Leftos Gialos Beach Alonissos

The mythology tells that the giants Otos and Ephialtes during the war with the Gods in the Gigantomachy, separated huge boulders from Mount Pelion and with a great anger threw them into the sea with the aim of destroying the world, but this was not the case because the rocks unlike the intent of the giants, they created the magical archipelago of the Sporades Islands. The gods immediately understood their potential and decided to give the new islands a luxuriant vegetation of pines, oaks, cypresses, strawberry trees, junipers, aromatic herbs such as oregano, thyme and sage and an immense variety of flowers giving rise to a garden of the most ' spectacular and varied in the world.

You may wonder what this preface has to do with Leftos Gialos beach, you can only understand it by reading or better still by going to visit it.

Considered the most beautiful of the Alonissos island and the most sought after also by the neighboring islands such as the Skopelos island and the Skiathos island, we find it on the east side in the southern part about six kilometers from the capital Patitiri.

A real postcard beach enclosed in a small bay surrounded by a dense pine forest with greyish rock formations on the sides, a coast of white sand mixed with pebbles and bathed by a bright turquoise sea with extremely clear and crystalline waters. The seabed drops gently making it ideal for lovers of long swims, snorkeling fans who can have fun exploring the flourishing marine fauna and flora especially in its extremities and for families with children where the little ones will have the opportunity to have fun in total. safety. Given its position, Leftos Gialos Beach is protected from the winds and allows you to spend peaceful days at sea. It is also very popular with young people, especially for the festive atmosphere at sunset.

Leftos Gialos beach is well equipped with sunbeds and umbrellas at a cost of about € 6 per day and offers various catering services ranging from a simple bar for a fresh drink or a light and quick snack, to two typical tavernas (we recommend the Eleonas tavern) where you can enjoy the local specialties and classic Greek cuisine comfortably seated at really low prices. Speaking of Eleonas, where you can taste fantastic savory pies, do you know that there has been a controversy for centuries about who invented the famous Tyropyta? Spend a few minutes reading my article about it will be fun and interesting.

Gem of the beach, it is the service of the bar directly under the umbrella what more could you ask for?

For those who want a "wild" day, Leftos Gialos beach is able to satisfy even this desire, in fact, a part is completely free and you can put your beach towel where it will inspire you most and spend unforgettable moments under the warm Greek sun.

Right in front, there are two uninhabited islets called "the two brothers" which are part of the Alonissos National Marine Park and not far away the beautiful Tzortzi Gialos beach also like Leftos Gialos  at the foot of Mount Pefko where you have a view over the whole the bay to leave you breathless.

It is not difficult, from Patitiri direction north east and a few kilometers following the road signs you can reach it. You arrive at a large parking lot and that's it.

A beautiful beach hidden by dense and lush vegetation, a small paradise practically to be included at all costs among the things to see in Alonissos.