A beautiful, uncrowded, sandy beach without any beach bars.
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It's not the best beach, but it's the least crowded one with sand and a shallow entry into the water. Since there are also motorboats anchored in the bay, you have to be prepared to share the space with them.
This long, sandy beach stretches the entire length of the town. Some of the beach bars are on the beach itself, while others are not. Due to limited parking in the town centre, you will have to walk quite a distance. However, cafés and restaurants line the entire beach.
There is an undeveloped sandy beach below the castle which is relatively easy to reach by car.
Anaktoropolis
The ruins of the 10th- to 15th-century Byzantine town and castle of Anaktoropolis have been preserved. The town was strategically located near one of the few ports between Thessaloniki and Constantinople. The castle fell to the Ottomans between 1383 and 1387, after which it was destroyed and rendered insignificant. The remains were later used as building materials for the surrounding settlements. The fortress ruins lie just under a kilometre southwest of the town centre, on a hill that overlooks Eleftheres Bay, offering an impressive panoramic view of the coast and the Ammolofoi Dunes. The ring of walls has a circumference of around 650 metres and features several well-preserved rectangular and round defensive towers, as well as a citadel standing at over 11 metres high on the south-east side.
It is the largest and most beautiful of the hard-to-reach bays. However, it suffers from litter problems, often caused by wild campers or motorhome owners who leave their rubbish behind.
The beautiful beach has no beach bar and is only accessible via a bumpy dirt track. The bumpy access road often puts off owners of newer cars. However, a 4WD is not necessary. There are several other swimming spots along the track without beach bars. There is a canteen next to the beach offering snacks and drinks. Visitors should bring their own parasols and camping chairs.