Snorkeling at Issos Beach, Corfu, Greece
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Description of the site
Issos beach is a popular place in the south of Corfu, especially for people who like sandy
beaches.
At the time we visited it, there were hundreds of people. That was no problem, since
the beach is miles long. You can rent windsurf boards (two beach-shops) and buy
snacks and drinks.
The funny thing is that the road towards the spot does not betray how popular the site is: it's sandy, with only one restaurant along it.
The site is typical for its 'sandy sculpture-rocks'. From the sand rise hills that look like
rock formations, but which are actualy made from sand. The sand particles are 'glued together'
in such a solid way that you can wash 'rocks' in the water without 'solving' into sand
particles.
Quite funny!
Snorkeling character
Since the soil is sandy, the snorkeling (UK: snorkelling ) is rather boring. But we did see some special
things.
We saw a 'flat fish' in a small group of some 10 indiviudals and 4 species.
Looking into the breaking waves from the sea side we saw some small (5 cm) fish, species
not identified, probably feeding on the stuff being washed up.
Funny thing that they were not washed ashore. They just kept on swimming in the place with the strongest turbulence!
Travel suggestions
Issos beach is easy to get to from Linea. It is properly indicated in the village.
The parking area is close to the beach and pretty good indeed.
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