Lichadonisia is a beautiful area with seven islands, also known as the “Seychelles of Greece”, located between North Evia and Kamena Vourla.
They took their name from the area of Lichada in North Evia, which is located on the side of the Evian Gulf, with its beach (the so-called Kavos) just 1 km away. Their other side is bordered by the Maliac Gulf, with Kamena Vourla being the nearest town on the mainland coast.

How to visit Lihadonisia
There are two ways to get to Lihadonisia. The shortest way is from Athens via Fthiotida to Kamena Vourla and from there by boat to the islands.
Alternatively, you can go from Evia and cross Kavos by boat to Lihadonisia. We chose the second option and took the boat that takes you to the islands for 10€ per person round trip.
The price includes a sunbed at Monolia beach. The first tour lasted 25 minutes because we had a tour around the islands, visited a shipwreck and saw monk seals, which have become permanent residents of the area in recent years.

The return trip takes just five minutes and the boats to and from Monolia leave every half hour from morning to afternoon.
Bathing in Lihadonisia
The tour boats only go to the two largest islands for swimming and the largest beach is Monolia.
Monolia took this name because the island is full of wild olive trees. All the islands around them have black rocks and this is because they were created by a volcanic eruption.
The beautiful beach with golden sand and crystal clear blue waters and the surrounding green landscape compose an exotic landscape that attracts thousands of tourists every year from Greece and abroad.

In Monolia you will still find some abandoned houses, as those who used to live on the island have abandoned it over the years as there is no drinking water and electricity.
Private boats can reach the smaller islands, but many don’t attempt to do it, as there are many rocks around that are shallow enough to hit.
In July and August the beach gets full of people, so I would definitely recommend avoiding it on weekends and arriving as early as possible. I visited Lihadonisia a weekday in early July and shortly after 12 noon the sunbeds had already disappeared.

There is only one small beach bar on Monolia beach with quite expensive prices, so I would suggest you carry some snacks with you or choose to eat on the way back. I did the second option. I went on a morning excursion to Lihadonisia and left at noon and chose to eat at a little taverna in Rovies (a village in North Evia, we’ll talk about it another time).
The second organized beach has been formed in recent years in Mikro Lihadonisi and is known as Nea Paralia (New Beach). The beach bar “Mikro Lichadonisi” has been opened there.
What else can you do in Lichadonisia
A few meters away from the beach in Monolia you will find the church of Agios Georgios Lichadonisias, which not only remains in good condition, but still performs weddings.
When you are on the boat it is worth visiting the shipwreck to the west of Monolia and Mikro Lihadonisia, which is visible without having to dive.

It is the German cement ship “Pioneer I”, which carried supplies and war material either for the occupying authorities of the surrounding areas or for the Afrika Corps, which fought for the Nazis in North Africa.
However, the ‘Pioneer I’ was bombed (1943) and sank to a depth of 9 to 16 metres before completing its mission.
The ship sank immediately, as it had been built of cement by the German military during World War II, as other materials such as steel were quite expensive.
Hence the rarity of this particular wreck: there are only 2 cement ships wrecked in the world!
Are you convinced to visit Lichadonisia?