Venue: La Costa PrivateBeach& ClubLocation: Zouberi (Near Nea Makri)

Features: GRASS& SUN LOUNGERS to lie on, TREES UMBRELLASfor shade, SHOWERS,TOILETS, FOOD & DRINK SERVICE, MUSIC, and2 CAR PARKS.
Well organised, nice beach, clean sea.
Weekdays – free sun beds, normally free parking in the small car park. You are normally expected to buy at least one drink (coffee, etc).

Disadvantages:Weekends -must pay for parking (8 euros – but receipt buys 8 euros of drinks) & sun beds ( 4 euros each). Popular – get there early to find sun beds in the shade.

Directions:

(A) Coming from Halandri / Vrilissia / Melissia:
Get on Leoforos Pendelis (the road which goes up from Vrilissia to Pendeli Village)
Ignore signs left to NEA Pendeli on the road up to Pendeli
Eventually you come to (Paleio) Pendeli village
Follow the road through the village.
(Do not take the first few turnings to the right)
Eventually you will come to a large open area
(many tavernas here - particularly on the far side)
Look for a road (Skoufou) to the right signposted to Nea Makri
Follow this road out of the village
As you leave Pendeli you pass a sign on your left for the
Christos-Olympia taverna (light blue-green with picture of mountains)
You are now on the mountain road to Aghios Petros.

The road will rise in elevation for a few km then start to fall as the sea comes into view.
After a few more km and some sharp bends you will come to a T-junction.

Turn right towards Nea Makri and the sea.
Immediately you will pass the Panorama restaurant on your right.
Continue to the bottom of the hill.
Go to CONTINUE:

(B) Coming from the centre of Athens:
Take Kifissias Ave. northwards throughKifissia, Erythrea, Ekali, etc.
Turn right after Ekali at the signpost for Dionysos / Nea Makri.
Continue up and over the mountain and then descend down the other side to the bottom.
Go to CONTINUE:

CONTINUE:

You arrive at Marathonos Avenue at the T-junction & traffic lights at Nea Makri.
(There is an AB supermarket opposite & a church to it’s right. A Mothercare to your right).
TurnRIGHT and follow this coast road from Nea Makri in the direction of Rafina.

After exiting Nea Makri, look for a Jet Oil petrol station on the left & get in the left lane ready for turning left. Turn left at the traffic lights (see the PERFECT TOYS building on the right) into Aeroporias street. Follow this road until just before the beach & turn right into Miaouli street. In just a few metres you will see the La Costa car parks to the left & right. Try the left-hand car park first as it is small but more convenient. If full, go to the other car park opposite.

GPS location: 38° 04'13.66"N, 23°59'46.12"E

Distance from Ano Melissia – 27 km. Approx. travel time 40 min.

RJH 18/06/2011