Havania beach — Attraction in Municipality of Agios Nikolaos

If five stars is a beach with a wow factor, Havania lands at a solid 3.5. We spotted it from our terrace across the mountain and decided to use a rest day to check it out.

It has all the conveniences: sunbeds, showers, a bar — and if you go in the late afternoon (around 17:00, like we did), you can park almost at the entrance. Very easy.

The downside: wind and waves stir up a lot of sand, so the water isn’t crystal clear. The upside: no plastic floating around. Big plus.

The beach itself is small. The sandy entry point is narrow, while the rest is covered with big pebbles, which makes getting in and out tricky without water shoes.

Not a wow, but perfectly fine for a...

Lovely little beach with some good snorkeling close to the shore. Great for young children. Not too deep but quite rocky at the shore so make sure you have some water shoes to help with that. It gets sandy at about 1.5m deep and there are some nice big rocks with lots of little fish that make for some good snorkeling about 2m depth but not far from shore. Beautiful views. The cafe is nice and clean, staff were nice but we waited quite a while for our food after ordering. Was made fresh though so that was good. The usual foods, chips, nuggets and hot dogs as well as other stuff. We really enjoyed spending a few hours here. €10 for two sunbeds and...

Just visited Havania beach this morning. There are no sunbeds or parasols at all. There is a door that says sunbeds 15€, but inside is a very dilapidated sink and toilet with no water. The toilets next to this are in an awful state, again no running water, and rusted taps. There is an outside showering point, but with no water supply, so not working. The cafeteria is closed and doesn't look like it's been used in months. Just be aware there is no shelter at all. Mixture of pebbles, rocks and gravel until you get out a couple of metres where there is sand. Swimming shoes are...