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Beaches in Messinia usually better when the meltemi blows
When the meltemi blows, more comfortable beaches in Messinia are often bays oriented away from it. These 37 beaches sit away from it based on the geospatial exposure model — still check live conditions before you go.
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Mavrovouni
Sandy - Easy road access
Mavrovouni — Mavrovouni, also known as Anemomilos, is a large sandy beach west of Finikounda in Messinia. It runs for a considerable length, with fine and coarse…
- Loutsa Sandy - Easy road access
- Velonas Sandy - Easy road access
- Koumpares Sandy - Moderate access
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Lagkouvardos
Sandy - Easy road access
Lagouvardos, the surfers' beach — Lagouvardos is a large sandy beach near Marathopoli, on the Kyparissia Gulf of Messinia. It stretches for about two kilometres of sand, framed by…
- Chalikoura Pebbles - Easy road access
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Romanos
Sandy - Easy road access
Dunes and turtles at Costa Navarino — A 1km+ sandy, dune-backed beach, part of Costa Navarino — partly undeveloped, partly served by resort beach clubs and watersports.
- Zagka Sandy - Easy road access
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Stoupa
Sandy - Easy road access
A family beach with a "Zorba" link — Two main sandy beaches (Stoupa and nearby Kalogria) with fine sand and shallow, gentle water — well suited to families; Stoupa is organized with…
- Glossa (gymniston) Sand & pebbles - Easy path
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Paralia Foneas
Pebbles - Easy road access
A cove with a huge rock for diving — A small, deep cove of white pebbles and crystal-clear blue-green water, ~4 km south of Kardamyli, in the Messinian Mani. A colossal rock splits the…
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Paralia Pantazi
Sand & pebbles - Easy road access
Pantazi — Pantazi beach stretches along the Messinian Mani, between the villages of Agios Dimitrios and Agios Nikolaos, a few kilometres from the latter. It is…
- Paralia Salio Sand & pebbles - Easy road access
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Paralia Kalamatas
Sand & pebbles - Easy road access
The Kalamata seafront — The beach of Kalamata is the city's central urban shore, running along Navarinou Street, about 2.5 kilometres long with pebbles and coarse sand. It…
- Paralia Gialova Sandy - Easy road access
- Megalo Marathi Sandy - Difficult dirt road
- Mikro Marathi Sandy - Difficult dirt road
- Mati Sandy - Easy road access
- Oasi Sandy - Easy road access
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Lampes
Sandy - Easy road access
Lampes, between Methoni and Finikounda — Lampes is a sandy beach on the road between Methoni and Finikounda, in southern Messinia. It is one of the first shores you come across driving…
- Selitsa Sand & pebbles - Passable dirt road
- Kalamaki Sand & pebbles - Easy road access
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Tsapi
Sandy - Easy road access
Tsapi — Tsapi is a small, secluded cove in southern Messinia, in the area of Chrysokellaria, between Koroni and Methoni. It has soft sand, fine and coarse…
- Petrochori Sandy - Easy road access
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Divari
Sandy - Easy road access
Divari, the Golden Beach — Divari, also known as the Golden Beach, stretches along the Bay of Navarino near Gialova, a long sandy beach that reaches 4 kilometres. It separates…
- Glyfada Sandy - Easy road access
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Vidokilia
Sandy - Passable dirt road
The perfect Ω-shaped bay — It forms a near-perfect Ω-shaped (omega) semicircular bay ("ox-belly", hence the name), with golden fine sand and shallow, gentle water — one of the…
- Paralia Filoxenia Sand & pebbles - Easy road access
- Vromoneri Sand & pebbles - Easy road access
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Paralia Ritsa
Pebbles - Easy road access
Ritsa at Kardamyli — Ritsa is the main beach of Kardamyli, in the Messinian Mani, a pebbly shore just a few metres from the settlement. It runs for about one kilometre of…
- Ammoudi Sandy - Moderate access
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Paralia Santovas
Sand & pebbles - Easy road access
Santova — Santova beach lies at Avia, about 12 kilometres south of Kalamata, on the road towards the Messinian Mani. It is a narrow shore of pebbles and coarse…
- Paralia Methonis Sandy - Easy road access
- Agios Nikolaos Sand & pebbles - Easy road access
- Paralia Kalamitsi Pebbles - Easy road access
- Memi Sandy - Easy road access
- Paralia Vounaki Sand & pebbles - Moderate access
Which beaches in Messinia 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.