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Family beaches
Family beaches in Andros
12 shallow, organised beaches in Andros: all with easy access, picked for young children. Check live wind & waves on CalmBeach.
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Travelling with young children in Andros? We picked these 12 beaches because they are organised, not hard to reach, and recorded as shallow. How quickly the water deepens varies from beach to beach, so check wind and waves in CalmBeach before you go.
The beaches
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Agios PetrosThe sandy bay near Gavrio — Agios Petros is a large sandy beach on the west coast of Andros, right beside the main Gavrio-Batsi road. It belongs to the easy, family-friendly…
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ZorkosThe great beach of the north — Zorkos lies on the northern coast of Andros, far from the main settlements, and is considered one of the largest and most striking beaches on the…
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Chrysi Ammos
The golden sands on the Gavrio-Batsi road — Chryssi Ammos stretches along the west coast of Andros, right on the main road linking Gavrio with Batsi. It is one of the busiest sandy beaches on…
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Batsi
The beach at the heart of the resort — Batsi is the main beach of the seaside village of the same name, on the west coast of Andros. It sits right in the heart of the village, with direct…
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Nimporio
Neimporio: Chora's own beach — Neimporio is the central beach of Chora, the capital of Andros, just a few metres north of the town's seafront road. It spreads out in fine sand and…
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GyaliaGialia: the cove below Stenies — Gialia is a beach a little north of Chora, the capital of Andros, close to the traditional village of Stenies. Its shore is laid with pebbles and…
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Piso Gyalia
Piso Gialia: the tucked-away cove — Piso Gialia is a small cove to the north of Chora, the capital of Andros, close to the village of Stenies. The beach of coarse sand and pebbles hides…
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Ateni
Dunes and very shallow water — Access mostly on asphalt from Batsi via Katakoilos, with a final ~2-3 km of dirt road. It faces northeast, exposed to the Meltemi (the big section is…
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Kypri
A shallow family beach on the main road — Soft sand and shallow, emerald water — ideal for young children. It is the most accessible beach on Andros, right on the paved Gavrio–Batsi road…
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Apothikes
Golden sand in a cove off a dirt road — Golden sand with a gentle seabed and clear emerald water, on the west coast. The name means "warehouses" — fishermen are said to have stored their…
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Photo credits
- Agios Petros: Luc.T from Buggenhout, België, CC BY 2.0
- Zorkos: giacomo.gasperini, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Gyalia: Evatsamp, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Paraporti: Evatsamp, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kolona: Afbeelding4, CC BY-SA 4.0
Good to know
Which beaches in Andros are family-friendly?
Every beach on this list meets three criteria: it is organised, it has no difficult access, and our data records its water as shallow. How fast the seabed drops away underfoot is not something any map can guarantee — for small children, pick a calm, sheltered day as well.
How do I compare sea conditions?
CalmBeach checks wind, waves and exposure, so you can compare less exposed beaches and more comfortable visiting times.
When is the sea calmest here?
Across 12 of the beaches on this page, the open water in front of them is typically 0.78 m in June, 0.97 m in July and 1.02 m in August when the meltemi is at its strongest, and 0.92 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 12 of the beaches on this page the sea is typically 18.3 °C in May, 21.8 °C in June, 24.0 °C in July, 24.8 °C in August and 24.1 °C in September — ideal at the height of summer, mild in June. By October it is 21.7 °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.
Wind and waves change every day. See live conditions for any of these beaches before you drive out.
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