Prasoudi Beach

Prasoudi Beach is one of the Blue Flag holders in Corfu Island, Greece, attractive for its secluded location, natural environment and peaceful atmosphere.

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name » Prasoudi Paralia (phonetic) or Πρασούδι Παραλία (Greek), Prassoudi, Proussadi, Psassoudi (variation), Agios Mattheos (alternative)

location » Ionian Sea, Corfu Island, Agios Mattheos (community), Meliteieis (municipal units), Corfu (municipality and peripheral unit), Greece

access » free; land transport: organized from GR-25 or the main Kerkyras-Lefkimmis road (car, bus) after а turn at a marked junction оnto the road to Agios Mattheos (car, bus), and from there after a left turn at a marked junction (car, long walk or taxi), and after another left turn at the fourth following marked junction оnto a local road (car, short walk or taxi)

property » public; visitors: locals (predominantly, especially weekends and holidays)

management » socialized, service (private rooms, tavernas, parking, children’s playground, no watersports, no mooring for boats in place; !villas, appartments, restaurant, cafes, monastery, church, castle, philharmonic orchestra in proximity); no disabled access; condition: clean, maintained; water quality: clean, !clear; equipment (umbrellas, lounges, showers, no bathrooms); security: safe for health, life (attention to deep spots, tides, rocks), kids with supervision, rescue

class » family, recreation, romantic, secluded, swimming; category: compact (east part), most visited; standard: Blue Flag (?east part), Ministry of Environment Inspection

features » structure: one beach within two bays, longer (west) and smaller (east), continuous with rocks (west end); cover: sand (coast) with soft thickness and golden colour, mixed with pebbles of various size, !sand and rocks (underwater, bottom); water with variable predominantly shallow depth, uneven bottom, sand spits and tides; position: facing southwest; sun: exposed; wind: windy/?calm

background » between Agios Mattheos settlement and mountain (northwest), and settlement (east); environment: wild (west) to cultivated (east) with typical local atmosphere; nature: greenery, olives

about » a fish and seafood taverna very popular with the locals is found above the beach; Prasoudia rocky islets located here; panoramic view to the open sea is revealed from Prasoudi, the top of Agios Mattheos mountain, and where a summer all-night festival takes place