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Beaches in Halkidiki usually better when the meltemi blows
When the meltemi blows, more comfortable beaches in Halkidiki are often bays oriented away from it. These 52 beaches sit away from it based on the geospatial exposure model — still check live conditions before you go.
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Lemos
Sand & pebbles - Difficult dirt road
The twin shore at Sithonia's southernmost tip — Lemos sits at the southernmost end of Sithonia, beyond Porto Koufo, where the Halkidiki peninsula narrows before reaching its final cape. The place…
- Mykoniatika Moderate access
- Griavas Sand & pebbles - Easy road access
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Lagomandra
Sandy - Easy road access
Pines down to the sand on the Toroneos gulf — Lagomandra lies on the west coast of Sithonia, between Nikiti and Neos Marmaras, looking out over the Toroneos gulf. Its sandy shore stretches for…
- Paralia Agiou Mama Sandy - Easy road access
- Paralia Develiki Sand & pebbles - Easy road access
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Paralia Alykes
Sandy - Easy road access
White sand by the old salt pan — Alykes lies on the western side of Ammouliani, the only inhabited island of Halkidiki, about a kilometer from the village. The crescent-shaped beach…
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Karagatsia
Sandy - Easy road access
The cove named after its elm trees — Karagatsia lies on the northwest coast of Ammouliani, the only inhabited island of Halkidiki, about two kilometres from the village. The name is said…
- Porfi Sandy - Easy road access
- Paralia Avlaki Sand & pebbles - Passable dirt road
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Porto Koufo
Sandy - Easy road access
The sandy shore of Greece's deepest natural harbor — Porto Koufo lies at the southern tip of Sithonia, at the head of a strikingly enclosed bay considered the largest and deepest natural harbor in…
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Paralia Agiou Ioanni
Sand & pebbles - Easy road access
The long sandy shore below the Ai-Giannis chapel — Agios Ioannis beach stretches south of Nikiti, on the west coast of Sithonia in Halkidiki, along the road to Neos Marmaras. It takes its name from…
- Paralia Toronis Sandy - Easy road access
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Akti Kalogrias
Sandy - Passable dirt road
Sand and pines south of Nikiti — Akti Kalogrias lies in western Sithonia, Halkidiki, about five kilometres south of Nikiti on the road towards Neos Marmaras. It is a long, narrow…
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Paralia Koviou
Sandy - Easy road access
The small golden cove of west Sithonia — Koviou beach lies on the west coast of Sithonia in Halkidiki, about five kilometres south of Nikiti on the road to Neos Marmaras. It is a small cove…
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Paradisos
Sandy - Easy road access
The northern sands of Neos Marmaras — Paradisos is the northern beach of Neos Marmaras in Sithonia, Halkidiki, a sandy stretch of roughly one kilometre at the entrance to the town. Its…
- Paralia Kampos (Pyrgadikia) Sand & pebbles - Easy road access
- Paralia Neas Kallikratias Sandy - Easy road access
- Mikri Elia Sand & pebbles - Easy road access
- Paralia Mikro Kastri Sand & pebbles - Easy road access
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Paralia Vergias
Sandy - Easy road access
The sandy shore by Nea Kallikrateia — Vergia beach lies in the Nea Kallikrateia area, on the northwestern coast of Halkidiki, about forty kilometres from Thessaloniki. It is a long…
- Marathias Sand & pebbles - Difficult dirt road
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Paralia Spathion
Sand & pebbles - Passable dirt road
The twin coves with the mark on the rock — Spathies is a small stretch of coast in western Sithonia, a few kilometres south of Nikiti, between Kalogria and Elia. The name is said to come from…
- Kryfos Paradeisos Sand & pebbles - Easy path
- Paralia Anthoupolis Sand & pebbles - Easy road access
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Paralia Aretes
Sandy - Passable dirt road
Three coves on the road to Toroni — Aretes lies on the southwestern coast of Sithonia in Halkidiki, along the road from Neos Marmaras to Toroni, about five kilometres before it. It is…
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Kalopigado
Sandy - Easy road access
The dark clay-tinged sand of Ammouliani — Kalopigado lies on the west side of Ammouliani, the only inhabited island of Halkidiki, between Alikes and Karagatsia and a short distance from the…
- Psakoudia Sandy - Easy road access
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Paralia Elani
Sand & pebbles - Easy road access
The green bay of western Kassandra — Elani lies on the west coast of Kassandra in Halkidiki, between Sani and Siviri, a few kilometres north of the latter. It is a beach of roughly 400…
- Agios Nikolaos Sandy - Easy road access
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Kalamitsi
Sandy - Easy road access
The bay that recalls Voidokoilia — Kalamitsi sits at the southern tip of Sithonia in Halkidiki, fronting a small seaside village a few kilometers from Sykia, facing the Siggitikos…
- Achlada Sand & pebbles - Passable dirt road
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Paralia Tristinika
Sandy - Passable dirt road
A kilometre of sand in southern Sithonia — Tristinika unfolds on the southwestern coast of Sithonia in Halkidiki, a little north of Toroni and about 19 kilometres south of Neos Marmaras. Its…
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Plagia Flogita
Sandy - Easy road access
The long sandy front on the Thermaic Gulf — The Plagia-Flogita beach stretches along the west coast of Halkidiki, on the Thermaic Gulf, in front of the villages of Nea Plagia and Nea Flogita in…
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Paralia Kastri
Sand & pebbles - Easy road access
Twin coves below an ancient stronghold — Kastri lies south of Nikiti, on the northwestern coast of Sithonia in Halkidiki: two small sandy coves separated by a rock in the sea, at the edge of…
- Agridia Sand & pebbles - Passable dirt road
- Paralia Neas Potidaias Sandy - Easy road access
- Paralia Valti Sandy - Easy road access
- Paralia Gerakinis Sandy - Easy road access
- Geoponika Moderate access
Which beaches in Halkidiki may be better when the meltemi blows?
The bays listed here are shielded from the meltemi in the exposure model, so they may be more comfortable when it blows. Local conditions still vary, so confirm wind and waves before you go.
Does this guarantee low waves?
No. Shelter shows which coasts are shielded from a wind direction, not guaranteed calm or low waves. On strong-wind days follow local flags and check live wind and waves in the app.