From the village of Platreithias, one takes the road to Afales. One traverses an idyllic landscape with tropical vegetation and reaches the exquisite beach of the Gulf of Afales. It is truly a beautiful place with large white pebbles and rocky coastlines that hide two further beaches, Kouloumi and Perivoli, ideal for those that seek out absolute calm. They look northwards and the Island of Lefkada lies on the horizon. The sea at Afales is often slightly turbulent, since the beach faces the Mistral head-on.