Voulisma Beach
The largest municipal beach of Kalo Chorio, a long stretch of sand near the resort of Istro on the Gulf of Mirabello, south-east of Agios Nikolaos.
WhatBeach, IstroCrete
WhenMay to December21° in Nov
Getting there Car
CostPublic shoreFree
- 17°J
- 16°F
- 16°M
- 17°A
- 19°M
- 23°J
- 25°J
- 26°A
- 25°S
- 24°O
- 21°N
- 19°D
Expect the sea at about 26 °C in August and 16 °C in February, going by the 1991 to 2020 averages. The swimming season runs from May to December.
Getting in
- Access
- Reached from the northern Agios Nikolaos to Sitia road, which has public transport. The municipality of Agios Nikolaos lists Voulisma as the largest municipal beach of Kalo Chorio and as an organised beach.
Cost and facilities
- Entry
- Free, public shore
- Official site
- incrediblecrete.gr
About Voulisma Beach
The beach is 700 m of mostly sand at the head of a closed bay 1,500 m across, 12 km south-east of Agios Nikolaos, with large pebbles at both ends. Its shore is natural, edged with tamarisks and low evergreen scrub, and seagrass grows on the seabed.