点评:In the past couple of years (2022, 2023) it seems that some fish that like to nip have moved into this little patch of water which makes the beach less ideal for gentle dipping and paddling although snorkelling is still fine. We still see plenty of locals here but perhaps the fish only like the taste of tourists? Hopefully the biting ones will disappear again over the next year or 2.
Please also note that a number of other reviews and photos are of a completely different beach, and that others are for the same stretch of beach but are much further along (east - away from Ierapetra). The best part for shelter and snorkelling is the part just beyond the Petra Mare hotel where there is a rocky outcrop. The beach here has good sand for sandcastles and has a very gentle slope into the water ideal for young and less confident swimmers. Further along (away from Ierapetra) the entry to the water is often over rock layers which can be slippery, and the waves further along can also be bigger. There are no cafes or sunbeds on the part of the beach near the western end these are several hundred metres to the east.
Parking used to take place at the side of the road but this is now likely to get you a ticket so most people now park on gravel/dirt informal car parks off either side of the road. The west most of these is on the opposite side of the road to the sea, and then 500m further east along the road there are some more on the sea-side of the road near the sunbeds and food outlets.
翻译:在过去的几年(2022、2023)中,似乎一些喜欢咬食的鱼已经进入了这片小水域,这使得海滩不太适合轻轻浸泡和划桨,尽管浮潜仍然可以。我们仍然看到很多当地人在这里,但也许鱼只喜欢游客的味道?希望那些咬人的虫子能在明年或两年内再次消失。
另请注意,许多其他评论和照片是关于完全不同的海滩的,其他评论和照片是针对同一片海滩的,但距离更远(向东 - 远离耶拉派特拉)。庇护和浮潜的最佳地点是佩特拉马雷酒店外面的部分,那里有一块岩石露头。这里的海滩有适合建造沙堡的优质沙子,入水的坡度非常平缓,非常适合年轻和不太自信的游泳者。沿着(远离耶拉派特拉)更远的地方,入水口通常位于可能很滑的岩石层上,而且更远的地方波浪也可能更大。靠近西端的海滩向东数百米处没有咖啡馆或日光浴床。
过去停车是在路边,但现在可能会收到罚单,所以现在大多数人把车停在路边的砾石/泥土非正式停车场上。西边的大部分位于路向大海的对面,然后沿路向东 500m,还有一些位于路的海边,靠近日光浴床和食品店。