Sandy beach · Daratsos, Greece

Χρυσή Ακτή (Chrysi Akti)

A sandy beach in Daratsos, Greece. It is fairly sheltered, with open water only toward the north-north-east, so waves pick up when the wind blows from there. The water stays shallow, about 1.1 m deep 50 m out, which suits children and wading. Further out it reaches roughly 4.7 m at 400 m. Bathing water has been rated Excellent in each of the last 4 seasons. It is one of 7 beaches around Daratsos; the nearest is Aptera, 390 m away.

SurfaceSandy
Wave shelterFairly shelteredopen to the north-north-east
Depth1.1 m at 50 m outshallow entry
Bathing waterExcellent4 of the last 4 seasons rated Excellent
Tidal range5 cmbarely noticeable
Tree cover1%open, treeless surroundings

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Where it is

35.5130, 23.9902 · Google Maps · OpenStreetMap

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