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                                                                            escape

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Agios Nikolaos




                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Beach




                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  EMBRACE THE ATHENS

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  RIVIERA’S VERSION OF
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  THE "BLUE LAGOON".


                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  I    t is also known as the “Balos of At-

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       tica”, the secret diamond at the area of
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       Anavissos is a huge sandy beach that in
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       some places is “embraced” by rocks cre-
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       ating a magical landscape. On the beach
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       of Agios Nikolaos you will enjoy crystal
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  clear emerald waters, while the landscape is an-
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  ything but reminiscent of Attica.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  At a first glance, it makes you think that you
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  are on an island and more specifically in Crete,
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  since its resemblance to the famous beach of
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Balos is amazing. At the second, it unfolds in
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  front of you the comfortable beach with the
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  characteristic rock island and the small church
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  creating a magical scenery. Let yourself wander.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Are you still in Attica?




































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                                                                        HIDDEN GEM
                                                                 If you know about this "speakeasy" beach,
                                                                 then a local has entrusted you the secret.
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