Sarakiniko Beach, Elafonisos Is.

Sarakiniko beach in Elafonisos island would enchant you with its soft sand and crystal-clear water. To the southeast, within walking distance you will find Simos beach. Both are excellent choices to build an entire holiday around.

Overview

Simos and Sarakiniko beaches — Simos (left) and Sarakiniko (sand on the right) are among the best beaches of Greece. They are located at the south end of Elafonisos island, off the coast of Sparta in the Peloponnese.

Name: Sarakiniko beach
Also known as: Megali Paralia
Location: Elafonisi island, Peloponnese , Greece
Click here to see it on the map and to get directions
Overall Rating: 5/5
Joy Index (What the Water Felt Like): 5/5
Beach Berm: Sand
Seafloor: Sand
Access: Good. There is a road that will bring you close to the beach. You will reach the water after a short walk over sand dunes.
Amenities: Bar and food kiosk within walking distance

Description

Sarakiniko beach is featured in the GreekLandcapes.com top-ten best beaches of Greece.

It is a fantastic wide and long patch of soft, golden sand that frames crystal-clear waters at the sourthern end of Elafonisos island.

There are other beaches in Greece named “Sarakiniko”. The most well known is Sarakiniko beach in Milos island, and one lesser known in the west coast of Preveza.

Elafonisos (or Elafonisi) island is a tiny island and mostly known to Greeks.

The nearby Simos beach gets more of the fame thanks to some very loud and semi-trendy kiosk-bars that contribute to considerable traffic an noise.

But a short walk from Simos beach will bring you as close as you can get to beach paradise.

Sarakiniko beach is so long and wide, you will always find a quiet spot in the sand even during the busiest days of summer.

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.