Avlomonas

Shelter by wind direction

Good shelter in north (meltemi), north-east, east, west and north-west wind.

Partial shelter in south-west wind.

No shelter in south-east (sirocco) and south wind.

Swell can come in from south-south-east to south (156°–172°).

Shelter is estimated from open water and swell, not from wind strength: a strong wind can still gust over the land.

Seabed, depth and room

Good holding.

Depth near the anchoring spot: about 4.3 m (EMODnet bathymetry, indicative).

Room to anchor: large (about 20.7 ha).

Approach

Direct approach from open water; the routing point lies 0.5 NM from the anchoring spot.

Ashore and services

Beach within 300 m.

Road within 400 m: busy in the afternoon.

A few houses ashore (11 buildings within 600 m).

A good gateway to visit the island.

Within reach:

• Livadi: 27 restaurants, bars or cafés, 16 min by dinghy
• Serifos: 7 restaurants, bars or cafés, 19 min by road

Where to go when the wind turns

When the wind makes this place exposed, the nearest places rated as well sheltered are:

• In south-east wind: Livádhi, 1 NM by sea.
• In south wind: Livádhi, 1 NM by sea.
• In south-west wind: Livadakia, 0.1 NM by sea.

Nearby anchorages and ports

• Livadakia cove · 0.1 NM by sea
• Livádhi port · 1 NM by sea
• Agios Sostis cove · 3 NM by sea
• Psili Ammos Bay cove · 4 NM by sea
• Vagia cove · 4.6 NM by sea
• Kalo Ampeli Bay anchorage · 4.8 NM by sea

This place is on an odyssey

• Two weeks in the Cyclades from Alimos
• One week in the Cyclades from Lavrio
• All odysseys: Cyclades and Saronic Gulf

Sheltered anchorages of Cyclades by wind

• Sheltered from the meltemi (north)
• Sheltered from the gregale (north-east)
• Sheltered from the levante (east)
• Sheltered from the sirocco (south-east)
• Sheltered from the ostro (south)
• Sheltered from the libeccio (south-west)
• Sheltered from the ponente (west)
• Sheltered from the mistral (north-west)

More places – Serifos

• Livádhi port
• Mega Livadhi Bay cove