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Sandy beaches in Lemnos
25 sandy beaches in Lemnos: with sand underfoot rather than pebbles. Check live wind & waves for each beach on CalmBeach before you go.
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- 12organized
- 7with photos
Looking for sand rather than pebbles in Lemnos? These 25 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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ZematasThe 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…
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Megalo Fanaraki
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
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.
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Richa nera
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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EvgatisA 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…
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ChavouliThe 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…
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Platy
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…
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Mantri
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…
Photo credits
- Zematas: benjgibbs, CC BY 2.0
- Zematas: benjgibbs, CC BY 2.0
- Evgatis: Alessandro Arzilli, CC BY 3.0
- Paralia Kotsina: Athanasios lampridis, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Neftina: Magcommons, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Parthenomythos: TB5050, Attribution
- Avlonas: Athanasios lampridis, CC BY-SA 4.0
Good to know
Which beaches in Lemnos 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 25 of the beaches on this page, the open water in front of them is typically 0.60 m in June, 0.66 m in July and 0.73 m in August when the meltemi is at its strongest, and 0.76 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 25 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.
Wind and waves change every day. See live conditions for any of these beaches before you drive out.
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