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| Vathi Beach, Sifnos |
Location
Sifnos
Beach Name
Vathi
Overall Rating
3=good beach, would choose it for swimming
among other beaches if we were in the area. If
we were visiting the area we would consider this
beach a good place to swim.
Beach
S=sand (sandy beach)
Sea Floor
S=sand (sandy beach)
Water
3= Sea water was excellent and inviting for swimming.
We would go out of our way to swim there again
(These are my, and my family's own unscientific observations of
the water feel and appearance)
We 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 not common
Access
Good=paved road all the way to the beach, parking near the
beach
Amenities
R=restaurant (on the beach)
B=bar (on the beach)
T=town within walking distance
H=hotel on the beach
RV / Camper Accessibility
P= RV Room for Parking
Snorkeling
S=only sand bottom
Notes
Vathi is a tiny town that hosts a hotel as big as the town itself.
The hotel has been built with multiple units that look like the
local architecture so it really looks like an extention of the town
itself. In fact, if it wern't for the huge swimming pool by the
beach the hotel would have been invisible. The pool is only for
hotel patrons but the part of the beach in front of it is the best.
Some parts of the beach are lined with sun beds and parasoles for
the hotel guests, but the rest of the beach is open to all.
Because the hotel blocks direct access to the beach, you have to
park kind of far on the main road and then walk down a dirt road
that brings you to a narro part of the beach not really suitable
for swimming. A short walk to the left, through a very narrow beach
(sometimes you have to walk in water) will bring you to the nice
part in front of the hotel.
Visitors' Reports:
Richard from South Africa (2007)
Excellent village resort. The best place to eat is Manoli’s, right on the beach. Located on the way to the swimming beach in front of Ellie’s Resort Hotel. Excellent food, including traditional chickpea dish cooked on Sundays. Most of the vegetables served are from their own garden, behind the restaurant. Also check out the bakery and coffee shop next door, run by the same family. The sea around Sifnos is cold, but at Vathi is a little warmer because of being shallower and exposed to the sun for longer in the day, being on the west side of the island.
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