Kathisma Beach

Kathisma Beach

Kathisma Beach
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One of the longest stretches of beach on Lefkada facing the Ionian archipelago, Kathisma Beach and its fine white sand and sparkling blue waters surrounded by tall green cliffs make this one of the island's most popular spots. There are plenty of beach bars for food and drinks, sunbeds to rent, and you can do some tandem paragliding from the hills overlooking the beach. On the north end, there is a cave that you can enter and swim in. The more secluded south end also welcomes nudists. Come early to get a good spot but stick around for gorgeous sunset views. – Tripadvisor
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  • llovisaring
    143 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Very beautiful
    Great big beach. You can choose whether you want to rent a deckchair with a parasol or lie on the beach as it is. You can park right above the beach. There are restaurants and toilets. Because it is open, unlike Porto Katsiki which is in a calm bay, there were very big waves and became deep fast. The way this day was for us, it's not something I would recommend for families with young children. But nice beach and nice turquoise water. Recommend Soul for lunch. Very good price, good food and we got it fast! Nothing to complain about
    Visited June 2024
    Traveled as a couple
    Written June 7, 2024
  • Anna w
    Bad Homburg, Germany77 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Soul Beach Bar Kathisma
    Soul Beach Bar with pool and delicious food. If you're sitting upstairs, you don't pay for the loungers by the pool, as long as you order something. For those lying on the beach are charged 25€. At the car park just say you go to Beach Bar Soul then it is free otherwise the car park costs 10€ parking fee
    Visited July 2024
    Traveled as a couple
    Written July 2, 2024
  • Brena G
    3 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Great location
    It is a beautiful beach, has accessibility for cars with ample parking (but needs to arrive early). There are several restaurants around, there is plenty of space for us to insert our things without necessarily paying for a space. There is also paragliding, which I highly recommend the experience! The water was cold when I got in, but then the body got used to it. Would come back several times!
    Visited June 2024
    Traveled as a couple
    Written July 2, 2024
  • Daniëlle W
    35 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Had a great day, could take lots of beautiful pictures
    Beautiful beautiful sea. It really is a very nice beach. Rough sea, though. Pebble beach. At the right side of the beach you have to go down a bit before you can enter the water. Tough for people with walking difficulties, no problem for us except that your water shoes are full of stones. Paid parking almost everywhere. We had driven all the way to the right there we could park for free as we took downstairs a set of beach beds and umbrella for 15 euros total.
    Visited July 2024
    Traveled as a couple
    Written July 4, 2024
  • Dottomanuel
    San Felice a Cancello, Italy772 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Spectacular colours
    What colors girl... Location also suitable for small children Beach equipped with everything from umbrellas to beaches with bar and swimming pool. Prices not very modest but , worth it Recommendation get to the beach early enough, so , to find street parking
    Visited July 2024
    Traveled with family
    Written July 18, 2024
  • Richard W
    Epping, United Kingdom78 contributions
    4.0 of 5 bubbles
    Nice family beach
    A good family beach, parking and easy access with a beach bar on hand. €10 for two loungers and an umbrella with an area just to lay on a towel of you don’t want to pay. A bit choppy as with all beaches on the west side of the island and beach shoes are a must.
    Visited July 2024
    Traveled with family
    Written July 22, 2024
  • Isabel H
    Paris, France32 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Beach with super waves
    Beautiful beach with breathtaking blue water! If you want to swim there, you absolutely must know how to swim! Most often, waves allow for fun, but you have to be careful. Do not leave before sunset which is a wonderful sight.
    Visited June 2024
    Traveled with family
    Written July 24, 2024
  • MassiLola
    Italy980 contributions
    4.0 of 5 bubbles
    Always beautiful
    It always remains one of my favorite beaches even if, after years, I found it much more crowded and with really high prices. But it is really beautiful and very wide. The sea is a dazzling blue and, although it is usually rough, it is still wonderful ❤
    Visited July 2024
    Traveled as a couple
    Written July 25, 2024
  • Maria K
    8 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Unique huge beach with wonderful waters
    Unique, huge beach. Sunbeds from 20 euros the set, and also space to put your own umbrella. Be careful when there is too much wave! Difficulty parking if you go after 10:00 a.m. But it has parking for 10 euros all day, however they fill up quickly too. After 15:30 people leave it's a little easier to find a place. And of course you have to order coffee etc (from 4 euros the freed).
    Visited July 2024
    Traveled as a couple
    Written August 3, 2024
  • marcodibari
    Bari, Italy859 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Do not miss it!!
    Excluding the beaches of Lefkada that can only be reached by boat, Kathisma is unmissable and worth the 40 minute drive we took from Nydri. Very long and wide beach, lots of slots all equipped with attached service to order food and / or drink. Sunbed prices (2+1 umbrella) vary from 30€ to 50€ the more you choose the first row. Possibility to stop "on your own" on the public beach. Free or secure parking with shelter from the sun (10€). And the sea? Absolutely unmissable with a turquoise color that conquers you. Full marks. Non-modest prices
    Visited August 2024
    Traveled with friends
    Written August 4, 2024
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Happiness55341983188
Subotica, Serbia2 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Sep 2023 • Family
