I feel like the swimming place is a victim of its own success, perhaps. It was extremely busy when we visited. The approach to water is treacherous at best and the sea is rough. The diving platform is probably the main and only attraction, capitalised upon by the many private boats that constantly ferry visitors to and fro. The little space in front of the swimming spot is painfully stoney and littered with bottles, cans and plastic bags left behind by the numerous 20-something Instagram influencers. What little room is left is claimed by all-day bathers, who neatly arrange themselves on their hotel towels and make the whole place look like a small seal colony. Add some youth playing euro-pop on their tinsy phone speakers and you get the picture.

The restaurants in the bay are lovely to walk through but forget about getting a table. Once the front of house learns you don't have a reservation, they immediately suck in the air and you get the inevitable "We are actually expecting larger groups this afternoon, so..." in other words "your custom is not worth our while".

The Cool Cave is probably the only place we ever returned to, if only because the owner let you use the only toilet in the bay area, although we felt obliged to buy something every time we used it.

Ammoudi Bay is a nice place to visit briefly before or after catching a ferry or a boat, but I wouldn't bother with the restaurants or the swimming spot. There are better places to spend your time and money, in my opinion.