Filiatro beach
If you don’t want to create unnecessary transport problems for yourself on the way to the beach, and at the same time you want to get a rest with guaranteed quality service, you should not refine yourself and reinvent the wheel. Go to the most popular beach of the island - Filiatro! It is well equipped, has a relaxed atmosphere and is located just 10-15 minutes from Vatni by car.
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Beach description
This is a pebble beach with stunning water - transparent and clean with a gentle turquoise hue. Its cleanliness does not depend on the road of the beach and the time of year. It is located in a narrow bay with the same name, which is in the southern part of Ithaki. The waters of the bay are calm and smooth - there are usually no sudden gusts of wind or waves here. Its depth is acceptable even for vacationers with children. This is an ideal place to swim as the beach is long and the swimmers have plenty of space for swimming and discovering new wild coves, which are small wild spots of sand.
The pebbles are large in the middle of the beach, but as you get farther from it, it becomes smaller and smaller until it completely turns into coarse sand. But if you plan not just to lie down, and spend time actively - take care of comfortable shoes.
the beach of Filiatro is always full of people of all ages and nationalities, so this beach is clearly cosmopolitan. At the same time, such a love of tourists for this place turns out that it is difficult to find a place for their towel in the peak season. So it's better to arrive early - then you may have time to park your car in a well-organized parking lot. And if not, you'll have to leave the car as others do, and take a little walk to the beach on foot.
When is the best time to go?
Greece - a country with a long length from north to south, so the recommendations will vary depending on the place where you are going. The holiday season begins in May and reaches a peak in July-August: there are too many tourists, and the temperature on the southern islands reaches 40 degrees, which may still not play a role on the beach, but certainly not suitable for sightseeing. So the best time to relax in Greece is the end of spring-beginning of summer or September-October.
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Infrastructure
Filiatro beach is a well-maintained beach with umbrellas and sun loungers covering half its length. It will cost you 10 euros. However, vacationers who have already been here reveal a little secret: you can do without an umbrella because right behind the beach there is an olive grove that creates a pleasant coolness and shadow.
On the beach you can use the toilet, shower and even a changing table. There is also a beach bar in which you can not only miss a couple of glasses of beer and something stronger but also hang out at the beach party, when the sun goes down. The most popular hotel in the vicinity of the beach is Perantzada Art Hotel.
Despite the fact that this beach is popular among families with children there is no infrastructure, as such, for children's play-time here. However, if you take a bucket, watering can, rubber ring with you, you will forget that you have children for a long time. Vacationers usually leave them right in the water (there is shallow water, so don’t worry), where the 'discoverers' make their first physical experiments.
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- The road from Vatheia to the beach is quite narrow and requires special attention of the driver, so if you used the services of rent a car, we recommend that you pay less attention to the surrounding beauties and more to the road.
- Camping is officially prohibited... An if not prohibited, then at least it is not allowed. But nature and weather set their own rules, so on the beach (closer to that same grove), some vacationers set up tents and spend several days in them.
- The bay is surrounded by bays - boats do not go directly into it, therefore, it is absolutely safe to swim here.
- Services of the local bar are at the highest level: You do not even have to get up from the sun lounger – the waiter will come to you for accepting the order and its subsequent delivery. However, tourists in reviews say that it does not always work. Therefore, when you go to the beach, still bring food with you. You may have to have a picnic.