Holidays in Greece: Hiliadou beach, tropical heaven - Evia island, travel guide

One of the best beaches naturist beaches in Greece, and all over the world! Land of pleasure, adventure and discovery: There is a magnificent beach hidden around every bend on Evia. In central Evia you will find the famous Hiliadou with its lush vegetation, sand and pebbles of every shape and size and its sea cave that is just begging to be explored. The beach took its name from the small byzantine church of Panagia Hiliadou – meaning the thousandth –as, according to tradition, this was the thousandth church built by Empress Theodora

Hiliadou is one of the most famous beaches of Evia. In the old times, Hiliadou was a base of pirates. Several of the inhabitants of the surrounding area claim that their ancestors were pirates. Hiliadou is a large and for many reasons beautiful beach on the east side of the central island of Evia and is washed by the endless Aegean Sea. Hiliadou is a very distinguished place and managed to be known throughout Greece.

The name Hiliadou comes from the homonymous chapel (Panagia tis Chiliadou) located near the beach. It is a Byzantine cross-shaped temple. According to one version, Our Lady of Chiliades was the thousandth church built by The Empress Theodora.

Hiliadou is a partially sandy beach with sand and pebbles of any size, located at the foot of Mount Dirfi. Various rocks are sown in and out of the sea, dividing the coast into smaller beaches. The surrounding vegetation is dense: plane trees, chestnuts and ferns are everywhere and especially close to a small river that is finally poured into the sea.

On the northern and most isolated part of the beach you can find the no-textiles section. In the rocks around the beach of Hiliadou, the athletes of climbing often practice their skills.

Due to its rare beauty, the beach of Hiliadou is characterized by its fanatical fans. Friends of Hiliadou is a club with thousands of members, whose goal is to protect the beach.

Although it is forbidden, the beach of Hiliadou is a pole of attraction for many people who love the free camp. Also, along the beach there are outdoor showers used by campers.

A must-do in Hiliadou is to discover and explore it's caves. Either walking to reach them or swimming. A place with special energies.

Discover the beauties, the isolation and privacy of the blue caves at Hiliadou beach. The dark blue cave can be reached only by sea ( 10' swimming) at the left side of Hiliadou main no swimming suit beach spot. The other one at the end of the video is near Hiliadou river, at the far-right side of the big Hiliadou beach. Feel sexy, smile, get to know people around you and enjoy...!
The island of Evia is one of the closest to Athens and yet it is one of the most unknown. That is because Evia is so large that there is much to know about it. Second in size to Crete, it stretches from the tip of the Pelion Peninsula all the way south to the coast of Attika. It's southern tip is just a short distance from the Cycladic islands of Andros and Kea though unfortunately there is no ferry connection. If there were, more tourists would come here. As it is, because it is so close to the mainland that you can drive to it, Evia has been and remains a popular summer holiday destination for Greeks and Greek-Americans, Canadians, Australians and others whose families originally came from the island.
The topography of the island is as varied as anywhere in Greece, with sparkling Aegean beaches and coves on its east coast, a mountainous interior with rivers, streams and forests, a west coast that is a mix of beaches, the city of Halkida, large towns, industry, agriculture, beaches and wetlands. And in the northwest the town of Edipsos is the most popular spa in Greece, with hot water gushing from rocks and crevices into the sea and pools of the many hotels and healing centers.

There are several ways to reach Evia from Athens. Which way you choose depends on where in Evia you want to go, because as I said; Evia is a very large island and a very long one. How large and long? From one tip to the other could take you four or five hours by car. You could drive almost to Thessaloniki from Athens in that time. Of course much of the journey will be on narrow winding roads where there is a good possibility that you will be stuck behind a big slow moving truck with nowhere to pass for at least part of the journey. And most likely you will stop to wade in the cool waters of the Kirea river that runs alongside the road that goes north from the modern city of Halkida to the fishing village of Limni, the spas of Edipsos and the beautiful beaches of the northern coast.
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