This area is one of the most popular places for a stay in Lefkada Island, where wide range of accommodations were built. Most visitors of Nidri beach are local travellers, who are looking for the nearest places for swimming and snorkeling near their studios and hotels, within few minutes of walk.

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Where is Nidri beach in Lefkada Island, and how to get there

One of the most important informations about Nidri beach is its location, because this tourist destination can be find on the east coast of Lefkada Island, 16 kilometers away from the largest city. The local bays, which are suitable for swimming, for snorkeling and for water sports, are situated on the north side of Nidri village.

The access of Nidri beach is not complicated, but you have to know some important informations. If we arrive by a car, there are just a few places, from where we can see the sea while we drive.

Nearest parking lots are situated on the north side of the village (in the center of Nidri there are primarily paid parkings), and from the main road some narrow alleys and courtyards lead towards the sea. At many places on the main road parking is not allowed, so always check traffic signs, before you park your car.

In such cases when you parked your car in the center, or in the south parkings, just walk to the north side of port. One of the easiest ways to reach Nidri beach in Lefkada Island is a short hike from the port to north direction, the distance is approx. 150-200 meters from there.

What you should know about Nidri beach location, what to find and best features

There are 2-3 smaller sections, which belong to Nidri beach in Lefkada Island, separated from each other by natural borders, such as a bunch of rocks. The entire coast is quite long with a length of 1 kilometer, literally the coast between Nidri and Perigiali define Nidri beach.

The beach of Nidri is a slightly organized at most places, but the shore is quite narrow – narrower than several other beaches in Lefkada Island, including some bays of the east coast. From May to September local bars and restaurants offer sunbeds for their guests, some of these can be rented as well.

Its worth to know Nidri beach offer just a few places, which provide natural shades under trees. These are the most popular places, which are getting filled first during summer mornings. Due to the long coast there can be find many places as well, where you can use your own sunbeds and beach umbrellas.

The seabed of Nidri beach is filled with coarse sand and pebbles, where you can forget water shoes, if your soles are no too sensitive. The emerald coloured Ionian Sea is shallow and very calm at most of the time, bigger waves are not significant here at all. These features make Nidri beach recommended for families with children. Due to the coarse sand and pebbles maybe the kids can’t build sandcastles here, but swimming and playing on this coast is quite safe for even smaller children.

Average sea temperatures of Nidri beach are 20 – 23 Celsius in May, 23 – 25 Celsius in June, 25 – 27 Celsius in August, 23 – 25 Celsius in September, and 20 – 22 Celsius in October. Local sea temperatures depend always on actual weather conditions and sea currents, but due to lack of bigger waves the averages are more constant here, than on the west coast.

Snorkeling capabilities are average, because the calm sea supports diving activities in the sea, but other bays on the east coast of Lefkada Island, such as Ammoussa beach, Afteli beach or Mikros Gialos offer more vibrant marine life.

The local apartments and studios which were built behind Nidri beach, offer direct sea exit areas for their guests.

Sights near Nidri beach

One of the best features of Nidri beach in Lefkada Island is the view to the small islands and to the picturesque mountains. When you look around, you can see the famous Skaros mountain (home of the old Skaroi forest) behind the coastline, which is one of the highest points on the east coastline of Lefkada.

The small islands in front of Nidri beach make nice and friendly the entire area, and these have great importance of the calm sea. The first tiny island is Madouri, which is exactly faces to the bay. You can notice this gem for its yellow coloured house, the only building there, which can be seen from the coastline. Madouri belong Valaoritis family.

Behind this small islet we can explore the silhouettes of the famous Skorpios Island, which was the private property of Onassis family for decades. A few years ago, in 2013 Skorpios was sold by the descendant of Aristotle Onassis to a Russian billionare family, called Rybolovlev.

One of the best local sights is the charming port of Nidri village. The port is a picturesque place of Lefkada Island, belong the most popular attractions: home of fishing boats, palm trees, several great restaurants and bars, and also an important place for excursions boats and ferries.

For water sport activities find the tents of sport centers in Nidri beach, such as Kavvadas Water Sports (Καββαδάς Θαλάσσια Σπορ) or Dennis Watersports. The spots of water sports can be recognized easy for their flags and beach equipments, which float on the water.

By visiting local water sports companies of Nidri beach, travellers can try parasailing, flyfish, crazy sofa, banana, jet ski and wakeboard. In addition you can rent a pedal boat, canoe and SUP for sailing the calm waters of the Ionian Sea, and you can admire the area from the sea as well. Feel the adrenaline: use of these tourist services your holiday will be an unforgettable adventure in Lefkada Island.

There are options to rent a boat without licence in Nidri beach, providing by Skorpios Boats and Lefkas boats. The small boats are built for up to 5-6 people, and ready to discovr the emerald coloured waters and hidden gems of the east coast in Lefkada Island, which can be accessed only by boats.

Where to eat and drink in Nidri beach

In the bay of Nidri the most restaurants and bars open their gates in May, and are open until the end of September, some of these until October. To eat and drink travellers reviews mention often Sailinn Beach Club, Aspasia Restaurant (Ασπασία), Ariston Gefseis (Άριστον Γεύσεις), Madouri bar, Ammos, Maraboo beach, Perigiali beach restaurant as recommended places.

Most of these bars and restaurants are situated behind Nidri beach, or you can walk to the main street to eat hot meals as well. Nearest taverns and coffee bars have sea views, offering charming views to the surrounding area.

Apartments and hotels near Nidri beach for stay

Nidri is one of the best resorts for travellers, which offers extremely varied tourist services and bustling atmospheres in Lefkada Island. This village is especially popular because of its cocktail bars, high variety of restaurants (traditional Greek and Italian kitchens), supermarkets, souvenir shops, and of course we must mention its charming port and boat excurions.

This area is literally filled by apartments, hotels and studios, some of these are situated near Nidri beach, on the north side of the village. Not just the central areas are recommended for a stay, but there are also a lot of accommodations, which were built on the hills, slightly further away from the Ionian Sea. Many of these villas and apartments, which were built on top of surrounding hills, offer sea or mountain views for their guests.

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The most bustling places of the area can be find in the center of Nidri, near pedestrian street and the port. Other streets, which are situated further away from village center, or were built on the slopes of the hills, are much quiet even during high season months.

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• Known as: Nydri beach, Paralia Nydri
• Sea water color: blue, green
• Sand type: coarse sand, gravel, small pebbles
• Depth: normal / shallow
• Sea surface: usually calm
• Crowds: varied, it has some crowded parts during high season
• Facilities: coffee bars, restaurants, sunbeds for rent
• Other Information: water sports avalaible (bananas, donuts, parasail, jetski, wakeboard, kayak, SUP, etc)
• Accessibility: by car, by public buses, on foot from the central areas

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