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Beaches in Astypalaia
All 22 beaches in Astypalaia, in one list. 9 of them are not exposed to the meltemi, which gives them the better odds on a windy day. Open any of them for live wind and waves.
The beaches
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Agios Vasilios
Sand & pebbles - Easy road access
A sandy beach with tamarisks near Chora — A sandy beach with tamarisks for shade, relatively close to the Chora of Astypalaia — the "butterfly-shaped" island with its Venetian castle.
- Agios Ioannis Richtis Pebbles - Difficult access (path)
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Agios Ioannis
Pebbles - Boat access only
A secluded cove with a spring — A secluded cove of sand and pebbles with clear water, near a freshwater spring and a chapel — one of the island’s quietest spots.
- Agios Konstantinos Sand & pebbles - Passable dirt road
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Vai
Sand & pebbles - Moderate access
A quiet beach with tamarisks — A quiet beach of sand and pebbles with natural tamarisk shade, in western Astypalaia.
- Vatses Sand & pebbles - Passable dirt road
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Kaminakia
Sandy - Passable dirt road
A remote pebble cove — A remote pebble cove with crystal-clear, deep water, one of the most scenic on Astypalaia — worth the trip.
- Kounoupes Sand & pebbles - Boat access only
- Lantes Sand & pebbles - Difficult access (path)
- Livadi Sand & pebbles - Easy road access
- Magazaki Sand & pebbles - Easy path
- Mamounia Sand & pebbles - Easy road access
- Mikres Vatses Sand & pebbles - Moderate access
- Ble Limanaki Pebbles - Easy path
- Panormos Sand & pebbles - Passable dirt road
- Pappou Sand & pebbles - Difficult access (path)
- Pachia Ammos Sand & pebbles - Moderate access
- Plakes Sand & pebbles - Easy path
- Steno Sandy - Easy road access
- Psili Ammos Sand & pebbles - Passable dirt road
- Koutsomiti Moderate access
- Steno Moderate access
Pick by what you are looking for
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Meltemi options
The coves that face away from the prevailing wind — the shortlist for a windy day.
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Organized
Sunbeds, umbrellas and somewhere to eat or drink nearby.
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Secluded
Quieter and harder to reach — dirt track, a walk, or boat only.
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Good to know
Which beaches in Astypalaia are more sheltered from the wind?
9 of the 22 face away from the meltemi, meaning less open water in front of them for a wave to build across when it blows. It is not a guarantee — the same beach changes character when the wind turns. Check the live reading before you drive out.
How is this list ordered?
By how well known each beach is, not by a score of ours. Which beach is good on a given day changes hour by hour and cannot be printed on a static page — so this page carries the list and the things that do not change, and the live map carries the conditions.
When is the sea calmest here?
Across 22 of the beaches on this page, the open water in front of them is typically 0.64 m in June, 0.73 m in July and 0.70 m in August when the meltemi is at its strongest, and 0.67 m in September. June is the calmest month of the season. We calculate these figures ourselves from European Copernicus wave-model data at 4.2 km resolution. They describe the sea offshore, not the shelter of an individual cove — a bay protected by a headland will usually be calmer than this.
How warm is the water, month by month?
Off 22 of the beaches on this page the sea is typically 19.2 °C in May, 22.1 °C in June, 23.4 °C in July, 24.8 °C in August and 24.3 °C in September — ideal at the height of summer, mild in June. In October it is still 22.6 °C — warmer than June. August is the warmest month. Satellite measurements, 1995–2024, from a sea cell about 5 km offshore; shallow bays usually run warmer than this.
Weather and sea conditions change. CalmBeach uses the app view for live beach recommendations.