Mon Repos beach to reopen for bathers
Mon Repos
12 Jul 2021
/ 17:10
CORFU. The floating platform remains a major problem that needs extensive work.
The Mon Repos beach, the so-called royal baths, is reopening for bathers. The work to clear the seaweed that had taken over the entire length of the beach will be completed over the next few days and, not later than Thursday, the beach will once again be accessible to the public.
The Municipality has been working at a hectic pace recently to clean the beach. It
was the first time it had ever that looked like this, with mounds of seaweed having built up everywhere. The initial estimate was 700m3 of seaweed, but the final figure is expected to exceed that.
The lessor who operates his business on the beach and above is already getting ready to welcome bathers. However, as Mr. Konstantis says, the issue of the wooden platform remains a big problem, as it is not licensed, so that the appropriate work can be done to make it safely accessible to the public. “The platform is inappropriate for use as it has broken supports. A prohibitory sign
will be placed in front of the platform because it is dangerous,” he said.
The platform remains a serious problem
He told Enimerosi that the poor condition of the pier, which used to be used to access sea due to the seabed morphology, acts as a deterrent for visitors. “Visitor numbers are reduced to at least 50% because of the issue with the platform. The 87-metre-long platform was built so that one can access the sea, as the seabed is full of rocks and you need to walk about 60m to reach a point where you can swim. Clearly this whole situation affects the operation of our business,” said Mr. Konstantis.
According to Central Corfu and Diapontia Islands Deputy Mayor of Spatial and Urban Planning and Environment Mimis Katechis, the Municipal Authority has already communicated with the Municipality's Land Agency to start the procedures for licensing, but it is time-consuming.
“Before we can proceed with any work, it must first be licensed. Normally, however, it would have to be demolished and rebuilt from scratch,” concluded Mr. Katechis.
The Municipality has been working at a hectic pace recently to clean the beach. It
was the first time it had ever that looked like this, with mounds of seaweed having built up everywhere. The initial estimate was 700m3 of seaweed, but the final figure is expected to exceed that.
The lessor who operates his business on the beach and above is already getting ready to welcome bathers. However, as Mr. Konstantis says, the issue of the wooden platform remains a big problem, as it is not licensed, so that the appropriate work can be done to make it safely accessible to the public. “The platform is inappropriate for use as it has broken supports. A prohibitory sign
will be placed in front of the platform because it is dangerous,” he said.
The platform remains a serious problem
He told Enimerosi that the poor condition of the pier, which used to be used to access sea due to the seabed morphology, acts as a deterrent for visitors. “Visitor numbers are reduced to at least 50% because of the issue with the platform. The 87-metre-long platform was built so that one can access the sea, as the seabed is full of rocks and you need to walk about 60m to reach a point where you can swim. Clearly this whole situation affects the operation of our business,” said Mr. Konstantis.
According to Central Corfu and Diapontia Islands Deputy Mayor of Spatial and Urban Planning and Environment Mimis Katechis, the Municipal Authority has already communicated with the Municipality's Land Agency to start the procedures for licensing, but it is time-consuming.
“Before we can proceed with any work, it must first be licensed. Normally, however, it would have to be demolished and rebuilt from scratch,” concluded Mr. Katechis.
