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Messa Ammos is the largest and most remote of the three beaches in Kalotaritissa cove on Donoussa: sandy, with a view of Papas, the island’s highest point. The municipal page says it can be reached by sea or via the Kalotaritissa road and a track from Vlycho.
On the island
More beach listings on Donousa
Stavros beach
Stavros is Donoussa’s main village beach: sandy, with clear water and some tree shade, and shops nearby. The municipal page mentions a cement platform used for diving, and parking on the right side of the port about 300 m from the swimming area.
Kedros beach
Kedros is a popular sandy beach in a small bay on Donoussa’s south, with clear water and a mix of sand and fine pebbles on the shore. Earth mounds behind the beach mark the old zinc and calamine mine galleries that worked into the early 1900s.
Livadi beach
Livadi, in a sheltered bay below Merssini, is a white-sand Donoussa beach with deep turquoise water and tamarisk (armyrikia) shade. The municipal page calls it the island’s most beautiful beach and says it can be reached by caique or on foot in about 10 minutes from Merssini.
Fykio beach
Fykio is a small quiet beach on Donoussa’s southeast, near Livadi and linked to it by a short track. It is sandy, with turquoise water, and surrounded by boulders with caves; the municipal page says it can be reached by caique or via a track from Merssini.