Lalaria Beach Skiathos

If you are planning a trip to Skiathos, you have most probably heard about Lalaria beach. This amazing "must-see" destination which is hard to reach but worth it. I myself was very passionate about seeing it and have no regrets.

  

 How to go there?

There is a number of options as many companies offer boat tours. There are tours only to Lalaria and there are also combined trips. The combined ones seemed great to me as they give the opportunity to visit Lalaria and Tsougrias the same day so you don't have to give away two of your days for beaching, but just one.

The combined trips cover both beaches, show you the caves (I have never found those interesting, honestly) and also give you the opportunity to spend time in Kastro. This is the old town where you can see the fortress and there is a beach as well.

The cost is € 15-20 per person. The boats leave from the old port at 10 in the morning and return at 17-18. There are different options depending on how many sites are included.

I would love to go on one of the combined tours, but I visited Skiathos in September so the weather was tricky and I had very few opportunities. Instead of going on a combined tour, I went for the trip to Lalaria only. The option was to stay at Lalaria for three hours, or to stay for two hours, but also spend one hour in Kastro. However I had my flip-flops on so it wouldn't be wise to go climb a fortress. Besides I was in the mood for Lalaria. Kastro can also be reached by car. And my initial decision was that I'm only going on sightseeing if the weather is too bad to go beaching.

My trip started at 10 in the morning, the cost was the same, and we returned at 14. The boat name is Argo and since we booked the day before and paid in full, we only paid €12,50 per person.

So now that it's clear how to reach the beach, a little piece of advice for having a good time there.

Number one - shoes. Lalaria has almost no sand. There is a little bit under one of the rocks it's surrounded by, but that's it. The beach consists of stones and the water is full of them too. I was in flip-flops which allow you to walk on the beach but you can't really go into the water with them - there is a risk of losing them! So if you have a pair of those shoes they produce especially for walking on stones and pebbles on the Greek beaches, I would strongly advise you to wear them. It will be more comfortable to walk and swim.

People on tripadvisor say there is no shadow at all, however when I was there, there was a great natural shadow from the rocks. I did not have an umbrella with me on purpose - I always travel with a lot of luggage even without the umbrella, so thought that for the 3 hours I'm going to spend there, I will manage. And I did. But get sun cream of course, just in case.

And by the way, there are no umbrellas there either, no sunbeds, no bar, restaurant or toilette.

Other reviews say that it's so white because this is the seagulls' toilette. Honestly, didn't see anything like that, but of course I wasn't even searching! I went there to see the most beautiful beach on the island and had no intention to look for the ugly and dirty in life!

The stones are white - huge part of them. And that's what makes it so beautiful!

And the water is crystal-clear and you can see everything right through it. Well, everything is mainly stones, but it's still nice – there are interesting ones at the sea bottom and small fish swimming around. I recommend using swimming goggles as the water is very salty. I usually bring a small bottle of tap water to wash my face after swimming as I'm not used to it being that salty and want to protect my skin at least a little bit.

The arc: it's at the right part of the beach (if facing the water) and is really beautiful. I thought it would be higher but in reality is looks smaller than on the photos. People would swim under it and enjoy it. No one jumped while I was there, so not sure if it's a suitable place for cliff-diving.

But I'm sure the beach is beautiful, the water is just the magic turquoise color you would expect it to be and is definitely a place I enjoyed! And of course, too a number of photos - the rocks, the divine water are just the perfect background and even now when looking at them, I can't stop - the colors and beauty are hypnotizing for me!