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Sandy beaches in Thasos
31 sandy beaches in Thasos: with sand underfoot rather than pebbles. Check live wind & waves for each beach on CalmBeach before you go.
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- 24organized
- 12with photos
Looking for sand rather than pebbles in Thasos? These 31 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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Paradisos
The Makryammos of Kinira that became 'Paradise' — Paradeisos (Paradise Beach) stretches along the eastern coast of Thasos, in an enclosed bay near the village of Kinira, with fine sand and a…
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Pachys
The wide sandy stretch among the pines — Pachis lies on the northwestern coast of Thasos, in the area of Skala Rachoniou, a few kilometres west of Limenas. It is a large sandy beach with a…
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TrypitiThe beach of the pierced rock — Tripiti spreads out west of Limenaria, on the southwestern coast of Thasos, a large sandy beach with rocky edges and organized sections. It owes its…
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Atspas
The little bay with sugar-fine sand — Atspas, also known as Sugar Beach, is a small sandy bay on the western coast of Thasos, at Skala Marion. It forms like an opening between two rocky…
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Notos
The little cove beside Rosogremos — Notos is a small sandy beach on the south coast of Thasos, a few kilometres east of Potos and just past Rosogremos, from which it is separated by a…
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RosogkremosThe bay with the Russian name — Rosogremos lies on the southern coast of Thasos, about two kilometres east of Potos, a long and wide stretch of sand framed by dense pines that reach…
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Glyfoneri
The little cove of brackish water — Glyfoneri is a small sandy cove on the northwest coast of Thasos, near Skala Rachoniou, the harbour settlement of the mountain village of Rachoni…
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Glykadi
Pines to the sand, close to Limenas — Glykadi is a sandy beach on the northern coast of Thasos, a few kilometres from Limenas, the island's capital. Dense pines descend almost to the sand…
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LimenariaThe town beach below the Palataki — Limenaria is the long beach of the town of the same name, the second largest on Thasos, on the island's southwest coast. It stretches in front of the…
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Psili AmmosThe strand named for its powder-fine sand — Psili Ammos lies on southern Thasos, a few kilometres east of Potos and far from Limenas, in a bay open to the southwest. Its name describes it…
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Skala PrinouThe island's second port, with its boatyard and pine grove — Skala Prinou sits on the northwest coast of Thasos, about fifteen kilometres from Limenas, and is the island's second port after the capital, with a…
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Skala KallirachisThe fishing hamlet below the 'fair ridge' — Skala Kallirachis stretches along the western coast of Thasos, looking out over the open sea, the mountains of Kavala and, in the distance, Mount…
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Astris
The cove named for its starlit sky — Astris, also called Astrida, lies on southern Thasos, in an area with a long farming and fishing tradition. Tradition holds that the name came from…
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Skala Marion
A fishing village with three beaches — Skala Marion on the southwest coast is a lively fishing village with three beaches: the central harbour beach (sand turning pebbly at the shore)…
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Blue Lake
A pool-and-bar venue by the sea — Free entry and parking, with road access. (The idea that it is a flooded quarry is unverified — descriptions cover only the modern pool/bar.)
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Chrysi Ammoudia
The longest beach on Thasos — Fine golden sand with a shallow seabed that runs far out — the classic family beach, on the northeast coast below Panagia/Potamia. At ~3 km it is the…
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Photo credits
- Trypiti: Lucian Duma, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Trypiti: Lucian Duma, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Rosogkremos: Lucian Duma, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Limenaria: gorchfin, CC BY 3.0
- Psili Ammos: Драган Цветковић Ниш, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Skala Prinou: rene boulay, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Skala Kallirachis: flightlog, CC BY 2.0
- Makryammos: Mike McBey, CC BY 2.0
- Agios Antonios: Lucian Duma, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Skala Rachoni: vitsoft, CC BY 3.0
- Alexantra: DocWoKav, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Ilio Mare: Lucian Duma, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Skala Sotiros: DocWoKav, CC BY-SA 4.0
Good to know
Which beaches in Thasos 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 31 of the beaches on this page, the open water in front of them is typically 0.30 m in June, 0.29 m in July and 0.32 m in August when the meltemi is at its strongest, and 0.38 m in September. July 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 31 of the beaches on this page the sea is typically 18.7 °C in May, 23.2 °C in June, 25.7 °C in July, 26.3 °C in August and 24.1 °C in September — ideal at the height of summer, mild in June. By October it is 20.6 °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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