Nidri beach (Paralia Nydri) is a long and shallow coastline on the east side of Lefkada Island, Greece. The beach of Nidri village is best known for its water sports capabilities, emerald coloured waters and shallow sea, which make this place suitable to swimming in the calm Ionian Sea and to enjoy the vacation of the travellers, who stay here in the local apartments.
This area is one of the most popular place to stay in Lefkada Island due to the wide range of accommodations, so Nidri beach is visited by many tourists, who are looking for the nearest places for swimming and snorkeling.
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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, approx. 16 kilometers away from the capital. You have to know the bay which is suitable for swimming, for snorkeling and for water sports, is situated on the north side of Nidri village.
The access of Nidri beach is not complicated, but you have to know some information, which are important. If you arrive here by a car, there are just a few places, from where you can see the coastline from the main road. Find a parking lot 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.
If you are lost on the streets, 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 local 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 by natural borders, such as rocks from each other. The entire coast is quite long with a length of more the 1 kilometer, literally the coast between Nidri and Perigiali define Nidri beach.
The beach of Nidri is a well organized at most places, but the shore is quite narrow, much narrower than several other beaches in Lefkada Island, such as many on the east coast. The local beach bars and restaurants placed sunbeds and parasols for their guests, some of these can be rented also.
Its worth to know Nidri beach offer just a few places, where you can find some natural shade under the trees, and these places are filled first in the mornings from May to September.If you prefer your own sunbeds and parasols, you can place these at some empty areas on the shore.
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, bigger waves are not significant here at all – therefore Nidri beach is recommended for families with children. Due to the coarse sand and pebbles maybe they can’t build sandcastles here, but swimming and playing on this coast is quite safe for the kids.
The apartments and studios which were built behind the Nidri beach, offer direct sea exit areas why spend their holidays in these accommodations.
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. These sea temperatures of the waters near Nidri depend always on actual weather conditions and sea current of course, but due to lack of bigger waves is more constant than on the west coast.
What to see when visit Nidri beach in Lefkada Island
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 also great importance of the calm sea. The first tiny island is Madouri, which is exactly faces to Nidri beach. You can notice this gem for its yellow coloured house, and this is the only building here, which can be seen from the coastline.
Behind this small islet you can explore the silhouette of 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.
And we must mention one of the best local sights, which is the charming port of Nidri village. The port is a picturesque place with fishing boats, several great taverns and bars, and also a departing point of excursions boats and ferries.
Nidri water sports with wide range of services
For water sports find the tents of local sport centers in Nidri beach, such as Kavvadas Water Sports (Καββαδάς Θαλάσσια Σπορ) or Dennis Watersports. The spots can be recognized easy for their flags and beach equipments, which float on the water.
By visiting the water sports companies of Nidri beach travellers can try parasailing, flyfish, crazy sofa, banana ski, wakeboard. In addition you can rent a pedal boat or canoe for sailing the calm waters of the Ionian Sea, and you can admire the area from the sea as well. Feel the adrenaline: with the 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. These ribs are recommended to discover 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 restaurants and beach bars are open from May until the end of September, some of these until October. To eat and drink the reviews mention often Sailinn Beach Club, Aspasia Restaurant (Ασπασία), Ariston Gefseis (Άριστον Γεύσεις), Madouri beach bar, Ammos and Maraboo beach, as recommended places.
Most of these bars and restaurants are situated behind Nidri beach, or you can walk to the main street of Nidri for meals as well. The 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 tourist resorts, which offer extremely varied services and bustling atmospheres in Lefkada Island. This village is popular because of its coffee bars, high variety of restaurants, supermarkets, souvenir shops, and of course we must mention its charming port and boat excurions.
This area is 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 recommended accommodations, which were built on the hills, slightly further away from the Ionian Sea, and offer sea or mountain views for travellers.
Before you book a room here, you have to know the center of the Nidri, primarily the areas of main street, pedestrian street and the port are the most bustling places. The streets which are further away and the slopes of the hills are quieter even during high season, from June to September.
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Nidri beach photos and infos
- Known as: Nydri beach, Paralia Nydri
- Coordinates: 38.709165, 20.714048
- Location: Nidri, Lefkada, Greece
- 16 km southeast from Lefkada town
- Sea water color: blue, green
- Sand type: coarse sand, gravel, small pebbles
- Depth: normal
- Sea surface: calm
- Crowds: may crowded during high season
- Facilities: beach bars, taverns, parasols and sunbeds for rent
- Other Information: water sports avalaible (bananas, donuts, parasail, jetski, wakeboard, etc)
- Accessibility: by car, on foot from the center Nidri
+ Pros
- calm and shallow Ionian Sea
- ideal for swimming
- great place for families without big waves
- organized, restaurants and bars near
- charming islands in front of the beach
- most water sports (paragliding, banana, etc) options in Lefkada
– Cons
- may crowded during high season
- not as picturesque as the west coast
- narrow coastline
