Alikanas () is a village in the municipal unit of

Alykes Alykes () is a former municipality on the island of Zakynthos, Ionian Islands, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Zakynthos, of which it is a municipal unit. It is situated along the northeastern coast of ...

situated on the northeastern coast about 15 km northwest of

Zakynthos (city) Zakynthos ( ) or Zante (), is a city and a former municipality on the island of Zakynthos, Ionian Islands (region), Ionian Islands, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Zakynthos, of which it is a municipal ...

on the island of

Zakynthos Zakynthos (also spelled Zakinthos; ; ) or Zante (, , ; ; from the Venetian language, Venetian form, traditionally Latinized as Zacynthus) is a Greece, Greek island in the Ionian Sea. It is the third largest of the Ionian Islands, with an are ...

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. It is situated from the neighbouring village of Alykes, on the Ionian coast. Alikanas is a very well known tourist destination. People from all over the world visit Alikanas in the summer. It has a beautiful sandy wide beach. On the beach of Alykanas, you can find the lily of the sea, protected by Greek and international legislation. The famous

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might be seen sometimes in these waters, even though they prefer less populated areas. It is northeast of

Katastari Katastari () is a village and a community in the Alykes municipal unit of the island Zakynthos, Greece. It is situated at the foot of the Vrachionas mountain, 2 km from the Ionian Sea The Ionian Sea (, ; or , ; , ) is an elongated bay ...

, northwest of Ano Gerakari and northwest of Zakynthos city.

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{{Alykes Populated places in Zakynthos

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