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Lupo1000
January 6, 2026
Mountain biking
If it smells like rotten eggs here, it's not sewage but sulfur that's seeping out and also turning the water steel blue.
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Rainer
May 4, 2026
Mountain biking
Xigia Sulfur Beach (also spelled Xygia) is located on the northeast coast of the island.
The beach is famous as a natural sulfur bath. Due to sulfur springs flowing directly into the bay from neighboring sea caves, the water gets a characteristic milky-turquoise color. A distinct smell of sulfur (similar to rotten eggs) is in the air.
The sulfur- and mineral-rich water is attributed therapeutic properties that can help with skin problems, muscle and joint pain, and arthritis.
The beach is famous as a natural sulfur bath. Due to sulfur springs flowing directly into the bay from neighboring sea caves, the water gets a characteristic milky-turquoise color. A distinct smell of sulfur (similar to rotten eggs) is in the air.
The sulfur- and mineral-rich water is attributed therapeutic properties that can help with skin problems, muscle and joint pain, and arthritis.
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