Idra beaches

A Greek island has to have nice beaches, right? They do in the island of Idra, though not all beaches may be sandy... some may be pebbles, others may be just ladders to the water from the cliffs. In any case, the water is superb, views are great, and there's excellent food available. This article discusses three remarkable beaches that one should at least visit on Idra.

My first beach to visit was, of course, the Spilia Beach Bar, the one with a cave :-) Its coordinates are N 37.353522 E 23.485235. The beach is kind of a misnomer, as there's only a ladder to descend to the sea, several around the beach bar area and towards west. Not easy to get to the water, and if there's any wave action going on, it may be difficult to get back. as well. Be careful here. But, there's a cave...

The second beach is Paralia Kaminia (Παραλία Καμίνια), a very nice beach about 20 minutes walk west from the Hydra port. Its coordinates are N 37.346508 E 23.455254. It is located between the sea and a castle that hosts a restaurant. (The restaurant may not be open at all times of the year, though, it wasn't for instance open when I visited the beach.)

It is a pebble beach, swimming shoes may be useful, they would have been for me at least :-) 

It may be the best beach within close proximity of the Hydra town. And also a good place to watch sunsets!

And the third beach is Paralia Mandraki (Παραλία Μανδρακι), possibly the best beach in all of the Idra island. Sandy beach, how about that? Also, there's a nice restaurant and a luxury hotel, the Mandraki Beach resort (map link, home page) right by the beach. I can recommend the sushi for instance, it was fabulous!

Mandraki is a 40-minute walk from Hydra to the east. But you could catch a boat taxi from Hydra port to get here if you don't want to walk. The cost is one way around 30€, though that may have been a high tourist price.

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