Gialos (Karousades) Beach
Long, narrow strip of pebbles and sand under crumbling clay cliffs near Karousades, with shallow water and no facilities. Rarely more than a handful of people.
Right now
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Prediction only · Crowd levels are predicted from season, time of day, weather and wind, and adjusted by reports from visitors on the beach.
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About Gialos (Karousades)
- Is Gialos (Karousades) a sandy beach?
- Gialos (Karousades) has a mix of sand and pebbles. Facilities: unspoiled nature.
- Is it easy to park at Gialos (Karousades)?
- Roadside parking. Spaces fill up around midday in July and August. It's a 2 minute walk from the road, and the last stretch is a dirt track.
- When is Gialos (Karousades) least crowded?
- It's rarely crowded, even in August. Outside June–September it's quiet all day.
- Which wind is best for swimming at Gialos (Karousades)?
- The beach faces north, so it's calmest when the wind blows from the south and gets waves when it blows from the north. The summer maistros, a northwesterly that picks up in the afternoon, often makes it choppy, so mornings are best.