Relitto

Caro visitatore,

Dopo aver preso la decisione di visitare la nostra bellissima isola, devi fare una nuotata e nuotare nelle acque blu di questa spiaggia. Il suo nome: Relitto (Navagio) !!!

Il “relitto” è uno dei posti più belli dell’isola e può essere descritto come una delle spiagge più belle e famose del mondo! La bellezza di questo paesaggio può incantarti e la tranquillità che senti mentre ti tuffi nelle acque blu di questa spiaggia è indescrivibile. Acque limpide, sabbia bianca, incredibili rocce scoscese e la mezza luna nella sabbia di una nave creano un ambiente fantastico.

Come si può capire, il suo nome deriva da un naufragio, da una nave che, a causa delle avverse condizioni meteorologiche e di un motore danneggiato, si ritrovò fuori rotta e di conseguenza precipitò sugli scogli del lato nord-occidentale di Zante.

La sua storia iniziò il 30 settembre 1982, quando la nave commerciale “Panagiotis” che trasportava contrabbando e sigarette illegali fu portata a riva nel luogo ormai più famoso. Si sostiene che questa nave appartenesse a un Kefallonite e il suo capitano era Charalambos Kobothekras – Kotsoros. La nave “Panagiotis” riceveva sigarette illegali dai porti di Turchia, Jugoslavia e Albania, caricandole su altre navi veloci dirette alla vicina Italia. Il carico illegale di sigarette era ogni volta accompagnato da due contrabbandieri italiani – incaricati di supervisionare la consegna -, dal capitano di Cefalonia e anche dall’equipaggio di Cefalonia.

Così quel giorno il capitano e l’equipaggio pensarono di vendere per proprio conto queste sigarette illegali e di chiudere in una cabina i contrabbandieri italiani. Dopo aver “imprigionato” gli italiani, portarono la nave nel luogo specifico dove fino a prima di questo evento la costa si chiamava Agios Georgios. Come accennato, a causa delle avverse condizioni meteorologiche, il capitano e l’equipaggio non sono riusciti a portare a termine il loro compito e hanno quindi deciso di scaricare la nave nel caso in cui la nave si staccasse da terra. Ma le cose si facevano difficili per loro e le scatole di sigarette illegali cominciavano a finire in mare. Decisero allora di liberare gli italiani e di abbandonare la nave risalendo il ripido pendio.

Con il passare del tempo gli abitanti di Zante iniziarono a preoccuparsi per il disastro ambientale che quella particolare nave avrebbe creato con il suo carico, e ancor di più per il turismo. Ma chi poteva immaginare che questo relitto avrebbe portato alla creazione di una delle spiagge più belle e famose del mondo.

Alla fine la nave fu saccheggiata dagli abitanti di Zante che la trasformarono in una foglia e una piuma. I contrabbandieri italiani furono deportati in patria.

Vale la pena visitare questo posto e non ti pentirai di aver goduto di questo bellissimo spettacolo.

Hai due opzioni per arrivarci, o lo ammirerai dall’alto semplicemente prendendo la tua auto o la tua moto oppure prenderai una delle varie barche lì accessibili godendoti il ​​giro e il tuo tuffo!

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Last updated: September 29, 2026

Who we are

This website is operated by Flemotomos Touristic Enterprises S.A., trading as Vanessa Hotel ("we", "us", "our"). We are the data controller for the personal information described in this policy.

  • Address: 136 Kalamaki Road, Kalamaki, Zakynthos 29100, Greece
  • Email: vanessahotel@gmail.com
  • Telephone: +30 26950 26713

If you have any question about how we handle your information, email us at the address above.

What information we collect

When you book a room, we collect your name, email address, telephone number, postal address, country, arrival and departure dates, the names and number of guests staying with you, the ages of any children, and any special requests you make (for example a cot, a ground-floor room, or dietary preferences).

When you pay a deposit, we collect your card details through our online booking system. See "Payments and your card details" below.

When you check in, Greek law requires us to record guest details from your passport or identity card.

When you contact us by email, telephone or through the contact form, we keep your message and our reply.

When you visit this website, we collect anonymous statistics about your visit if you consent to analytics cookies — see "Cookies" below.

We do not ask for, and you should not send us, sensitive information such as health or medical details, except where it is directly relevant to your stay (for example an accessibility requirement). If you do send us something like that, we use it only to arrange your stay.

Why we use it, and our legal basis

What we use it for Legal basis under GDPR
Taking and managing your reservation, and contacting you about your stay Performance of a contract with you
Taking the 30% deposit and the balance of your bill Performance of a contract with you
Recording guest details at check-in Legal obligation under Greek law
Keeping accounting and tax records Legal obligation
Answering your enquiries Our legitimate interest in responding to people who contact us
Keeping our website secure and working Our legitimate interest in running a safe website
Sending you offers and news by email Your consent — you can withdraw it at any time
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We only send marketing emails to people who have ticked a box asking for them. Every such email has an unsubscribe link, and unsubscribing takes effect immediately. We never sell or rent your details to anyone.

Payments and your card details

Payment for your stay is made at the hotel. When you book, we take a card as a guarantee, and we charge a 30% deposit approximately two weeks before your arrival date.

Your card details are handled by our online booking system provider, [name of provider], and are held on their secure systems. We do not store your full card number on this website or on our own computers. The balance of your bill is paid at the hotel's reception on arrival or departure.

Who we share your information with

We share your information only where it is necessary, and only with:

  • Our online booking system provider, Hotelogix, which processes reservations and card payments on our behalf.
  • Our bank and card payment provider, to process the deposit and your payment at the hotel.
  • Our web hosting provider, which stores the website and any messages sent through it.
  • Google, if you consent to analytics cookies (see below).
  • Our accountant and tax advisers, for invoicing and bookkeeping.
  • Greek public authorities, where the law requires it — for example guest registration and tax reporting.

If you booked through Booking.com, Expedia or another travel website, that company collected your details first and passed them to us. Their own privacy policy covers what they do with your information, and we suggest you read it on their site.

Sending information outside Europe

We keep your information within the European Economic Area wherever possible. Google Analytics may transfer some data to the United States; Google does this under the European Commission's Standard Contractual Clauses and the EU–US Data Privacy Framework. If you do not consent to analytics cookies, no such transfer happens.

How long we keep it

  • Reservation and guest records: as long as needed for your stay, then for the period Greek tax and hotel law requires.
  • Accounting and invoice records: for the period required by Greek tax law.
  • Email enquiries that do not lead to a booking: up to two years.
  • Marketing consent records: until you unsubscribe, and then a short record that you did so.
  • Website analytics: as set out in the Cookies section below.

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You can accept or refuse non-essential cookies when you first visit, and change your mind at any time using the "Cookie settings" link in the footer. You can also delete cookies through your browser settings, though some parts of the site may then work less well.

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Under GDPR you have the right to:

  • ask for a copy of the information we hold about you;
  • have inaccurate information corrected;
  • ask us to delete your information, where we are not legally required to keep it;
  • ask us to restrict how we use it;
  • object to us using it on the basis of our legitimate interests;
  • receive your information in a portable format;
  • withdraw your consent to marketing emails or analytics cookies at any time.

To exercise any of these, email us at vanessahotel@gmail.com. We will reply within one month.

If you are unhappy with our response, you can complain to the Hellenic Data Protection Authority (Αρχή Προστασίας Δεδομένων Προσωπικού Χαρακτήρα), whose contact details are at www.dpa.gr.

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This website is intended for adults making travel bookings. We do not knowingly collect information from children through the website. Details of children staying with you are collected from you as the person making the booking.

Changes to this policy

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