Myrtos Beach – Greek Landscapes

Myrtos beach is delightful in every respect. The coarse sand and the crisp are the main reasons we rate it as one of the best in Greece. It is in the island of Kefalonia that has several exceptional beaches in the surrounding area.

Overview

Panorama of Myrtos beach. — Panoramic view of Myrtos beach. Kefalonia, Greece

Name: Myrtos Beach (Μύρτος)
Location: Kefalonia island, Greece
Click here to see iton the map and to get directions
Overall Rating: 5/5
Joy Index (What the Water Felt Like): 5/5
Beach Berm: Coarse sand
Seafloor: Coarse sand
Access: Good: paved road all the way to the beach. Lots of parking on the beach, albeit after 11 am it’s had to find a spot.
Amenities: Myrtos is an organized beach with parasols for hire, trash pick up and bus service.

Description

Myrtos beach is featured in our top ten beaches of Greece, and it is often voted as the number one by visitors in web site publications and polls.

Obviously such polls would be biased towards the most frequented beaches, but from our on-site visit we found Myrtos to be well worth the accolades and fame.

The waves really pick-up in the afternoon more often than not. At that time, swimming can become dangerous since the beach slopes abruptly as soon as you enter the water (not very good for small children).

About Our Beach Rating

Our beach reports are based on personal on-site visits.

Beach Rating Scale:

5 = Superb! Best we visited. We would travel around the world to swim there again.
4 = Excellent. We would travel across Greece to swim there.
3 = Good. We would choose it among other beaches if we were in the area.
2 = Average. We would return to this beach if we were in the area, but not as our first choice.
1 = Disappointing. The beach was fine for one visit. We would return if desperate.

Sea Water Rating Scale:

5 = The sea water felt wonderful and clean. We would go way out of our way to swim there again.
4 = The sea water felt good and we would go out of our way to swim there again.
3 = The water felt nice and clean. We would swim there again if we were in the area.
2 = Nice sea. We had a good swim but did not notice anything special or unusual about the water.
1 = The sea water was not very inviting when we visited.

The beach reports and ratings are based on our simple (and unscientific) observations during our visit.
We enjoy the sea water when it’s crystal-clear and cooler rather than warm. We don’t enjoy swimming among flotsam any kind.
We also like the sand to be clean of debris, and a bit more more coarse than the fine, “sticky” kind. We also prefer the more undeveloped beaches (ie. the ones without bars, music, loud crowds, or salespeople).
Certain beaches we have visited once, while many we have seen several times. It is possible that conditions have changed since our visit, so use these reports as another point of reference in your research.