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Sandy beaches in Pieria
7 sandy beaches in Pieria: with sand underfoot rather than pebbles. Check live wind & waves for each beach on CalmBeach before you go.
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- 7organized
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Looking for sand rather than pebbles in Pieria? These 7 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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Olympiaki Akti
A long beach backed by Mt Olympus — A long golden beach, sandy along its whole length, backed by Mt Olympus — the "Olympus Riviera". Heavily organized, with many beach bars, courts and…
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Alykes Kitrous
The sandy shore beside the historic salt pans — Alykes Kitrous lies on the coast of northern Pieria, on the western shore of the Thermaikos Gulf, beside the Kitros lagoon and its namesake salt…
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Alyki
The salt-village shore near ancient Pydna — Alyki sits on the coast of northern Pieria, in front of the seaside settlement of the same name, at the northern end of the Alykes Kitrous sands. Its…
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Paralia LeptokaryasPebble and sand at the foot of Olympus — About 5 km in a straight line, mainly fine pebbles mixed with sand, at the foot of Mt Olympus. Organized and family-friendly (umbrellas, sunbeds…
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Photo credits
- Paralia Leptokaryas: Vanbasten 23, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Paralia Leptokaryas: Vanbasten 23, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Skotina: Alexander Yampolsky from Ekaterinburg, Russia, CC BY-SA 2.0
Good to know
Which beaches in Pieria 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 7 of the beaches on this page, the open water in front of them is typically 0.24 m in June, 0.24 m in July and 0.25 m in August when the summer wind is at its strongest, and 0.30 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 7 of the beaches on this page the sea is typically 19.3 °C in May, 23.5 °C in June, 25.9 °C in July, 26.7 °C in August and 24.6 °C in September — ideal at the height of summer, mild in June. By October it is 21.1 °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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