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Beaches in Lemnos
All 41 beaches in Lemnos, in one list. 15 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
- Avlonas Sandy - Easy road access
- Diapori (dytiki akti) Sandy - Easy road access
- Gomati Sandy - Passable dirt road
- Karvounolakka Sand & pebbles - Passable dirt road
- Kaspakas Sandy - Easy road access
- Katapodi Pebbles - Passable dirt road
- Kokkina (vorios ormos) Sand & pebbles - Passable dirt road
- Limani Agias Sand & pebbles - Moderate access
- Louri Sandy - Easy road access
- Panagias Pigadeli Sand & pebbles - Passable dirt road
- Parthenomythos Sandy - Passable dirt road
- Skandali Sand & pebbles - Easy road access
- Skidi Pebbles - Passable dirt road
- Trygi Sand & pebbles - Passable dirt road
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Zematas
Sandy - Easy road access
The white-sand shore below Panagia — Zematas lies on the north-eastern side of Lemnos, below the village of Panagia, a beach of fine, near-white sand that runs about three hundred and…
- Agios Ioannis Sand & pebbles - Easy road access
- Vathrakas Pebbles - Moderate access
- Diapori (anatoliki akti) Sandy - Easy road access
- Keros Sandy - Easy road access
- Kallithea Sandy - Easy road access
- Katalakko Sandy - Passable dirt road
- Kokkina (notios ormos) Pebbles - Moderate access
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Mantri
Sandy - Passable dirt road
A quiet, less-visited sandy beach — A quiet, less-visited beach near Plaka village (northeast Lemnos), with golden sand and turquoise water. Its draw is seclusion and tranquillity…
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Megalo Fanaraki
Sandy - Easy road access
The caves near Moudros where monk seals appear — Megalo Fanaraki spreads about four kilometres outside Moudros, on the eastern side of Lemnos, and is the larger of two neighbouring sandy beaches…
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Mikro Fanaraki
Sandy - Easy road access
A tiny enclosed cove with a "Seal Cave" — Organized (a canteen, sunbeds, a beach-volley court), ~4 km from Moudros. Next to it is its larger twin, Megalo Fanaraki.
- Neftina Sandy - Passable dirt road
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Evgatis
Sandy - Easy road access
A large beach of fine white sand with a long shoreline and clear blue water, on the south coast near Myrina — more wind-protected than most of…
- Thanos Sandy - Easy road access
- Paralia Kotsina Sandy - Easy road access
- Paralia Makrys Gyalos Sandy - Easy road access
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Platy
Sandy - Easy road access
The convenient beach of the capital — A fully organized sandy beach, one of the busiest on the island, just ~3 km from Myrina (next to Platy village). Its proximity to the capital makes…
- Stivi i Plagisos Molos Sandy - Passable dirt road
- Plaka Sand & pebbles - Easy road access
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Richa nera
Sandy - Easy road access
The seaport of prehistoric Myrina — Richa Nera is a sandy beach within the bounds of Myrina, on Lemnos, running about three hundred and fifty metres long. Its name, which means 'shallow…
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Romaiikos Gyalos
Sand & pebbles - Easy road access
The Egyptiote mansions beneath the castle — Romeikos Gialos sits inside Myrina, the capital of Lemnos, on the northern side of the rock crowned by the Kastro (castle). That same rock naturally…
- Saravari Sandy - Easy road access
- Tigani Sand & pebbles - Moderate access
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Tourkikos Gialos
Sand & pebbles - Easy road access
The harbour shore with the old name — Tourkikos Gialos stretches south of the Kastro of Myrina, on Lemnos, beside the harbour and the anchorage of the fishing boats and caïques. It is the…
- Faraklou Pebbles - Passable dirt road
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Chavouli
Sandy - Easy road access
The sea daffodils at the head of the bay — Chavouli lies about three kilometres from Moudros, on Lemnos, at the head of a large bay, along the road towards the village of Skandali. It is a…
- Agios Ermolaos Sandy - Passable dirt road
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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Family beaches
Organised, not hard to reach, and recorded as shallow in our data.
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Snorkeling
Rockier seabed and clearer water, where there is something to look at underwater.
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Organized
Sunbeds, umbrellas and somewhere to eat or drink nearby.
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Sunset
West-facing, so the sun goes down over the water in front of you.
- Sandy
- Beach bars
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Good to know
Which beaches in Lemnos are more sheltered from the wind?
15 of the 41 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 41 of the beaches on this page, the open water in front of them is typically 0.60 m in June, 0.68 m in July and 0.75 m in August when the meltemi is at its strongest, and 0.78 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 41 of the beaches on this page the sea is typically 17.8 °C in May, 21.9 °C in June, 24.3 °C in July, 25.0 °C in August and 23.1 °C in September — ideal at the height of summer, mild in June. By October it is 20.0 °C. 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.