Destination · Olympia & West CoastKatakolo. & coast

A small fishing-and-cruise port half an hour from Olympia, with the long sandy beaches of {{strong:Kourouta and Skafidia}} either side. The soft coastal coda to the inland days.

Sub-regionOlympia & West Coast
From Olympia30 min
Best monthsJun–early Oct
Beach12 km nearby
About the place

A soft coast after a hard inland week.

Katakolo is a small port on the west coast — fishing harbour, cruise stop, and the launching pad for the coast strip that runs north and south.

The town itself is a short pedestrianised waterfront with a few cafés and one good fish taverna. The interesting things are the beaches: Kourouta long-and-sandy to the north, Skafidia softer-and-shorter to the south. The beaches are quiet outside July and August. The Magna Grecia winery is a short drive inland.

The area

The shape of the place.

The interesting things sit along a single coastal road north-south of the port.

  1. 01

    Katakolo town

  2. 02

    Kourouta beach

  3. 03

    Skafidia beach

  4. 04

    Magna Grecia winery

  5. 05

    Pyrgos

  6. 06

    Olympia

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