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Getting around on Koufonissi

Most people choose to get around on foot, it's not as strenuous as it may sound, the island is small and the distances are short. Getting "around" the island does not take much more than 2 hours, if you walk slowly. To walk from Chora to the nearest beach (if one excludes the port beach) Finikas takes a maximum of 15 minutes.

 

Walking around Koufonissi does not take much more than 2 hours, if you walk at a slow pace.

Walking around Koufonissi does not take much more than 2 hours, if you walk at a slow pace.

 

BY BICYCLE

Scooters and cars are not possible to rent, however, it is possible to rent bicycles. As there are no mountains on Koufonissi, it's a breeze to cycle to the beaches without getting out of breath. Mountain bikes are preferable if you want to cycle from Chora to Pori beach, via the path that runs along the coast.

 

Cycle on Koufonissi in the Small Cyclades

Koufonissi is a very good island to discover by bike.

 

Rent a mountain bike and cycle to the sandy beaches of Pano Koufonissi.

Mountain bikes are preferred if you want to cycle to the beaches on the east coast.

 

BY BUS

During mid and high season there are buses to the beach at Pori. The buses start out from the port. There is also a free bus that goes to Finikas beach for those who live there, or who are going to have lunch or dinner there.

 

Take a bus to the beaches at Koufonissi. There is a free bus to Finikas beach.

The free bus that goes to Finikas beach.

 

BY BEACH BOAT

During the summer you can rest your feet and go by beach boats to the beaches. The beach boat start out from the port, the first stop is Finikas, the boat then continues to several beaches and ends up at Pori.




The bathing boat departs from the port, the first stop is Finikas, the boat then continues to several beaches and ends at Pori.

The beach boat departs from the port and goes to several beaches.

 

Go by boat to Finikas beach on Koufonissi.

The beach boat docks at Finikas beach.

 

Beach boat to Pori on Koufonissi in the Small Cyclades.

The beach boats end station is Pori beach. But it is just as easy to walk here.

There is also a opportunity to go by beach boat to the neighbouring island of Kato Koufonissi. Kato Koufonissi is uninhabited and the name means "lower Koufonissi". If you want to experience a different evening, you can go by boat to Kato Koufonissi to eat dinner on the island's only taverna.

 

From Pano Koufonissi there are excursion boats to the uninhabited island of Kato Koufonissi.

Feel free to go over to the uninhabited island of Kato Koufonissi.

 

Good restaurants in Chora on Koufonissi.

The roads are few and the distances short and most people get around on foot.

 

Nudism is common on some of the sandy beaches of Koufonissi in the Cyclades.

Some go with their clothes on while others go with their clothes off like here at Platia Punta beach.

 

 

HIKING ON KOUFONISSI

The flat landscape, the lack of longer paths and the minimal area makes experienced hikers come away empty-handed on Koufonissi.

 

Read about hiking on Koufonissi here »

 

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