Kalogria beach panorama from dune

Kalogria beach (Greek: Παραλία Καλόγριας)[1] is the name of a sandy and award-winning with Blue Flag beach[2] that is located in the vicinity of the village Araxos, in Northwestern Peloponnese, Greece. The beach is beside the Kotychi and Strofylia National Park, it has a length of ~9 Km and width 80m and is one of the longest sandy beaches of Greece.[3][4] The beach is a popular destination for many tourists and Greeks.

Sand dunes

The area close to the beach has many sand dunes that are formed by sea sand that moves with the aid of the westerly winds and the Ionian Sea waves. The dunes occupy an area of 200 hectares and can reach heights of up to 10 metres and widths from 20 – 500 metres.[5] At the north edge of the beach there is the largest sand dune in Peloponnese and one of the largest in Greece.

Infrastructure

At a close distance to the beach there are a couple of hotels and restaurants. Patras Araxos Airport is in a distance of 7 km.

Forest fires

The last 10 years there have been many attempts from arsonists to burn the Strofylia forest beside the beach of Kalogria. On 13 August 2015 a fire burned 160 acres of forest.[6] On 17 October 2017 there has been another major incident of forest fire in the protected area and beside Kalogria beach.[7] The results of the wild fires are not easily observable when someone visits the beach from the north (except an area beside the large dune).

See also

References

  1. ↑ Kalogria beach drone view (2015)
  2. ↑ Kalogria beach in 2017 list of awarded beaches, Blue Flag Official website
  3. ↑ Amazing views of Kalogria beach and Strofylia forest filmed from drone flying over the area (2016)
  4. ↑ Information about Kalogria beach (In Greek)
  5. ↑ The sand sundes of Kalogria, Kotychi and Strofylia Wetlands
  6. ↑ "Fire Brigade sets wildfire in Achaia 'under control'". 13 August 2015.
  7. ↑ "Φωτιά σε προστατευόμενη δασική έκταση στην περιοχή Καλόγρια της δυτικής Αχαΐας | Η ΚΑΘΗΜΕΡΙΝΗ".

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