The Golden Beach of San Stefanos

[tonyco1]

A few reports back are suggesting a degraded more narrow Beach - with lost sand - just how bad is it??
Has anyone walked along to the Nudie section, around the bend - how is it there?
Is there still room for two rows of Sunloungers?

I hear the Kantina is smashed up on the Beach and won't be renewed - is this true? No more Kantina, what does Leon say??
Any further news on this or is that the final decision? Any Water Sports this year?

[TerryandJoy]

Until the strong winds of our last couple of days there earlier in the month the beach was as normal, perhaps even a few yards wider than in 2008.   That was certainly the case at the far end of the beach by the cliffs, in 2008 it was just a narrow strip of sand a few yards wide, this year there was 20 yards or more in places.

The Saturday of our week in all changed, an overnight storm and continuing strong winds caused the beach to vanish except for a small part at the Waves end.   I really do mean vanish, it was sea in as far as it could get and you couldn't walk past Havana without getting your feet wet.    Bloody cold sea it was too!!

[tonyco1]

Is it still like this now?

[Jules]

I hope the beach gets back to normal or as near as normal as possible as we do love to walk along the beach in the morning and this year Roy wants to go for an early morning run along the beach as well

[tonyco1]

Roy can still run? Congratulations! Must be worth a beer!! LOL

[sharris]

the beach was much better by the time we left and sunbeds were back out all the way up past Havana bar, not as much soft sand as last year but its much better than it was.

Sunbeds in front of Delphino were 2.50 and they were serving drinks down at the sunbeds from the mango bar as well


Sarah H

[tonyco1]

Do they still charge for the permanent Straw umbrellas??

[sharris]

didn't know they had before !!!!  not that i am aware !!!

The massage people were out in force and i was asked 6 times in one day..........aaarrrrggghh !!!

i did see someone having a back massage and it looked bloddy painful !!!!!!

Sarah H

[tonyco1]

If it's the Chinese  massage, it's brilliant!
Cured my bad bad one year, my bad leg the next.
Capt Nikkos damaged his knee a few years back - the Chinese guy fixed it in 30 min's - very good, but it's not the Spa type soft massage that sends you to sleep!
RECOMMENDED!!

[tonyco1]

Anyone there confirm the condition of the Beach now the weather has settled down,
is it still just a thin strip of sand or going back to normal???

[Gordonc]

It is coming back and we were well able to walk along past the nudie bit witout getting feet wet. Two rows of loungers back out the other day and weather is settled and getting warmer. It was really nice all this week with temperatures around thirty on Wed/Thurs with light winds. Normal service seems to be restored. It was going to be a scorcher yesterday when we left. It was v. hot on the tarmac at the airport at one o'clock!

[Lesley]

If you go onto FaceBook under Corfu Selections fan page you will see the pics of San Stef beach taken last week and all looking good both right and left of the main beach hope this helps you, my family have just come back from there and had a fab time, plenty of sun and sand for all.

[Jules]

Thanks for that up date Lesley

[tonyco1]

Thanks Gordon and Lesley - a bit re-assuring!!

[Camlan]

Beach is fine - easily space for 2 rows of loungers and to walk past them

Havn't been round to the nudist section but no problems at the bottom of the Romanza path