I think the reason why the road to Livadia has been improved is because an Italian entrepreneur has bought-up land for a vineyard in the bay just south of Livadia called Meghala Monasteria.  The bay is beautiful, slowly shelving and great for snorkelling but was frequented by a significant number of local families so we did not go naked although one of the Italian workers from the vineyard had no such inhibitions, but he was the only one.

Meghala Monasteria

Meghala Monasteria

1:28 am, Jul 20, 2025

25°C

clear sky

69 %

1009 mb

7 mph

Wind Gust: 0 mph

Clouds: 0%

Visibility: 10 km

Sunrise: 6:15 am

Sunset: 8:36 pm

Hourly Forecast

Temperature Precipitation Rain Chance Wind Humidity Pressure

3:00 am

24°/25°°C 0 mm 0% 6 mph 70% 1009 mb 0 mm/h

6:00 am

23°/23°°C 0 mm 0% 9 mph 69% 1008 mb 0 mm/h

9:00 am

27°/27°°C 0 mm 0% 8 mph 73% 1009 mb 0 mm/h

12:00 pm

29°/29°°C 0 mm 0% 9 mph 70% 1009 mb 0 mm/h

3:00 pm

31°/31°°C 0 mm 0% 10 mph 72% 1009 mb 0 mm/h

6:00 pm

27°/27°°C 0 mm 0% 8 mph 67% 1008 mb 0 mm/h

9:00 pm

25°/25°°C 0 mm 0% 9 mph 73% 1008 mb 0 mm/h

12:00 am

24°/24°°C 0 mm 0% 12 mph 79% 1009 mb 0 mm/h

Weather from OpenWeatherMap

In June 2013 we were there alone all day. It was quite windy at the time and it was a little uncomfortable on some of the beaches on the island, but due to the depth of the bay this beach was sheltered and the waves were relatively gentle.
The track down to the beach is steep and loose gravel, definitely 4X4 country. We hired a quad bike which was excellent (but make sure you get a 325cc model as a 50cc may struggle to pull two of you up the hills on your return).
In our view the best beach on the island by far, especially if you want to get away from the crowds.

End of September 2022
Try the long walk in to make swimming at this attractive bay even more welcoming. We were alone mid/late morning.