Apokoronas installs SeaTrac beach access systems for people with disabilities

Summary

The municipality of Apokoronas is installing two SeaTrac beach access systems at local beaches, designed to allow people with mobility difficulties to enter the sea independently and without assistance. The certified systems will be accompanied by supporting infrastructure, according to a municipal announcement dated May 8, 2026. The specific beach locations and an opening date were not given in the announcement.

Apokoronas to install beach access systems for people with mobility difficulties

The municipality of Apokoronas is adding two SeaTrac beach access systems to local beaches, giving people with mobility difficulties the ability to reach the sea on their own for the first time. The announcement was made on May 8, 2026.

What is SeaTrac?

SeaTrac is a certified mechanical beach access system that provides a guided path or ramp into the water, designed specifically for people who use wheelchairs or other mobility aids. Unlike portable beach wheelchairs that still require assistance, SeaTrac systems are built for independent use — meaning a person with a mobility difficulty can enter the sea without relying on others.

Who is affected?

The systems are intended for residents and visitors who, due to mobility difficulties, have had limited or no access to the sea at public beaches. The initiative removes a practical barrier that has long prevented equal access to a basic amenity for a significant number of people.

What we don't yet know

The municipal announcement does not specify which two beaches will receive the systems, nor does it give an installation or opening date. It is also not clear whether advance booking or registration will be required to use the equipment. Anyone seeking up-to-date information should contact the Apokoronas municipal authority directly.

PRESS RELEASE – Apokoronas opens the sea to everyone!

May 8, 2026, 2:01 PM

The Municipal Authority of Apokoronas is proceeding with yet another substantial social intervention: the installation of two autonomous SeaTrac access systems for persons with mobility difficulties to reach the sea, at beaches within our Municipality.

Our goal is to ensure the self-evident right of every person to enjoy the sea with dignity, safety and autonomy. For a person with mobility difficulties, the ability to reach the water on their own, without dependence and without obstacles, constitutes an act of freedom and equal participation in life.

The new installations, fully certified and suitable for use by persons with disabilities, will allow bathers to access the sea independently via a special mechanism, and will be accompanied by the necessary support infrastructure. This choice of ours does not constitute a fragmented intervention. It is part of an overall vision for the Municipality we want to build — a humane, open and truly accessible Municipality for all.

A Municipality that leaves no one behind. A Municipality that measures progress by how humane the daily life of its citizens becomes. Accessibility does not concern only persons with disabilities. It concerns our civilisation, our democracy and the values we want to pass on.

I wish to warmly thank the Municipality's services, our partners, and all those fellow citizens who for years have been claiming with dignity what is self-evident. The Municipal Authority of Apokoronas will continue to work through actions for a place without exclusions.

For an Apokoronas that does not raise barriers, but opens roads.