Koutalas Beach
Exploring Serifos Sailing Holidays area
Koutalas beach is about eleven kilometers long, it is connected to Ganema beach by a small dirt road that is about 2,5 kilometers long. The beach is a natural anchorage as it is very safe from the north winds. The beach is long, sandy with thin pebbles, there are trees for shade and a couple of taverns. Tradition says that the wide opening of the bay used to be chained for safety reasons.
Scale: 1:25.000
Edition: June 2009
It is the first map of Serifos where the island’s entire coastline is mapped.
Navigational Aids
Bavaria 43 Cruiser Economy
Route starts from the square of Mills in Chora. The biggest part of the trail is paved, and only the last part is an asphalt road.
Some of the traditional foods of Serifos are sun-dried tomatoes, delicious chickpeas, fava, local sausages, skepastaria and sour cheese. In Taverna Petros, visitors can taste these delightful bites, the so-called mezedes.
On the west side of the island is this beautiful but completely deserted beach. Beach with trees for shade.
On the southwest side of the island in the bay Dyo Gialoudia. Beautiful secluded beach for lovers of the wilderness.
Vagia beach is a large 6 kilometer beach with golden sand but with very little shade. It is a very lonely beach and area.
Ganema beach is the ideal escape if you want serene and relaxing vacation. The beach consists of soft and fine sand and pebbles , as well as a long tuft of trees providing comfortable shade from the sun.
Beach Malliadiko is located in the South West coast. Perfect beach for those who want to avoid crowds.
On the southwest side of the island you will find the beautiful sandy beach at the end of the homonymous bay, with shallow crystal clear waters and tamarisk trees. It lies 13 km from Hora.
Follow the road towards Megalo Livadi and turn right in order to reach Avessalos beach. The road is passable but its about four kilometers to the beach.
Livadakia is one of the most popular sandy beaches on Serifos, situated on the south-western side of the island below Chora, the beautiful capital. This area has many beaches as well, like Livadi, and Avlomonas beach, but usually Livadakia is the most crowded.
Karavas is located on the north side of the island. It is pretty secluded and has no tourist facilities.
Sykamia is a beautiful beach in the northwest of Serifos. Two large rocks create a sheltered bay with sandy beach in one of the few places on the island with vegetation.
The beach of Platys Gialos belongs to two small sandy bays underneath the village of Kentarchos, on the northern coast of Serifos, which allows including the visit to both locations on the same trip. Platys Gialos beach is small and sandy.
You will arrive here if you follow the path from Kentarhos village. The beach is ideal for swimming and there are few trees that provide shade.
A small beach (approximately 4 kilometers) with sand and pebbles and the beautiful country church of Agios Ioannis. The near-by beaches on this side of the island end here.
Psili Ammos is one of the most popular beaches on Serifos located on the east coast, at about 8 km north from the port of Livadi. The available options for reaching Psili Ammos are on foot, which takes around an hour from Livadi; or by moped, which rentals are available at the port as well.
If we continue after the right turn for Lia beach, we will come to the hill from where Agios Sostis double beach starts to become visable. The one beach looks to the south whereas the second beach faces the north.
Lia is one of the very well reputed beaches on Serifos on the north-eastern shore at 5 km east of the harbour of Livadi and is surrounded by great scenery. The road leading to Lia beach begins at the end of the harbour of Livadi, so it is not difficult to find.
Isolated, small, sandy beach in the south side of the island. The beach is unorganized, so make sure you have that you may need.
After the area of Rammos, we meet a concrete road. If we turn left we will be heading towards the Kalo Ampeli beach (The good vineyard beach).
Below the area of Rammos, there is a small beach called Karavi, the beach has no shade and is sandy with pebbles. Karavi means ship in the Greek language and the beach has taken its name from the shipwrecks which lie under its ground.