• No cars in the forest, since barriers block the protected pine woods and parking on the narrow main road is not allowed, so plan where to leave the car
• Seagrass left on the sand on purpose to protect the beach, so expect matted brown patches in places
• Some beach clubs charge entry to use their facilities, while the open stretches cost nothing

Schinias Beach is a long stretch of sand on Marathon Bay, inside the Schinias-Marathon National Park. Part of it runs along a protected forest of umbrella and Aleppo pines, which cars can no longer enter.

The Karavi section has a beach bar, a restaurant, sunbeds, beach volleyball courts and a windsurfing school. The 2004 Olympic rowing center is close by.