We had a plan to visit the two most famous beaches on Lefkada, Egremni and Porto Katziki by boat from Nidri. Since the end of September was approaching, there was uncertainty that we would not be able to fulfill our wish due to weather conditions. That's what happened, the captain of the ship decided not to go to those two beaches, but only to the rest of the cruise, due to the strong wind and waves.
But, a few days later, we managed to go to Katizma beach in an organized way by bus, visiting the Monastery of the Virgin on the way, and then for a full-day stay at Katizma.
It should be said that Katizma is the most beautiful beach I have ever seen in my life. The beautiful blue color of the sea in destination shades, and the fine sand were perfect, even the wind that occasionally blew quite strongly did not spoil our experience. Waves not too high, beautiful white foam allowed us to swim in the clear and warm water of the Ionian Sea. The background of high stone cliffs frames the picture of this beautiful place. The beach is quite large so that it can accommodate quite a number of visitors, a sufficient number of restaurants and cafes with affordable prices, which was also one of the surprises, since we were told that the prices are two or three times higher than in Nidri. And one more thing, on the north side of the beach there is a small passage to a separate mini beach, very beautiful, where those who want intimacy can rest. All in all, the rating is 10+
Written October 4, 2023
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Konstantino§3
Drama Region, Greece84 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Aug 2024 • Couples
Wonderful beach, perfect waters!!! Enough small pebbles which means that they do not bother the feet at all and you do not need any sea shoes! The day we went we achieved it with enough wave and without intervals (at most wave is not recommended for children), we ⁇ it! There are saviors on the beach, there is also room for non-organized! The road is not difficult to get off with your vehicle, below there is free parking and pay (12€), if you go early you will find space and free, however the parking is right next to the beach, no inconvenience! End for Ionian beach enough warm waters!
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Written August 20, 2024
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BrakiWorldTraveler
Belgrade, Serbia20,038 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Jul 2023
Certainly Porto Katsiki and Egremni beach have more dramatic scenery beneath the huge cliffs, but Kathisma is located on the same (western) side, at the spot where those cliffs descend down to almost the sea level.
Therefore, the first two are imo a survival challenge to reach on foot, while on Kathisma you can drive down just to the beach. Kathisma is pretty long with several beach bars and restaurants to choose from. 2 Sunbeds with umbrella set price is reasonable (10-30 Euros) depending on the row and sunbed quality. Also, plenty of free space if you don't want to rent.
Parking is an issue in peak season, however in most beach bars if you take their services they give you parking for free. Free spaces fill up quickly in the morning.
Food in beach bars is pricey. We found a very good restaurant at the beach's far left (when you stand facing the sea). It's an elevated taverna above the beach with great views, fantastic and reasonably priced food.
Written August 14, 2023
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Panagiotis K
Thessaloniki, Greece15 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Aug 2023 • Couples
Beach fully organized with parking both free and paid. Sunbeds are charged per beach, but prices start at 15e per set. The prices of the products are normal. Access to the beach is very easy, there is no walking at all if you park in the parking lot. It has very fine pebbles and like sand. The waters are wonderful.
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Written August 1, 2023
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Νικόλαος Γ
Kavala, Greece1 contribution
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Aug 2024 • Couples
Fantastic beach. Best of Lefkada and not only. The road asphalted and comfortable downstairs. Free parking almost where you want and even in front of the beach just go before 10. If you're a master and you want to play until 2 p.m., in the full season you won't even find room to stand (it's supposed). Giovanni with the green umbrellas (in the bottom) charges 20 euros per set and has a very good cappuccino with 3 euros. There is plenty of free space if you want not to pay umbrellas and sunbeds and want the free. The sea in the glass. The landscape is magical. Iparalia is a thin pebble (no troublesome for the feet) which as you move right becomes thick sand. If you are afraid of the wave or have very young children find a swimming pool (not all for everyone)
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Written September 1, 2024
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Alisa T
3 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Aug 2024 • Friends
We have been many times around Kathisma Beach. The sand is beautiful, the water is colored exactly like in the wallpapers you can find on various places. We bought drinks to enjoy on the sunbed, but the umbrellas were quite small for the heat that would be in the middle of August. There were many sunbeds that occupied the beach, priced at 50 Euros but without anyone seating on them, so this interrupted a bit the nice landscape. This was the only thing we enjoyed on Lefkada, since the place where we paid to stay at Junam Private Cabins thrown us out. Hope we will have an excellent time at Kathisma Beach next year as well!
Written September 3, 2024
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Cilla W
10 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Aug 2022 • Friends
Was planning to go to Porto Katsiki but due to lack of transportation (car or boat) we ended up going to Kathisma beach instead. We stayed in Nidri, so to get there we took the local bus up to Lefkada town and changed bus there at the end station. Important to do it there since the other stops tend to get crowded with passengers, so if you want to sit… the journey takes about 1,5 hours from Nidri to Kathisma incl bus changes. The roads are great and with very nice views!

