Mastichari beach

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Mastichari beach Kos

MASTICHARI Bay or MASTIHARI Kos lies almost directly north of Kos airport and, having a decent port, takes a lot of through traffic, with island-hopping tourists flying into Kos and picking up a ferry for visits to the rest of the Dodecanese islands.
The Mastichari resort sits on the north coast, west of Marmari and Tingaki and about 33 km from Kos Town. It is not just a port though - Mastichari has an attractive beach and has become one of the growing tourist destinations with rapid, but fairly tasteful, development in recent years.
Mastichari has a large beach of white sand to the west of the harbour. The beach is backed by a few tamarisk trees and a string of beach tavernas.
Sunbeds by the score are strung out along the area of Mastichari beach that is nearest to the resort but visitors don't have far to walk far if they prefer to get away from the crowds.
Parts of the beach can suffer, though, from thick banks of seaweed and the area nearest the resort and port is the stoniest. The drop into the sea is also quite sharp so children need to be watched.
Mastichari village centre has been turned into a pedestrianised network of small alleys, with shops and cafes that line the small walkways. Recent improvements have also been made along the shore, with a promenade for that evening stroll.
Mastichari has regular daily buses to Kos Town and there is mooring in the relatively large port. Mastichari is also an excellent base for island hopping, with hydrofoils and ferries call in on their way to other Dodecanese islands both north and south.