Xigia Sulfur Beach Zakynthos: an exotic beach, blue water and a surprise

The beaches of Zakynthos sometimes look spectacular, and that certainly goes for Xigia Sulfur Beach. A small, almost hidden beach, right beside an immense rock face. The water here is special.

We drove by quad from Zakynthos town towards Agios Nikolaos for a stay at the Dion Suite.

Along the way we already came across the larger beach of Xigia Sulfur Beaches, the collective name for the two beaches.

The exotic Xigia Sulfur Beach

• The smaller beach lies about a kilometre further on and you almost miss it, because it is tucked away.
• So pay attention if you are coming from Zakynthos town. From Agios Nikolaos you do spot it quickly.

A fairly impressive rock face is the cause of those contradictory sightlines. That rock face already makes the spot rather spectacular. Then you see the gloriously blue water. The green here and there completes the living postcard.

This exotic beach deserves a place on your list of Zakynthos sights. That view… From the car park higher up you cannot take your eyes off it. This falls into the ‘must see’ category when you visit Zakynthos.

Xigia Sulfur Beach has a surprise

The blue, occasionally pale blue or even white Xigia water turns out to contain sulphur and collagen. Because of its positive effects on your skin it is called healing water. Xigia is a kind of natural spa.

A nice extra, but not everyone sounds enthusiastic. The smell there is said not to be pleasant at all times. Perhaps that happens at certain moments; we were probably lucky.

Food and drink at the beach

Up at the car park on the main road you can get something to eat and drink.

Thanks to a clever little cable line with a basket you can order drinks and snacks down below as well.

Small and lovely, or simply too busy

We would love to recommend Xigia Sulfur Beach as an appealing, intimate little paradise on Zakynthos's north-east coast. Small and lovely.

Only we are obliged to add a warning. It can be packed. In the late afternoon the crowds thin out. By then a large part is already in shadow.

In short, whether you can experience Xigia both sunny and in relative peace is something of a gamble. Either way, you could go purely for the view. Busy or not, it remains a living postcard full of beauty.