At the beach you have loads of sunbeds, and a nice restaurant with toilets, showers and a pool. The beach is long and being on the west side it’s quite windy. Gets deep very fast! Pebbled beach - wear swim shoes!

No supermarket, so bring what you want to eat and drink if you don’t plan to eat at the restaurant.

Make sure to check the bus time table so you don’t get stuck there!!

Note! Area NOT suitable for people with problems walking (if you don’t go by car).
Written August 16, 2022
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songi1
Rome, Italy190 contributions
3.0 of 5 bubbles
Aug 2023 • Family
Beach easy to reach, well signposted, long and full of establishments with sunbeds and umbrellas interspersed with free spaces. The most crowded part is the one to the right of the road that comes down from the state road. On the left it becomes increasingly quiet with increasingly larger free spaces. 2 sunbeds and umbrella at Libre from 15 to 30 euros, depending on the type. You can park for free on the left and right of the road or in paid parking lots. Obviously it depends on the time of arrival in the morning and the luck of someone who is about to leave in the afternoon. Good for a relaxing day.
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Written August 4, 2023
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Lefkothea C
5 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Sep 2024 • Couples
Kathisma is one of the beaches on Lefkada that is accessible by car. When it comes to parking, there are a couple of options.
-If you want to park right by the beach without paying, you have to go there very early in the morning.
-There are parking lots where you can park for the whole day. The first one is a bit further away from the beach, it costs 5€ and you can go down the stairs that lead to the beach.
-Covered parking lots by the beach cost 10€ for the whole day.

The beach is clean, with a lot of space where you can place your own umbrella. The first time we went, the waters were clear and perfect for snorkeling. A couple of days later, there were some waves and the waters were cloudy, but it was still nice for swimming.
Written September 12, 2024
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Ann D
3 contributions
2.0 of 5 bubbles
Jul 2024 • Friends
Far away. The beach is wide and has a nice view, however you will witness. They charge parking everywhere ++ when you sit in umbrella wants at least 20€... We passed through all the beach bars, they charged it everywhere and even in one of them they charged 50€ for the "first" place and the price included the water.. and they told us like they did us a favor... Well...
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Written August 9, 2024
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