Accessible Beaches

ACCESSIBLE BEACHES

ACCESSIBLE BEACHES IN LIMASSOL FOR PEOPLE WITH SPECIAL ACCESS NEEDS

The Deputy Ministry of Tourism, within the framework of its efforts to upgrade Cyprus beaches, is an active supporter of issues related to accessibility. It has listed beaches for people with special access needs, including both fully and partially accessible options.

FULLY ACCESSIBLE BEACHES

The following beaches have full access to the beach, as the wheelchair user is able to get from the beach into the sea moving on a wooden or plastic ramp. There is also availability of hygiene facilities and parking places for disabled persons.

It is worth mentioning that some of these beaches there is an innovative system Seatrac* that enables disabled people to have a full access to the sea. It is an automatic system powered by photovoltaic energy, consisting of a seat fixed in a rail that drives the disabled person into the sea at an approximate depth of 60cm.

A number of beaches have Floating Wheelchairs** that can be easily moved on the sand and float in the water thanks to their floating armrests and wheels.

Seatrac and Floating Wheelchairs are available for use by the public free of charge and relevant information may be obtained by the lifeguards on the beaches.

LEMESOS (LIMASSOL) (7 beaches)

Lemesos: Akti Olympion A΄ (Seatrac, Floating Wheelchair).

Akti Olympion B΄ (Floating Wheelchair).

Agios Tychonas: Aphrodite (Floating Wheelchair), Vouppa (Floating Wheelchair).

Germasogeia: Dasoudi (Floating Wheelchair), Naftikos Omilos Lemesou, Ammochostou (Floating Wheelchair).

Parekklisia: Municipal Beach (Floating Wheelchair).

PARTIALLY ACCESSIBLE BEACHES

The following 9 beaches are partially accessible, meaning that they have available ramps or pathways leading to some point on the beach but the access is not extended into the sea. On these beaches there are available hygiene facilities, parking places for disabled persons and some of them have Floating Wheelchairs.

LEMESOS (LIMASSOL) (9 beaches)

Agios Athanasios: Miami.

Agios Tychonas: Agia Varvara, Armonia (Floating Wheelchair).

Episkopi: Kourion.

Pentakomo: Governor’s Beach (Floating Wheelchair).

Pissouri: Mounti (Floating Wheelchair), Pissouri Municipal Beach (Floating Wheelchair).

Pyrgos: Aoratoi, Panagies.

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