Location
Kefalonia
Beach Name
Mytros
My Rating Overall
5=superb beach, best we have visited and worth going far
out of our way to swim there again. In other words, we would travel
around the world just to swim there.
Beach
SP= small bright white pebbles
Sea Floor
SP= small pebbles
Water
5= The sea water was some the best for swimming. We would
go way out of our way to swim there again and would travel around
the world if we had to.
(These are 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 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
The road to the beach is steep but not too difficult. Parking
after 11:00 AM can be hard to find close to the beach, so most
cars park up the road.
Amenities
B=bar (on the beach)
C=cantina (on the beach)
O=organized beach
RV / Camper Accessibility
O= Site suitable for free camping
Although there are signs forbidding campers from using
the road down to the beach, I saw many RVs parked by the beach.
Snorkeling
P=looks promising but I did not dive
the rocks that frame the beach looked like a good snorkeling
spot.
Notes
Myrtos was voted as the number one beach by the public the last
few years in the internet survey contacted by thalassa.gr. Obviously
a poll like this would be biased towards the most frequented beaches.
We found Myrtos to be an excellent beach (one of the best we
have seen in Greece) well worth a trip out of the way to experience
its waters.
The waves really pick-up in the afternoon so swimming can become
dangerous at this time.
The steep cliffs that frame the beach make it one of the most
picturesque in Greece, but beware of fallen rocks. During our
visit we saw an avalanche of boulders that fell sending sunbathers
scrambling for cover. Myrtos is a very wide beach however and
the rocks would never reach the part of the beach where most people
sunbathe. You should be careful though if you set your umbrella
near the beach ends.
Other Spellings: Mirtos
Visitors' Reports
Beach Report
by Marietta
Beach Location Kefalonia
Beach Name Myrtos
Year Last Visited 2000-2005
Rating 4=Very Good (would go out of our way to swim there again)
Beach Small Pebbles
Sea Floor Small Pebbles
Water 4/5
Clothing Topless is not common
Access Fair = Accessible by car, poor road condition
Bar yes
RV, Camper Accessibility Site suitable for parking for the day, but not for camping
Snorkeling Good snorkeling site
Comments The beach is one of the best beaches on the island although water
near the shore can get slightly dirty if there's a lot of people
on the beach and this does happen very often. Platiamos beach
(on Lixouri peninsula ) is just as nice if not even better but
you have to walk down 335 steps to get to it and of course back
up.
My husband and I spent two days there and the first time there
was only about 10 people there and the second time we had whole
beach for ourselves . Unforgetable!!!
Beach Report
by Nelson
Beach Location Kefalonia, Greece
Beach Name Myrtos Beach
Year Last Visited 2000-2005
Rating 5=Superb (best we visited. Worth going far out of our way to swim
there again)
Beach Small Pebbles
Sea Floor Small Pebbles
Water 5/5
Clothing Some beach areas might be suitable for nude swimming
Access Good = Paved road all the way to the beach. Parking near the beach
Cantina yes
RV, Camper Accessibility Site suitable for parking for the day, but not for camping
Snorkeling Good snorkeling site
Comments The most beautiful and fantastic beach i have ever laid my eyes
on. We spent the entire day there and would return to the island
just to visit the beach again!!!
Beach Report
by Dionisis
Beach Location Kefalonia
Beach Name Mirtos
Year Last Visited 1995-1999
Rating 5/5 = Superb (best we visited. Worth going far out of our way
to swim there again)
Beach Small pebbles
Sea Floor Small pebbles
Water 5/5
Access Good = Paved road all the way to the beach. Parking near the beach
Bar yes
Cantina yes
Organized yes
Comments I am Greek and have been many times there. All islands in the
Ionian sea (this is the name of sea at that part of Greece) have
great beaches for swimming. The water there (according to scientific
measuraments) are the cleanes in all the Mediterranean sea.
Beach Report
by Deidre
Beach Location Kefalonia
Beach Name Myrtos
Year Last Visited 2000-2005
Rating 5/5 = Superb (best we visited. Worth going far out of our way
to swim there again)
Beach Small pebbles
Sea Floor Small pebbles
Water 5/5
Clothing Topless is common
Access Good = Paved road all the way to the beach. Parking near the beach
Bar yes
RV, Camper Accessibility Site suitable for parking for the day, but not for camping
Snorkeling Good snorkeling site
Comments Perfect in everything except for one major fact on our part was the loud pop
music playing which to us ruined the peace & quiet that this beach can offer.
