Valtaki Beach
Tourism Sites
Dimitrios Shipwreck (Gythio)
🧠 Fact: A photogenic rusted shipwreck on the sandy shores of Valtaki Beach.
💡 Tip: Best visited during sunrise or sunset for dramatic photos.
Info: Dimitrios is the iconic rusted freighter resting on Valtaki (Selinitsa/Glyfada) Beach, about 5 km northeast of Gythio in southern Greece. Built in Denmark in 1950 under the name Klintholm and later renamed Dimitrios, this 67 m, 965‑ton cargo ship was abandoned after an emergency docking in December 1980 when its captain fell ill. Port authorities deemed it unsafe in June 1981, and a severe storm in December dragged it ashore, where it has remained since . Rumors swirl that it was used for cigarette smuggling—or even that it’s a ghost ship—but today it serves purely as a striking photo subject and beach curiosity on this long, sandy shoreline