The 'Τρυπες Καραμανλη' beach in Koropi (Κορωπί) is one of the 'hidden gems' I wrote about before. The name for this beach is actually very funny as it means 'The holes of Karamanli'.
Constantinos Karamanli was a former prime minister and president of Greece. This beach is named after the small tunnels, above this beach, that were created under his leadership.
This small pebbled beach is a about 25 km. away from the city center of Athens (Syntagma square). It is easy approachable as it is directly located next to the main road, Sounio Avenue (Λεωφόρου Αθηνών-Σουνίου), that connects Athens with Sounio (the most southern tip of Attica).
Also above the beach, there is a small parking spot that houses about 25 cars.
In this small bay there are always 2 or 3 fishing boats anchored. This makes the view, in my opinion, even more scenery.
As mentioned above, the beach is covered with some small pebbles and as it is a relatively deep bay, the waters are most of the time very calm.
I LOVE it here.
Ok, the road is immediately above the beach so you might have some disturbance (noise) from it but it is bearable. No a big deal. At least there are not a lot of people here and you can enjoy (as of June 2020) 'Social Distancing' (according to the COVID-19 regulations).
The 'Tripes Karamanlis' beach has no accommodation at all. So if there is anything you might need (drink, food, bed or umbrella) take it all with you!
QUICK DETAILS:
LOCATION : 37°48'46.2"N+23°49'56.9"E (37.8128234 23.8302879).
TYPE : PEBBLES.
FACILITIES :
NO ACCOMMODATION AT ALL.
CLEAR, FRESH WATERS.
ACCESSIBLE BY CAR.
SMALL PARKING.
NO SHADE.
