Myrtos Beach

Myrtos Beach

Myrtos Beach
4.5
Monday
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Tuesday
12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
Wednesday
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Thursday
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Friday
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About
Surrounded by tall marble cliffs and looking out onto the azure waters of the Myrtos Gulf, this stunning beach makes for a dramatically breathtaking sight. A steep and winding stretch of road will take you there—stop on your way to admire the view and catch the pink and orange hues at sunset on your way back. Get in early to secure both a place to park and a prime spot on the sand; the water tends to be at its calmest in the morning too. There are changing rooms and toilet facilities, a beach bar, and a few sunbeds and umbrellas you can rent. – Tripadvisor
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  • George Maraslis
    625 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Beautiful beach...Unforgettable experience...!!!
    Beautiful beach with turquoise waters, which are crystal clear, white pebbles and white sand. Be careful in deep water, especially for those with small children. Driving down the road and seeing her from above literally leaves you... with your mouth open. I have visited it many times in the past and I always leave excited, even on our last visit (June 2020) when due to the corona pandemic the beach bar was not working, there were no sunbeds and umbrellas and the people were quite limited. The cave to the left of the beach is impressive. It is a beach that anyone visiting Kefalonia must visit. You have to go...don't miss it...well worth it!!!
    Visited February 2024
    Traveled with family
    Written February 20, 2024
  • maurizioleone4
    Pescara, Italy68 contributions
    4.0 of 5 bubbles
    A little disappointed
    Beautiful sea, with all shades of blue, but....the beach has no assistance, no umbrellas, or anything. Just a small, strictly closed wooden building. A MASSIVE landslide overwhelms it and pushes its debris almost halfway to the beach. I was told that a small bar only opens in July and August and that the problem is the landslide. We "folded" on Petani beach, equally beautiful and of which I attach the photo.
    Visited June 2024
    Traveled as a couple
    Written June 6, 2024
  • Silvija0305
    Zagreb, Croatia46 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    The real beauty
    This is the must visit place on the island. Combine it with a lunch in Divarata and drink in Asos! I wanted to visit this beach since I watched the movie Captain Corelli’s Mandolin. We were there at last day of June and still there was no sun-beds and canteen didn’t work. So, to be on the safe side, have your own umbrella, enough drinks and some flip flops. They told us canteen will be open early July. The road is in a very good shape. If you are a good driver, it will not be a problem. I read some reviews telling that road is narrow, but there are more narrow roads on the island. It is a few minute drive from Divarata and you will enjoy the drive and views. Beach is really beautiful, clean, with white pebbles, fantastic colours, nature as it should be. You can sit on the shore and admire beauty around you. Enjoy!!
    Visited June 2024
    Traveled with family
    Written June 30, 2024
  • Mrs G
    Liverpool, United Kingdom57 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Stunning
    Wow WoW WoW The most stunning water I’ve ever seen. Beautiful beach loads of space. We drove here in Citroen c1 and had no problem. Parking fine too. We took a picnic cos wasn’t sure taverna would be open. It opened late afternoon! Enjoy hard not to.
    Visited June 2024
    Traveled as a couple
    Written July 1, 2024
  • Marianna M
    7 contributions
    4.0 of 5 bubbles
    A thousand shades of blue
    Exciting panorama. Beautiful colors. There is a lido and a kiosk. Arriving by 9:30-10:00 you will find the umbrella for 15 euros. Parking nearby. At the kiosk you can have a sweet breakfast with chocolate croissants, but also a quick lunch with many types of pie-rustici. Very clean bathrooms and presence of several showers. Definitely not to be missed!
    Visited July 2024
    Traveled as a couple
    Written July 8, 2024
  • Lora L
    42 contributions
    4.0 of 5 bubbles
    Beautiful for pictures
    The beach itself looks stunning. We visited in the begging of June and there was no umbrellas or what so ever on the beach, so if you haven't brought your own umbrella, you can not stay more than 30min. because of the heat. The beach is pebbly and preferably you need shoes. It is not suitable for children, as it is deepens quickly. The parking is an issue too, if you do not go early.
