Gravel beach · Plakias, Greece

Κλεισιδι (Kleisidi)

A gravel beach in Plakias, Greece. It is fairly sheltered, with open water only toward the south-south-west, so waves pick up when the wind blows from there. The bottom drops away quickly: about 4.5 m of water only 50 m from the shore. Further out it reaches roughly 13.2 m at 400 m. Tides are barely noticeable (about 6 cm). It is one of 9 beaches around Plakias; the nearest is Μικρό Αμμούδι, 70 m away.