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buttyboy@live.co.uk:
good idea Jimbo. Also san stefanos has become more popular over the years so all the people stuffing themselves with the good food and beer and then laying on the beach in that area has caused a weight issue  so the  sand sinks causing beach to come right in lol. Maybe the delfino blu will build one of those wooden pontoon areas there who knows. we still love it and will continue to go every year no matter what. I have a 6 week old daughter who will next year be taking her first steps in san stefanos and we cant wait for her to meet everyone. roll on the summer

tonyco1:
I've looked this up and I think Jim & Andy are right here.
It's logical and I've heard of, in fact saw a similar thing on a beach in Goa.
Tides are fiercer there than Corfu, and usually only beach huts are erected during the "season", but a local hotel built a Restaurant out onto the beach.
The tides came right in over a year or two and a narrow hotspot occurred right up to the building.
Made me think reading this as the guys in the beach-hut next to it were saying the building caused the problem.

Jimbo:
Beachapedia.org has a great deal on this subject. To summarise the main points:

* Building near beaches causes erosion
* Sea walls or barriers to protect these buildings makes the situation better for the buildings but worse for the beach
* The best solution is to move the buildings !!!!!!!
* "Nourishing" the beach with identical sand may help, but it requires regular replenishment. And it's expensive

We may reasonably guess that the section past Mango and Havana will shortly be impassable except at very low tide. Agios Stefanos will then have accidentally destroyed its greatest asset apart from food. I wonder if this is being debated in the tavernas and kafenions in Avliotes?

will7777:
Hi all
Just head that sanstef beach sounds like its on the move . ??? .uesed to see a horse shoe shape  and a gentle slope
Down to  blue water's ..hopping to be over with may wife and  kids ..hopefully it will be as safe as it always have bin

Jimbo:
It's very safe. So safe that you can lie on a bed outside Mango in the sea and order a beer!

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