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Family beaches
Family beaches in Athens area
14 shallow, organised beaches in Athens area: all with easy access, picked for young children. Check live wind & waves on CalmBeach.
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Travelling with young children in Athens area? We picked these 14 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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Paralia Glyfadas Akti A
The free sandy shore of the Riviera — Paralia Glyfadas Akti A stretches along the seafront of Glyfada, in the southern suburbs of Athens, and is one of the best-known free sandy beaches…
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A' Plaz Voulas
The beach that raised generations of Athenians — A' Plaz Voulas sits on the seafront of Voula, in the southern suburbs of Athens, with fine sand both on the shore and into the sea. It is one of the…
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Mikro Kavouri
Sand and pines on the peninsula — Mikro Kavouri lies on the wooded Kavouri peninsula at Vouliagmeni, about sixteen kilometres south of central Athens. Together with neighbouring…
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Megalo Kavouri
A sandy beach in a pine-fringed bay — A large beach of golden sand (with small pebbles) in a bay where pines reach nearly to the water, giving natural shade and an island feel; shallow…
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Paralia EdemThe city beach with a paradise name — Edem beach lies in Palaio Faliro, on the Athens waterfront, and is one of the sandy shores closest to the city centre. Its name is said to come from…
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Paralia Astera Glyfadas
The stars of the Athens Riviera — Paralia Astera Glyfadas stretches along Poseidonos Avenue in the southern part of Glyfada, with fine sand on the shore and into the sea. It is the…
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Paralia Varkizas
A family beach on the Riviera — About 800 m of coarse sand with scattered pebbles and a shallow, gently sloping seabed — family-friendly — between Glyfada and Vouliagmeni. It has…
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Akti tou Iliou
The palm-lined city beach — Akti tou Iliou sits in Alimos, on the Athens Riviera, and is cited as the organized beach closest to the Athens city center. Its shore mixes fine…
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Paralia Bati
The breeze that named the shore — Batis lies on the Palaio Faliro waterfront, one of the sandy shores closest to the center of Athens, next to the neighboring Edem beach. It is said…
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Astir Beach / Asteras Vouliagmenis
An upscale organized beach with an ancient temple — About 400 m of fine sand with shallow, clear water — one of the most upscale organized (private, paid-entry) beaches on the Athens Riviera, set among…
Photo credits
- Paralia Edem: Robert Freeman, CC BY-SA 3.0
Good to know
Which beaches in Athens area 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 14 of the beaches on this page, the open water in front of them is typically 0.33 m in June, 0.33 m in July and 0.32 m in August when the meltemi is at its strongest, and 0.34 m in September. August 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 14 of the beaches on this page the sea is typically 18.9 °C in May, 22.8 °C in June, 25.5 °C in July, 26.4 °C in August and 25.4 °C in September — ideal at the height of summer, mild in June. By October it is 23.1 °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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