Kathisma beach (Παραλία Κάθισμα) is an amazing place for travellers in Lefkada Island, Greece, which offer endless blue colours and incredible wide range of services. This exceptional coastline belongs definitely to the most beloved and best beaches of the island, due to its easy access, wide range of restaurants and bars, spacious areas lush vegetation of the surrounding hills.
If you spend your holiday in Lefkada Island, a visit to Kathisma beach is highly recommended, because it has a lot of exceptional features for many tourists. On the local maps you can find this place just a few kilometers away from Agios Nikitas village.
Where to stay: the nearest village near Kathisma beach is Agios Nikitas: the local apartments and hotels are here to find and book!
Now let’s see, what are the most important informations in 2025 which you should know about this gem.
Where to find Kathisma beach in Lefkada Island and how to get there
The amazing Kathisma beach is located on the west coast of Lefkada Island, near the picturesque coastline of Agios Nikitas. This great place can be reached quite easy, because it is situated just approx. 3 kilometers away in the south from Agios Nikitas. It’s worth to watch the road signs when you are closer, because at the junction where you must leave the main road, is near to a road bend.
After you have leaved the main road the road conditions are good enough, but watch out for the last hairpin bends just before you reach the parking lots, because the road is getting quite narrow there. Kathisma beach has a lot of free parking lots, but after these places are getting filled by cars, you have to drive into paid parkings. Due to the high number of visitors the free parking places fill up quickly during high season months, especially on weekends.
Kathisma beach can be accessed by local buses also, which depart from the bus station of Lefkada town. The bus stops at one of the last bends, but you don’t have to walk too much till you reach the beach. You must known that local boat trips are not arriving to Kathisma beach, so it can be accessed only by cars, scooters or by bus.
What to find at Kathisma beach and infos which you should know
Travellers say often that Kathisma beach belongs to the best beaches in Lefkada Island (and also in Greece). Its high reputation based primarily on the breathtaking natural scenery and the well organized areas: a lot of local beach bars and restaurants can be find here, which are designed to provide cozy and comfortable enviroment.
By visiting this exceptional beach you will understand quickly, why is this magical place so popular in Lefkada Island. As can see on the photos of Kathisma beach, the scenery is spacious and beautiful, because this area consists of green slopes with lush mediterranean vegetation, where pine trees, olive groves and vivid flowers of Lefkada grow.
The coast of Kathisma beach lasts about 1 kilometer long and it is quite wide at most places, so taverns and parking lots behind the beach are not desturbing at all for swimmers and vacationers.
On the beach there are a dozens of blue, white or green coloured parasols and sunbeds, which can be rented by visitors. Most of the parasols belong to the local bars, you can see their logos well if you walk down from the parking lot.
There are a few places which are totally free from the long lines of sunbeds, so can use your own beach equipment and parasols in Kathisma beach. But before you sit down, it’s worth to check the surrounding area, because there are some sections where paragliders land on the ground.
The coast is filled mostly by coarse sand and by some pebbles, so water shoes are not neccessary for the most people who visit Kathisma beach. It may be an important information that the seabed deepens quite quick here, similar to the most beaches which are located on Lefkada west coast.
Kathisma beach (on Lefkada maps is known as also Paralia Kathisma or Παραλία Κάθισμα) is famous for its bars, where visitors can find exclusive cocktail bars such as Copla beach bar, Areia Club Restaurant, Libre, and Monato da gusto. If you get hungry, next to the bars there were built also some restaurants with friendly staff, such as Giovanni’s Grill House Restaurant, Libre, Akrogiali restaurant or Anapsiktirio.
When you discover the entire area of Kathisma beach, in the northern and in the southern parts you will find some interesting rocks, showing more spectacular views to the beach. The two ends of the beach are usually not so crowded than the central areas, so of you are looking for some privace, take a look these, especially the southern area.
What you need to know about the famous waves of Kathisma beach
The west coast of Lefkada Island is famous for its waves and for incredible blue colours, which are present at such times during the year. When bigger waves arrive, Kathisma beach is one of the best places to enjoy the waves in Lefkada and also in Greece! Watching these Lefkadian waves is a really unique experience, one of the best features of this island, which can bring a lot of fun and adventure to the days of holidays.
