Petani Beach is situated in the North West of the Paliki

Paliki

Paliki is a peninsula and a former municipality on the island of Kefalonia, Ionian Islands, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Kefalonia, of which it is a municipal unit. The name comes from the ancient town of Pale/Pali, which was north of Lixouri and is...

, in Kefalonia

Kefalonia

The island of Cephalonia, also known as Kefalonia, Cephallenia, Cephallonia, Kefallinia, or Kefallonia , is the largest of the Ionian Islands in western Greece, with an area of . It is also a separate regional unit of the Ionian Islands region, and the only municipality of the regional unit...

, Greece

Greece

Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....

. The nearest large town is lixouri

Lixouri

Lixouri is the main town on the peninsula of Paliki in the island of Kefalonia, one of the Ionian Islands of western Greece. Lixouri is the second largest community in Kefalonia after Argostoli and before Sami and is the capital of the small peninsula...

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Character

The beach is set at the base of a very steep road, surrounded by mountains, in a curved bay with a strip of pebble and sand beach which is up to 50M wide in places. The beach is about 600M long, with the central part being used by swimmers.

Petani beach is recognised for its great beauty, with many visitors comparing it with a smaller version of Myrtos Beach

Myrtos Beach

Myrtos Beach is situated in the region of Pylaros, in the north-west of Kefalonia, Greece. The beach is situated between the feet of two mountains, Agia Dynati and Kalon Oros...

. It is a blue-flag beach. A favoured activity is evening swimming before watching changing colours on the sea as the sun sets in the West.

The beach slopes quickly away so that one can only go out a short distance from the shoreline before being out of depth.

Geology

The steep surrounding hillsides at Petani Beach are made up of local limestone

Limestone

Limestone is a sedimentary rock composed largely of the minerals calcite and aragonite, which are different crystal forms of calcium carbonate . Many limestones are composed from skeletal fragments of marine organisms such as coral or foraminifera....

covered by brush undergrowth.

Travel and Amenities

A steep, winding, hairpin-bend but well-made roads leads down to the beach area. There is no public transport to the beach.

At the end of the road, car parking is located on-road or in two small car parks linked with Tavernas. This can be crowded at the height of the tourist season. A pay car park is also available.

The beach has two large Tavernas, each of which provides a range of full meals as well as drinks and snacks.

External links

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