly a good base for an enjoyable holiday but think twice...

Alikanas is the continuation of Alykes beach; it's the sandy tongue more to south of the gulf that ends with a small port for the fishing boats. The beach is very spacious, equipped with deckchair and umbrellas and other facilities for the tourists like taverns near the sea, tour by boat in order to visit the Blue Caves and water sports. Alikanas is also the name of the old beach of the town that is not inside the gulf of Alykes but is a long the coast towards south. Smaller and less spacious than the most famous Alikanas, this beach offers more privacy, crystalline water and fine sand. It is not easy to find parking here because the final part of the road is no-asphalted and narrow and does not facilitate...

What a beautiful beach. We ended up spending three whole days just lounging about. We hired some sun loungers from one of the local restaurants. It costs €12 for two and you can spend all day on them, which we did. It's a lovely walk in the evening too. You can see Kefalonia in the distance too. The water is crystal blue and you can go quite far out without the water ever going up past the waist. It was lovely looking at all the little fish swimming past your feet. There is also a little convenience store along this stretch so if you need to grab some drinks or ice cream, it's got you covered. There are also a few local restaurants to try out too. Hopefully I can visit...