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Sandy beaches in Thessaloniki area
16 sandy beaches in Thessaloniki area: with sand underfoot rather than pebbles. Check live wind & waves for each beach on CalmBeach before you go.
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- 11organized
- 9with photos
Looking for sand rather than pebbles in Thessaloniki area? These 16 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 PeraiasThe urban Thermaikos waterfront facing Thessaloniki — Paralia Peraias stretches along the southern shore of the Thermaikos Gulf, in front of the town of Peraia in the Municipality of Thermaikos, about…
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Paralia StavrouThe Strymonic Gulf sands with the plane-tree forest at the water — Paralia Stavrou stretches along the Strymonic Gulf, at the eastern edge of the Thessaloniki regional unit, west of the town of Stavros, about eighty…
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Paralia Neas MichanionasA fishing-port beach with seafood — A large, shallow beach ~30 km south of Thessaloniki on the Thermaic Gulf, mostly sand with darker/pebbly patches; a Blue Flag beach. Partly…
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MiliesFine sand with dunes near the city — Part of the Epanomi coast — a large beach of fine sand with clean, shallow water, family-friendly; a Blue Flag beach. It is the closest…
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Paralia Serraiki AktiAn award-winning shore on the Strymonic Gulf — A sandy beach in the Volvi municipality, on the Strymonic Gulf near Stavros, northeast of Thessaloniki — with a Blue Flag continuously since 2005…
Photo credits
- Paralia Peraias: Dodoco, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Paralia Peraias: Dodoco, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Paralia Stavrou: Nikolai Karaneschev, CC BY 3.0
- Paralia Neas Michanionas: EntaXoyas, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Milies: SkarmoutsosV, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Akti Siamo: Marousaps, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Paralia Agias Triadas: Aretisid, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kyani Akti: from a visitor
- Navagio Epanomis: Marousaps, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Paralia Serraiki Akti: Nikolai Karaneschev, CC BY 3.0
Good to know
Which beaches in Thessaloniki 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 16 of the beaches on this page, the open water in front of them is typically 0.20 m in June, 0.21 m in July and 0.24 m in August when the summer wind is at its strongest, and 0.26 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 16 of the beaches on this page the sea is typically 19.4 °C in May, 23.7 °C in June, 26.2 °C in July, 26.8 °C in August and 24.2 °C in September — ideal at the height of summer, mild in June. By October it is 20.7 °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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