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Sandy beaches in Athens area
15 sandy beaches in Athens area: with sand underfoot rather than pebbles. Check live wind & waves for each beach on CalmBeach before you go.
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Looking for sand rather than pebbles in Athens area? These 15 beaches are recorded as sandy, so they are easier on bare feet and better for children playing. 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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Paralia Glyfadas Akti V
Glyfada's free stretch of sand — Glyfada Akti B stretches along the Glyfada waterfront in Athens' southern suburbs, one of the municipal sections of the long sandy shore near the…
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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 sandy?
The beaches listed here are recorded as sand rather than pebbles or rock. Shorelines shift with storms and seasons, so the mix can change from year to year.
Does sand mean shallow water?
Not always. Sand describes the shore, not the depth — some sandy beaches drop away quickly. Open a beach to see its recorded depth, and check live wind and waves before you swim.
When is the sea calmest here?
Across 15 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 15 of the beaches on this page the sea is typically 18.9 °C in May, 22.7 °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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