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Continent:	Europe
Country:	Greece
Next Big City (Airport):	Athens
Next Town:	Markopoulo, Vravrona
Latitude:	37.9268
Longitude:	24.0025
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Type:	- Ocean - Lagoon	Rider Ability: - Intermediate - Expert

Good for:	- Kitesurfing - Windsurfing	Features: - Parking

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Water

Type:	- Shallow - Flat - Chop	Hazards: - None

Quality:	- Crystal Clear	Best Tide: - Tide Independent

Mostly perfect flat water, sometimes little choppy. The lagoon has around 300x100m shallow area.

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Location

Type:	- Sand	Size: - Small

Hazards:	- Trees	Location crowds: - None

25m grass and then 25m sand, all about 80m long. Land the kites on the water because there are a few trees.

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Weather

Spring:	- Shorty - Normal Wetsuit	Summer: - Shorts

Fall:	- Shorty - Normal Wetsuit	Winter: - Normal Wetsuit

No Wetsuit necessary but maybe shoes would not be bad. Lycra and shorts is perfect. Season is June to September. Air 32°C in the shadow.

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Wind

Wind Statistic Wind Forecast Wind Report

Best Months:	- June - July - August - September	Wind Type: - Thermal Winds

Best Direction:	No Information	Main Direction: No Information

Almost every day from 8 in the morning till 20:30 in the evening. Wind: 8:00 to 18:00 onshore. 18:00 to 20:30 offshore. In both directions the entry is sideshore. Melthemi: 5-7 Bft (local wind sometimes with thermal support). Thermal wind: upper 3-5 Bft. Every direction works in this lagoon. The wind is extremely gusty.

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How to get there

Transport:

- Car

Access:

- Short Walk

Fly to Athens airport and take a taxi. Drive to Markopoulo, then Vravrona and Vravrona Bay (a Club Med is there). Transfer 25 min. Car rental is expensive 70,- EUR/day.

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Rules, Restrictions and Extra Info

Rules:

- None

The wind is extremely gusty, not recommended for kitesurfers.

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Nightlife

One bay in the South there is Porto Raphti with nightlife but you need a car because there are no taxis.

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