Agios Nikitas beach

Agios Nikitas is a beautiful village at the west coast of Lefkada, and the only settlement in the west, which has direct sea exit. The slightly organized and bustling Agios Nikitas beach is located on the north side of the village, and you must walk through Agios Nikitas village to reach this nice city beach.

Agios Nikitas beach is relatively shallow, the seabed is filled primarily with coarse sand, small pebbles and some rocks. During the summer months Agios Nikitas beach can be very crowded, especially in the weekends.On the western side of the beach there is a small walking route, that leads you to the cliffy side. At the eastern side there are some small and secluded bays, which are beloved by naturists.

Behind the village beach you can find a large variety of taverns and coffee bars, offering you nice places to drink some cold or eat something tasty. Some supermarkets and souvenir shops of Agios Nikitas are also close to the beach, where can buy some gifts or other goods for your needs.

As you can see, Agios Nikitas beach is a bit protected from the waves of the west coast, but not as much as the east coast of Lefkada. Behind the beach there can be seen a lifeguard during summer period, who takes care the visitors, and sets the green, yellow or red flags to the tower. In case of red flag the swimming in prohibited due to the large waves.

From Agios Nikitas beach you can see also the great Pefkoulia beach in the distance, which is listed among Lefkada’s best beaches as well.

On the hills next to the village a long hiking trail leads to the other beautiful beach of the western area, which is called Mylos beach. Mylos can be accessed by two different ways from Agios Nikitas. The first access is on foot, where the hike begins in the village center and you have to climb the hills, but this can be hard in the summer heat. The another way to Mylos is much easier, because you have to catch a taxi boat at Agios Nikitas beach, which depart every hour.

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Agios Nikitas is a popular tourist resort due to its special location, because this village is the only one in the west side of Lefkada, which lies in a small valley, directly next to the beach. Close to the village, within 5 kilometers there are several other amazing beaches like as Mylos, Pefkoulia or Kathisma.

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Agios Nikitas beach info

Coordinates:  38.790119, 20.613436
12 km southwest from Lefkada town
Sea water color: blue, emerald
Sand type: sand, pebbles, rocks
Depth: normal
Sea surface: varied / calm
Crowds: usually crowded (especially in high season)
Facilities: taverns, coffee bars, supermarket
Other Information: you can catch a taxi boat here to Mylos beach
Accessibility: on foot

+ Pros

• located in the center of Agios Nikitas village;
• coffee bars and restaurants close to the beach;
• interesting rocky forms in the area;

– Cons

• may crowded