{"id":3411,"date":"2018-04-16T18:13:40","date_gmt":"2018-04-16T18:13:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/navagiobeach.gr\/index.php\/about-us-copy\/"},"modified":"2019-12-30T17:22:54","modified_gmt":"2019-12-30T17:22:54","slug":"history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.navagiobeach.gr\/history\/","title":{"rendered":"History"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_section][vc_row][vc_column offset=&#8221;vc_col-lg-offset-3 vc_col-lg-6&#8243;]<style type=\"text\/css\" scoped>#ut_custom_heading659ea2f95ea36 { color:#8e7364; }#ut_custom_heading659ea2f95ea36 { font-family:Kalam;font-weight:400;font-style:normal; }#ut_custom_heading659ea2f95ea36 { font-size:22px; }#ut_custom_heading659ea2f95ea36 { text-align:center; }<\/style><h6 id=\"ut_custom_heading659ea2f95ea36\" class=\"ut-custom-heading-module   vc_custom_1577636869457\" ><span>The story of the Zakynthos\u2019 Shipwreck beach<\/span><\/h6><div class=\"wpb_content_element \"><style type=\"text\/css\" scoped><\/style><header id=\"ut_header_659ea2f95ed65\" class=\"section-header ut-no-title-linebreak-mobile ut-no-lead-linebreak-mobile pt-style-7 header-center\"><h2  class=\"section-title \"><span>Greece\u2019s most popular beach<\/span><\/h2><div data-delay=\"0\" class=\"lead \"><p>First of all a view words about the famous ship which over the decades change many names and owners.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/header><\/div>[vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1577726554628{margin-top: 0px !important;padding-top: 15px !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">1937 &#8211; Build in Scotland with the name \u00a0&#8220;<i>Saint Bedan<\/i>&#8221; from the company Scott &amp; Sons. first owned on the 14th January 1937 from the \u00a0J. &amp; A. Gardner &amp; Co. Ltd., in Glasgow Scotland.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">1964 &#8211; Sold to Greeks M. Gkikilini and D. Kalkasina at Thessaloniki and named &#8220;Meropi&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">1966 &#8211; Sold to another company in Greece and changed name to &#8220;Xaris&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">1975 &#8211; Sold again to a company in Greece, Athens named P. Lusikatos and named &#8220;Panogiotis&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">1980 &#8211; Early October the ship ended at a beach in Zakynthos named Agios Georgios after a few years the beach was now known as Navagio which means shipwreck in Greek.<sup id=\"cite_ref-4\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][\/vc_section][vc_section css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1577647738937{padding-bottom: 500px !important;background-image: url(http:\/\/www.navagiobeach.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Navagio-5.jpg?id=4947) !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}&#8221;][vc_row][vc_column][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][\/vc_section][vc_section][vc_row][vc_column]<style type=\"text\/css\" scoped>#ut_custom_heading659ea2f95ef6e { color:#8e7364; }#ut_custom_heading659ea2f95ef6e { font-family:Kalam;font-weight:400;font-style:normal; }#ut_custom_heading659ea2f95ef6e { font-size:22px; }#ut_custom_heading659ea2f95ef6e { text-align:center; }<\/style><h6 id=\"ut_custom_heading659ea2f95ef6e\" class=\"ut-custom-heading-module   vc_custom_1577648542560\" ><span>The landmark of Zakynthos; one of the most renowned beaches of Greece; a nature\u2019s miracle and the result of\u2026 a sea accident<\/span><\/h6><div class=\"wpb_content_element \"><style type=\"text\/css\" scoped><\/style><header id=\"ut_header_659ea2f95f174\" class=\"section-header ut-no-title-linebreak-mobile ut-no-lead-linebreak-mobile pt-style-7 header-center\"><h2  class=\"section-title \"><span>The story behind the Navagio<\/span><\/h2><div data-delay=\"0\" class=\"lead \"><p>Navagio Beach was originally known as Agios Georgios.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/header><\/div>[vc_column_text]The story can be found in the ghost of the Panagiotis, a shipwrecked smuggler ship that ran aground here in 1980. The details aren\u2019t fully known, and perhaps never will be, but the accepted story is that the Panagiotis was smuggling contraband cigarettes \u2013 presumably to Italy \u2013 when the Greek authorities intervened, sending the navy in pursuit. the ship was found on the 5th of October 1980 from a marine police carrying around 2000 boxes of cigarettes around 30 million Draxmas.<\/p>\n<p><sup id=\"cite_ref-1\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup>In poor weather, the ship sailed into water from which it could not escape. The crew fled, leaving the ship to be washed ashore, where she currently remains. Navagio Beach is a breathtaking sight, even without the shell of the Panagiotis. The shipwreck just adds the intrigue. The beach is surrounded by tall limestone cliffs, some of which rise 200 metres to the sky, and is complemented by a brilliantly blue sea. Sailing ships moored just away from the shore complete the spectacle. It\u2019s a gorgeous scene, one well worth the slight hassle it takes to get here: it\u2019s only accessible by boat, so you\u2019ll have to book yourself onto one of the tours available or charter your own boat if you want to see the wreck up close.<\/p>\n<p>Alternatively, you don\u2019t have to be on the beach to experience Navagio Beach. In fact, the best views are actually 200 metres above the shipwreck, from a viewing area on the limestone cliffs that looks down on the beach. There, you\u2019ll be given fantastic photography opportunities and a view you\u2019ll remember for a lifetime. There\u2019ll also be less crowds, which can sometimes make the beach feel claustrophobic. This view can be\u00a0 reached by car.<\/p>\n<p>However you experience it, a visit to \u2018Smugglers Cove\u2019 is a must do when you\u2019re in Zakynthos (Zante). In a chain of thousands of islands, each with their own unique selling point, this might just be the one the one with the biggest \u201cwow\u201d factor.[\/vc_column_text]<style type=\"text\/css\" scoped><\/style><div id=\"bklyn_btn_659ea2f95f340\" class=\"bklyn-btn-holder  bklyn-btn-center\"><a title=\"Getting There\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.navagiobeach.gr\/getting-there\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"bklyn-btn  bklyn-btn-normal\" ><span class=\"ut-btn-text\">Get me there<\/span><\/a><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][\/vc_section][vc_section css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1577648003841{padding-bottom: 500px !important;background-image: url(http:\/\/www.navagiobeach.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/shipwreck.jpg?id=4904) !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}&#8221;][\/vc_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_section][vc_row][vc_column offset=&#8221;vc_col-lg-offset-3 vc_col-lg-6&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1577726554628{margin-top: 0px !important;padding-top: 15px !important;}&#8221;] 1937 &#8211; Build in Scotland with the name \u00a0&#8220;Saint Bedan&#8221; from the company Scott &amp; Sons. first owned on the 14th January 1937 from the \u00a0J. &amp; A. 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