My girlfriend and me visited the beach on our last day on Zante(early May,2003) and had a stretch of it virtually to ourselves apart from a few locals. The sun shades were free, but had just been freshly painted for the new season! The sand was soft with few pebbles and the sea was warm, calm and shallow. We were lucky enough to see some dolphins swimming and diving in the distance! A fantastic end to our holiday! Hope to go back one day!