Kouremenos beach
The large one! More than two kilometres of fine sandy beaches
looking to the east - that's Kouremenos, app. three kilometres
east of Palekastro. Take the road to Vai, move right at the crossroads
below the "Castri Village" hotel. Even during
the high season in August one feels almost alone every now and
then. Nude bathers meet below the red rocks of "The Kastri''
mountain at the southeast end. Locals remain completely in front
nearby the road which leads also to the port.
Wind surfers romp around the beach centre, where the off-coast
blowing Meltemi kick the board artists proper into the sea.
Since 2003 there is a new surf school at this legendary spot.
A team from Austria started "freak surf Palekastro".
The bay offers perfect flat-water conditions near the shore.
The advanced and intermediates can practise their surf moves
in the clear blue water of Kouremenos Beach. You can find
perfect conditions for planning moves as well as professional
freestyle. There are small waves further out, where the absolute
freaks can let them-selves go. This is the ideal place for
surfers who want to brake-in their first ‘chop hop’.
The
wind blows side shore from the left and achieves a wind force
between 4 and 7 Beaufort. During the summer season, the average
wind force is approximately 6 Beaufort. Most used sail size:
4.5 – 5.3. [Source: freaksurf-Palekastro]
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| Surfers Paradise -
High winds all the time |
| Winds Palekastro [avarage max] in
Bft. |
| 1. Half |
Jan. |
Feb. |
March |
April |
May |
June |
| Direction |
NW |
NW |
NW |
NW |
NW |
NW |
| Avarage |
7.9 |
8.7 |
8.3 |
7.3 |
6.4 |
7.6 |
| 2. Half |
July |
Aug. |
Sep. |
Oct. |
Nov. |
Dec. |
| Richtung |
NW |
NW |
NW |
NW |
NW |
NW |
| Avarage |
10.4 |
10.0 |
8.0 |
6.8 |
7.0 |
7.8 |
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Good infrastructure
In the front third of the beach one finds three restaurants
and several apartments. This part is crowded some time at the
weekend since at this beach section some fresh water showers
can be found. Kouremenos is well maintained and distinguished
several times for cleanliness and outstanding water quality
with the blue flag of the European Union like Chiona.
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| The large bay - Kouremenos |
Meeting place of the mobile
homes
The rear third of the beach is firm in the hand of the mobile
home drivers. Under the Tamarisk trees they stand close to one
another during the summer season. I already counted up to 20
there which for local conditions is quite a lot. Even that this
is not permitted.
Unfortunately there are several idiots each year digging their
dirt at the beach. In October 2002 a storm which up-struck to
the upper beach rinsed the trash. That called the mayor into
action and he announced that in 2003 mobile homes will be under
observation by the police.
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