    Visited June 2024
    Traveled with family
    Written July 12, 2024
  • Antonella B
    Province of Monza and Brianza, Italy18,268 contributions
    4.0 of 5 bubbles
    Postcard of the island
    On this beach we have read a lot and I share many things. Before arriving early, 9.30, we could admire and photograph it from above and the view is spectacular, arriving early then you can park down close to it and we had brought everything you need, umbrella, shoes, .. The beach is white stones that with the sun reverberate a lot in a species of basin surrounded by high cliffs, be careful to go too close to them as there is danger of landslides, for this reason we positioned ourselves away from them. The sea when we were there was practically calm, what unusual it seems, the colors are beautiful with a beautiful range of blues the entrance into the water however is immediately high and you have to be careful. Its position means that around noon if there is no wind it creates a hood of heat so around that time we decided to go elsewhere. Refreshment kiosk, umbrellas and sunbeds and bathrooms available. With these precautions, arrive early and leave when it is too hot I must say that we enjoyed the time spent here perhaps also because the sea was calm.
    Visited August 2023
    Traveled with family
    Written July 12, 2024
  • Rob A
    9 contributions
    4.0 of 5 bubbles
    Amazing place !
    Thougt it would be good to share a more recent review of this beautiful place. We visited Myrtos beach in July ‘24 on a Monday in high season. It is indeed good to arrive before 10.30 to have a reasonable chance of parking your car at beachlevel and still have a choice for some sunbeds. After 11.00 all will be full and cars will be parking back up the road. The road itself is not too bad, albeit a bit narrow towards the end. For those who have been to Balos beach on Crete, this is easy ! There’s a modest beachbar with a simple takeaway menu; hotdogs, sandwiches, pizza and the like. Lots of choices for drinks at tourist prices. They offer toilets and showers as well, that would be expected at such a destination. The sea is absolutely gorgeous ! Many shades of blue, but depth is increasing quickly and there’s some serious waves and currents, so beware. Mostly a white pebble beach, that enhances the sun power, so wear something on your feet and use lots of sunscreen. There’s a small cave on the left side, where you can swim outside to the sea; sort of a mini ‘Tunnel of Love’ for those that been to Corfu. Hope this helps, set your alarmclock and GO ! Ps. You can do Parapente from the beach, where they drive you up and you’ll land back on the beach !
    Visited July 2024
    Traveled with family
    Written July 22, 2024
  • Alessandro B
    Massa, Italy54 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Wonderful, unique sea colors
    Myrtos must be seen with the calm sea, otherwise it loses its magic. So inquire before you go, no use pretending to see the best of Myrtos with waves of 0.3-0.4,0.5 m. We saw it in July and, unfortunately, from after 11 am until 5 pm on the shore it looked like a tent city with all the umbrellas planted by people. Bar good for breakfast not lunch. But this does not change my Rating on the view the beach and especially the water. Then obvious that beaches like this appreciate them at their best in May June September.
    Visited July 2024
    Traveled as a couple
    Written July 25, 2024
  • Floor w
    Rotterdam, The Netherlands78 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Beautiful white stand with blue sea
    Nice beach now less crowded due to closure road from Lixouri. You have to drive all the way around. Nice clean beach with beautiful blue sea. 2 beds and parasol 15 euros. Can be high waves than less suitable for smaller children
    Visited June 2024
    Traveled with family
    Written July 26, 2024
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Viorelia A
19 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Aug 2023 • Couples
The beach is large, it has sunbeds and umbrellas ( 2 sundbeds and 1 umbrella 10 euro) but you can also bring your own umbrella. The beach is covered with small and large pebbles, you should bring special footwear. The water becomes suddenly deep with big waves.
The blue shades of the water are fantastic!
You should come at the first hours of the morning because becomes crowded.
Written August 20, 2023
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mario1978
Pozzuoli, Italy217 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Aug 2023
A paradise as long as you go there by 9.30 in August, bring food from home and choose the day carefully due to wind and rough seas especially with children.
A surreal place of breathtaking beauty, at sea it feels like being in space... indescribable and absolutely worth seeing!
To be seen in the morning at 9.30 in August because at 12 it loses its poetry
The tavern here only has horrible pre-packaged cold sandwiches, expensive and terrible
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Written August 30, 2023
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Paolo S
Biella, Italy73 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Jul 2023 • Family
Pebble beach similar to Antisamos, but with very few fish visible. A small cave can be reached with a few swimming strokes (land entrance closed due to risk of landslides). Very hot even in June-July because it faces west, on the other hand it offers beautiful sunsets. Very crowded from late morning, it is best to get there early to park near the beach, otherwise you will have to stop along the access road or in the paid car park. In the inns on the beach you can eat well at average prices.
