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Sunset
Sunset beaches in East Attica
16 west-facing beaches in East Attica: that look out toward the sunset. Check live wind & waves for each beach on CalmBeach before you go.
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Want to watch the sun go down over the sea in East Attica? These 16 west-facing beaches look out toward the sunset. Time your visit for late afternoon — and check wind and waves in CalmBeach before you go.
The beaches
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Paralia AltheasThe little beach below the coastal road — Althea beach sits at Agia Marina in Koropi, around the 35th kilometre of the Athens-Sounio coastal avenue in East Attica. It stays hidden below the…
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Paralia Skales Altheas
The little steps down to a turquoise cove — Skales Altheas lies in the small settlement of Althea at Agia Marina, on the Athens to Sounio coastal road in Attica, around its 35th kilometre. The…
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Paralia SouniouSand beneath the Temple of Poseidon — Sounio beach spreads along the bay below Cape Sounio, at the southernmost tip of Attica, with the Temple of Poseidon crowning the rock above it. Few…
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Oropos Skala OropouThe old harbour town facing Eretria — The beach of Skala Oropou spreads in front of the settlement of the same name in northeastern Attica, where the South Euboean Gulf narrows opposite…
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Paralia Mavro Lithari
The black rock between Saronida and Anavyssos — Mavro Lithari stretches along the Athens-Sounio coastal avenue between Saronida and Anavyssos, about forty kilometres from central Athens. It owes…
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Mavro Lithari / Eden Beach
The gentle sandy stretch by the black rock — Mavro Lithari, also known as Eden Beach, spreads along the Athens-Sounio coastal route on the edge of Saronida and Anavyssos, in the municipality of…
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Photo credits
- Paralia Altheas: Stanislav Amelchyts, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Paralia Souniou: Tilemahos Efthimiadis from Athens, Greece, CC BY 2.0
- Thymari: Kell Kell, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Agios Petros: Dim Leventis, CC BY-SA 2.0
Good to know
Which beaches in East Attica face the sunset?
The beaches listed here face west or southwest, so the sun sets over the water in front of you. Arrive before sunset to find a spot and enjoy the light.
Anything to know for an evening visit?
Wind can pick up or drop in the evening, and remote beaches have no lights. Check live wind and waves in the app and bring a torch for the walk back.
When is the sea calmest here?
Across 15 of the beaches on this page, the open water in front of them is typically 0.38 m in June, 0.37 m in July and 0.39 m in August when the meltemi is at its strongest, and 0.41 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 16 of the beaches on this page the sea is typically 18.6 °C in May, 22.5 °C in June, 25.2 °C in July, 26.1 °C in August and 25.1 °C in September — ideal at the height of summer, mild in June. By October it is 22.9 °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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