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Secluded beaches in Ios — CalmBeach

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Secluded beaches in Ios

16 secluded beaches in Ios: quieter and harder to reach. Check live wind & waves for each beach on CalmBeach before you go.

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Looking to escape the crowds in Ios? These 16 remote beaches are quieter and harder to reach — often by dirt road, on foot or by boat. Bring water and shade, and check wind and waves in CalmBeach before you go.

The beaches

  • Kolitsani
    Kolitsani
    • Sandy
    • Difficult access (path)

    Access by car to a small parking area then a ~20-minute downhill path, or by kayak/boat-taxi from Mylopotas. Unorganized.

  • Pikri Nero
    • Pebbles
    • Difficult access (path)
    • More sheltered from northerlies
  • Papas
    • Sandy
    • Difficult access (path)
    • More sheltered from northerlies
  • Trypiti
    • Pebbles
    • Difficult access (path)
    • More sheltered from northerlies
  • Tris Klisies vorios
    • Sandy
    • Difficult access (path)
    • More sheltered from northerlies
  • Tris Klisies megali
    • Sand & pebbles
    • Difficult access (path)
    • More sheltered from northerlies
  • Tris Klisies mikri
    • Sandy
    • Difficult access (path)
    • More sheltered from northerlies

    A secluded beach near Manganari — Access by boat, or by car then a 10-15 minute footpath. Unorganized, with only a few trees for shade.

  • Klima
    Klima
    • Sand & pebbles
    • Difficult access (path)
    • More sheltered from northerlies
  • Sapounochoma
    • Sand & pebbles
    • Difficult access (path)
    • More sheltered from northerlies
  • Vathy Rema
    • Sand & pebbles
    • Difficult access (path)
  • Foniadiko
    • Sandy
    • Difficult access (path)
  • Kalo Avlaki
    • Sand & pebbles
    • Difficult access (path)
  • Manousou
    • Sand & pebbles
    • Boat access only
    • More sheltered from northerlies
  • Domino
    • Pebbles
    • Difficult access (path)
  • Pepa
    • Sand & pebbles
    • Boat access only
    • More sheltered from northerlies
  • Plakes
    • Sand & pebbles
    • Boat access only
    • More sheltered from northerlies
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Good to know

Which beaches in Ios are the most secluded?

The beaches listed here are remote and usually have no facilities. Access can be rough — a dirt track, a hike or boat-only — so plan ahead and bring supplies.

What should I know before swimming at remote beaches?

Remote beaches have no lifeguards or services. Avoid strong wind, big waves and swimming alone, and check live wind and waves in the app first.

When is the sea calmest here?

Across 16 of the beaches on this page, the open water in front of them is typically 0.80 m in June, 0.87 m in July and 0.85 m in August when the meltemi is at its strongest, and 0.82 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 19.0 °C in May, 22.1 °C in June, 23.7 °C in July, 24.4 °C in August and 23.9 °C in September — ideal at the height of summer, mild in June. By October it is 22.0 °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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