Karavostasi Beach

Karavostasi Beach

Location

Thesprotia, Epiros (near Igoumenitsa and Parga)

Beach Name

Karavostasi

My Rating Overall

4=very good beach, would go out our way to swim there again

Beach

S=sand

Sea Floor

S=sand

Water

3=very nice and clean sea. We would go swimming there again if we were in the area

(just my own unscientific observation of the water feel and appearance)
My family and I enjoy the water when it is crystal clear, and cool instead of warm. We don' like to see any visible floating particles of any kind or algae settled on the beach.

Clothing

Topless sunbathing is common

Access

Good=paved road all the way to the beach, parking near the beach

Amenities

R=restaurant (on the beach)
C=cantina (on the beach)
O=organized beach (Near the Hotel)
H=hotel on the beach

RV / Camper Accessibility

O= Site suitable for free camping. Ample space for parking on the beach vicinity.

Snorkeling

P=looks promising but I did not dive

The rocks at the South end of the beach are offered for snorkeling, but the waves were a bit too high during my visit so I did not dive.

Notes

The Hotel at the north end of the beach dominates the hill with its "eye-sore" design and the fancy little wagon that takes bathers up and down the hill. It also dominates the north end of the beach with several floating contraptions offered for sports and games. The most annoying aspect of the hotel though is its PA system that comes live every so often with announcements that can be heard all the way to the other end of the beach, and even up on the hill at the South end.

This hill on the South end of the beach is host to an interesting archaeological site. There are signs at the beach pointing to it, but they signs later on have been knocked down. To find it, follow the signs from the beach, and after the first left into the gravel road, take the first right up the hill. It does not look like much of a road, but this is the one to climb up to the archaeological site (you will also notice the standing polls that once held the signs pointing to the right.