Beach Reportby
Bjoern
Beach Location
Keffalonia
Beach Name
Myrtos
Year Last Visited
2000-2005
Rating
5/5 = Superb (best we visited. Worth going far out of our way
to swim there again)
Beach
Small pebbles
Sea Floor
Small pebbles
Water
5/5
Clothing
Topless is common
Access
Good = Paved road all the way to the beach. Parking near the beach
Bar
yes
Cantina
yes
Organized
yes
RV, Camper Accessibility
Campers explicitly forbidden
Snorkeling
Good snorkeling site
Comments
Absolutly one of the best beaches I have been !!
| Name |
Effie |
| Beach Location |
Keffallonia |
| Beach Name |
Myrtos |
| Year Last Visited |
2000-2005 |
| rating |
5=Superb (best we visited. Worth going far out of our way to swim there again) |
| Beach |
Small Pebbles |
| Sea Floor |
Small Pebbles |
| Water |
5/5 |
| Clothing |
Topless is common |
| Access |
Good = Paved road all the way to the beach. Parking near the beach |
| Bar |
yes |
| Cantina |
yes |
| Organized |
yes |
| RV, Camper Accessibility |
Site suitable for parking for the day, but not for camping |
| Snorkeling |
Good snorkeling site |
| Comments |
we visited this beach in 2004. We are from Australia. Superb day to be had by all. The water was magnificent and crystal clear. Collected a lot of pebbles and brought them back to Australia. Unforgettable. |
| Name |
PANOS |
| Beach Location |
kephalonia |
| Beach Name |
myrtos |
| Year Last Visited |
2000-2005 |
| rating |
5=Superb (best we visited. Worth going far out of our way to swim there again) |
| Beach |
Small Pebbles |
| Sea Floor |
Small Pebbles |
| Water |
5/5 |
| Clothing |
Topless is common |
| Access |
Good = Paved road all the way to the beach. Parking near the beach |
| Cantina |
yes |
| RV, Camper Accessibility |
Site suitable for parking for the day, but not for camping |
| Comments |
Its been 2 years since i visited this amazing beach, but i still remember its beauty. It's a definite must see and if you want to really be amazed go there at sunset after the crowds leave. The experience is breathtaking! |
| Beach Report by |
Lourdes Bustamante R |
| Beach Location |
Kefalonia |
| Beach Name |
Myrtos Bay |
| Year Last Visited |
2000-2005 |
| Rating |
5=Superb (best we visited. Worth going far out of our way to swim there again) |
| Beach |
Sand |
| Sea Floor |
Small Pebbles |
| Water |
5/5 |
| Clothing |
Topless is common |
| Access |
Fair = Accessible by car, poor road condition |
| No Amenities |
Bring your own food and water |
| RV, Camper Accessibility |
Site suitable for parking for the day, but not for camping |
| Snorkeling |
Good snorkeling site |
| Comments |
I was there in April 2004. The beach was almost empty and without facilities to eat or drink. The view since the top is marvelous. The water is totally transparent but very cold. I think is one of the best beach of the world |
| Beach Report by |
northernoik |
| Beach Location |
lefkada |
| Beach Name |
mylos |
| Year Last Visited |
Before 1990 |
| Rating |
5 = Superb (Best we visited. Worth going far out of our way to swim there again) |
| Beach |
Small Pebbles |
| Sea Floor |
Small Pebbles |
| Water |
4/5 |
| Clothing |
Nude swimming is common |
| Access |
Boat = Accessible by boat only |
| No Amenities |
Bring your own food and water |
| RV, Camper Accessibility |
Campers explicitly forbidden |
| Snorkeling |
Not very good for snorkeling |
| Comments |
visited mylos beach in 1989 and found its solitude perfect, even in the height of summer there were no more than 10 on the beach at any one time. very sad to read a hotel has been built there, places like this should be left to nature and the few people who make the effort to climb over the hill to get there. |
| Beach Report by |
mark |
| Beach Location |
Crete |
| Beach Name |
Myrtos |
| Year Last Visited |
2005-2010 |
| Rating |
5 = Superb (Best we visited. Worth going far out of our way to swim there again) |
| Beach |
Small Pebbles |
| Sea Floor |
Small Pebbles |
| Water |
5/5 |
| Clothing |
Topless is not common |
| Access |
Good = Paved road all the way to the beach. Parking near the beach |
| Restaurant |
Yes |
| Bar |
yes |
| Town within walking distance |
yes |
| Snorkeling |
Good snorkeling site |
| Comments |
Most beautiful beach i have seen,came last year 2005 and back again this year! myrtos is just perfect! |
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