When you can see these big waves in Lefkada Island for a few days, you will also notice the blue sea colours are so amazing! This natural phenomenon is the legend of the fantastic ‘Lefkada blue waves’.
The most important reason for watching these waves at Kathisma beach is primarily the long continuous coast, where the seabed lacks larger stones. The views the blue waves are breathtaking, and make some really fun moments on a holiday. But always be careful, when these bigger waves arrive – sometimes the strength of the higher waves can be dangerous also.
Behind the beach there were built a lifeguard tower, which indicates vacationers when the waves are getting too dangerous for a swim. If you see a red flag on the tower, swimming is prohibited! But its important to know that the Ionian Sea at Kathisma beach is calm at most of the time, so it is possible that you visit this place when the surface is calm. Sea temperatures are usually pleasant here between temperatures of 24 – 26 Celsius from June to mid September.
It’s worth to know when you see big waves on the west coast of Lefkada Island, the most famous beaches of the west have also such waves and look the same, such as Porto Katsiki beach, Mylos beach or Egremni beach.
Why visit Kathisma beach in Lefkada Island
Kathisma beach combines well the full organized areas with the stunning natural surroundings. In the last decade this beach become one of the most popular beaches of Lefkada Island, and became visited by thousands of travellers every year. The other beach with such a high level of attendance is Porto Katsiki beach, while the other famous beaches are slightly less visited than these two places, even Egremni beach has slightly less visitors than these two.
Kathisma is also mentioned and listed often as one of the best beaches in Lefkada island, and beloved by many travellers due to its easy access and beautiful natural environment.
Paragliding at Kathisma beach
Paragliding is one of the most interesting activities in Lefkada Island: Kathisma beach is an especially recommended place, a lot of people mention it as the best paraglide spot of the island. In the mountains there are two different take off places, from where paragliders fly. The primary place for take off is located in Exanthia (Εξάνθεια) village, more precisely in Rachi Restaurant (RACHI food & more), which is famous from its magical sunsets also.
Flight times and prices for paragliding are different, which mostly depend on companies and season. If you want to try paragliding over Kathisma beach, just find the hut one of the paragliders in the car parking, or ask a paraglide driver after they had landed on the shore. The experience of paragliding in Lefkada is fantastic, especially in beautiful sunny weather, when the sea is more blue than the sky!
Where to stay near Kathisma beach
The area of Kathisma beach is well organized place in Lefkada, where you can find some great apartments and villas as well for a holiday. Within a 3 – 4 kilometers there are several great accommodations, this area is well known for exclusive villas as well.
The nearest village is Agios Nikitas, a charming small village with narrow streets, nice restaurants and traditional stone houses. This area is one of the best places to start exploring Lefkada Island’s west beaches.
The local apartments and hotels of Agios Nikitas you can find here, where photos, reviews and ratings can be seen, and you can book of course.
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What to see in the area of Kathisma beach
When you visit Kathisma beach, don’t forget to discover other amazing beaches of the area, because the fantastic Mylos beach and Pefkoulia beach are situated just a few kilometers away from this place.
It’s recommended to take a sightseeing walk in Agios Nikitas, which is one of the most picturesque villages in Lefkada Island. The houses of the settlement are located in a fertile valley, and its old houses and restaurants are worth to see just 3 kilometers away from Kathisma.
Kathisma beach photos and infos
- Known as: Kathisma beach, Paralia Kathisma, Παραλία Κάθισμα
- Location: 310 80, Greece, near Agios Nikitas
- Coordinates: 38.777219, 20.600441
- 14 km southwest from Lefkada town
- Sea water color: blue, turquoise
- Sand type: sand, pebbles
- Depth: normal
- Sea surface: moderate, sometimes big waves
- Crowds: usually crowded (especially on weekends / during high season)
- Facilities: taverns, beach bars, parasols, sunbeds for rent, free parking lot, paid parking lot (shaded), changing rooms, showers, lifeguard, paragliding, beach volley
- Accessibility: by car, by local bus transport
+ Pros
- spectacular natural scenery
- amazing water colours
- well organized with lot of bars and restaurants
- near Agios Nikitas village
– Cons
- during high season afternoons parking with a car can be difficult
- one of the most crowded beaches in Lefkada Island in July and in August
