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Skala Eressos - Eressos

Skala Eressos is perhaps the coolest most counter-cultural place in the Mediterranean and one of the most beautiful beach towns as well.

The birthplace of the poetess Sapho and a Mecca-in-waiting for International lesbians, it is also a popular family destination, not to mention a favorite place for honeymooners and a popular weekend beach destination for the islanders.

Skala Eressos has one of the most dramatic beaches in all of Greece and a line of cafes and restaurants on the waterfront, some traditional fish tavernas and others alternative style bistro-cafes that serve exotic salads, pastas and lots of vegetarean dishes.

Skala Eressos may be the Sedona, Arizona of Greece and if you think you have seen the best of Greece by visiting Mykonos and Santorini, you may change your mind when you come here and find yourself in a setting almost as spectacular as the caldera, a beach longer, cleaner and more beautiful than anything on Mykonos, and restaurants that serve better food, for less money, than almost any of the popular Cyclades islands.

With rooms in Skala Eressos going for as low as 25 euros for a double, backpackers, college students and budget travelers may want to ask themselves why they would pay three to thirty times more to be in Mykonos and Santorini.

In antiquity Eressos was an important commercial center and was also home to the philosopher and botanist Theophrastus and the philosopher Phanias who was a pupil of Aristotle.

There are still remains of the ancient city and walls and somewhere off the shore is the wreck of the Turkish warship Moving Mountain, sunk by Dimitris Papanikolis during the war for Greek Independence in 1821.

The town is alive with cultural events and activity during the summer including the Woman's Festival in early September.

The beach itself received the blue flag award from the European Council on the Environment as the cleanest and best cared for in Greece.

There are few if any beaches in Greece that have what Skala Eressos has to offer.

The water is clear and the sand seems to go on for miles.

There are even showers and changing cabanas on the beach.

The streets of the town of Skala Eressos which border the beach are closed to all automobile traffic and one can walk without fear of being run over.

More importantly you do not have to worry about the safety of your children. 

The town ends at the beach road but cafes and restaurants have built bamboo covered decks that extend out on to the sand so you can sit in the shade and watch your kids playing in the Aegean and not be more than a few feet away.