
Definitely the most famous shipwreck in Greece; possibly the most famous and most photographed shipwreck in the world.
This vessel is the MV Panagiotis which ran aground on the 2nd of October 1980 during bad weather. In a tale reminiscent of the plot of the Ealing comedy 'Whisky Galore' the vessel was liberated of its cargo of contraband by local people in very quick time, something of a feat considering that the beach, which is known as Navagio Beach, is only accessible by sea and is some distance from the nearest centres of population!
This beach was completely closed during 2018 due to rock falls. Now re-opened to visitors, the best time to visit is (very) early in the morning as the bay very quickly fills with vessels of all sizes; on the morning we visited the wreck, we were the first boat to arrive but within an hour there were some thirty vessels at anchor.