Agios Georgios (Port)
You
can swim carefree in the port of Irakleia. The waters are crystal-clear and the
tamarisks cast their relaxing shadows for free. Taste
the Greek cuisine and drink ouzo at the waterfront tavernas.
Vorini Spilia (Northern Cave)
This cave is located at the northern
part of the island, near Agios
Georgios. Thus, it is exposed to the wind and the waves quite often wash up junk on the beach.
You can access it through a path starting from the last houses of the
settlement at the port (behind the newly-built church of Agios Ioannis).
Vourkaria
A small cove with emerald waters and shingles.
Follow the path that leads to the cave of Agios Ioannis. After a 30-minute walk
you will see a sign pointing left towards the cave. Turn right, not left, at
the sign and keep walking for 20 more minutes.
Livadi (or Mourtos)
A long sandy beach surrounded by
vegetation opposite the islet of Venetiko.
You can see Schinousa in the distance. This beach is easy
to access (only 20 minutes away from the port on foot) and that is why it is
the most favored one.
Tourkopigado
Tourkopigado is located east of
Panagia. The pebbled beach that looks like a fjord is easily accessible thanks
to a newly-built road. If you come to the beach on foot from the island’s
capital, you will come across something that looks like a projectile missile, though
it is not, located at a field over the coast. It is actually something called
“papaki”(duckling), a tool used for collecting World War II mines.

Alimia and Merihas
We suggest you meet these unique
beaches by boat.
Alimia, with its crystal-clear and always cool waters, is ideal for observing
the sea bed, since this is the place where a wreckage of a German hydroplane lies as it was sunken during the 2nd World
War. So, take a diving mask with you! The beach is sandy and pebbled. There is
access on foot via a shortcut starting at the path towards the cave of Agios Ioannis.
Merihas bay is pebbled and is
considered to be the most impressive beach of the island, since it is framed by
vertical cliffs that rise over 100m high. It constitutes an ideal place for
bird-watching, since rare
birds nest there, and it is also a haven when eastern, north-eastern and
north winds blow.