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Written October 20, 2023
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BrakiWorldTraveler
Belgrade, Serbia20,245 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Jul 2023
Named in top 10 world beaches by many magazines and agencies, Myrtos certainly deserves it.
Dramatic setting between two huge cliffs with gel like aqua marine water is best seen from the road view point up. Zig zag paved road (10 y ago it was gravel road) takes you down there, so no problem to access it. Once down, parking is the biggest problem - we circled almost half an hour to get a spot (parking is free).
Beach is long and wide, so despite huge number of people in July peak season it didn't seem crowded. Water is movie like, simply gorgeous.
However, there's only one establishment selling food and drinks and renting sunbeds. Lines are huge and food junk with inflated prices (ordinary bakery stuff, didn't see nothing below 5 euros a piece). We stayed some 2,5-3 hours and moved to Antisamos beach which has much more facilities.
Written August 16, 2023
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Nicola C
66 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Jul 2023 • Couples
Beach with breathtaking views, the water is a surreal blue (as seen in the photos) and you can immediately notice the contrast with the blue of the sea offshore. The beach is sand mixed with pebbles (I recommend shoes) and there are free showers and cabins. The road is steep in the final stretch and the terrain leading to the (free) parking is gravel. There is only one well-stocked bar and two sunbeds and an umbrella cost €10.
It would be advisable to check the winds before going there, as we found the sea to be too rough with high waves, so much so that it was difficult to swim.
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Written August 3, 2023
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Stefano A
Varese, Italy198 contributions
3.0 of 5 bubbles
Jul 2024 • Couples
Undoubtedly the sea, with its colors that fade from turquoise to dark blue represents a spectacle, but the beach itself is disappointing. Sand (little) and pebbles (many), you need rubber shoes, a backdrop of stones that descends quickly. Few straw umbrellas, aluminum sunbeds without mats, no coffee table. 15€ for umbrella and two sunbeds. We arrived at 9:15, at 10 am they were all busy, and the parking lot was also full.
At the back of the beach there is a bar, higher than average prices, no beach service.
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Written July 6, 2024
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Revunicorn
34 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Aug 2023 • Family
We hired a car to get to the beach and arrived just after 9am. We parked easily on the front and hired a couple of beds and an umbrella which were very well priced. The beach quickly became busy with families who brought their own seats and umbrellas and the for hire beds were sold out by 10.30.
There is a good cafe serving a selection of food i.e. sandwiches, pastries, ice cream, hot and cold drinks and there are toilets and showers. At lunch time the queue for the food was very long but shaded and the prices were slightly above average.
The access to the water is very stoney: bring beach shoes. The waves are big and the water gets deep quickly. Get in and out of the water can be challenging but fun. Although there were small children here it is not a great beach for small children or non swimmers.
We meant to stay for a couple of hours but ended up staying for most of the day because we liked it so much.
Written August 26, 2023
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Emma A
4 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Jul 2024 • Couples
The beach is breathtakingly beautiful. In the end of July there were sunbeds and umbrellas to rent (€15 total for the whole day), a bar and free showers, toilets and changing rooms. I would recommend but be careful: if there are strong waves you could slip on the pebbles or be submerged even in the shallow. The water also goes deep in a few meters.
Written July 31, 2024
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Fulvia M
31 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Aug 2023 • Friends
The directions are not very clear and we struggled to get there. I recommend arriving in the morning before 10am because the car park doesn't have many spaces. The beach is very large and spacious, with pebbles which require shoes. Unfortunately the day I went the sea was rough and not being a fan of waves, I only got my feet wet. The sea water is clear with a beautiful blue color, and immediately becomes deep. It is equipped, there are showers and a small bar where you can buy drinks and sandwiches. Definitely a beautiful beach but, in my opinion, not the most beautiful on the island, as it is considered
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Written September 23, 2023
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recenSiLVIA
Florence, Italy125 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Aug 2024 • Couples
If you arrive in the morning around 9am you have all umbrellas free and you can choose the place. The morning is all shade but around 10 the sun comes and the water turns a beautiful blue color. Too bad that today there were waves and so we could not fully enjoy the sea.
Parking just behind the beach.
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Written August 22, 2024
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