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Sunset beaches in Halkidiki
39 west-facing beaches in Halkidiki: 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 Halkidiki? These 39 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 AlykesWhite 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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Akti Kalogrias
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 Vergias
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…
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Lagomandra
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…
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Porto Koufo
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 Nikitis
The waterfront of a village with monastic roots — Nikiti beach spreads out in front of the seaside quarter of Nikiti, on the west coast of Sithonia, where the road sets off south towards Neos…
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Karagatsia
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…
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Sani Hill
The sands beneath the Sani tower — Sani Hill beach lies on the west coast of Kassandra, Halkidiki, in the Sani area, below the hill crowned by the historic Stavronikita tower. The name…
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TourkolimnionasSykia's little natural anchorage — Tourkolimnionas sits on the eastern coast of Sithonia, about two kilometres south of Sykia, a sandy cove within the village's stretch of shoreline…
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Paralia TristinikaA 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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Paralia PosidiThe sandspit with the lighthouse — Defined by Possidi Cape — a long natural sandspit that pokes into the sea and changes shape with the currents, with crystal water on both sides. On…
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Paradisos
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…
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Paralia Kastri
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…
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Paralia Elani
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…
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Paralia Aretes
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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Paralia Spathion
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…
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VourvourouThe monastic land facing Diaporos — Vourvourou spreads along the east coast of Sithonia in Halkidiki, between Ormos Panagias and Sarti, facing a cluster of islets of which Diaporos is…
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Paralia Koviou
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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Photo credits
- Paralia Alykes: dragi.stanojevic63, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Paralia Alykes: dragi.stanojevic63, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Tourkolimnionas: ale3andro, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Paralia Tristinika: vujas, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Paralia Posidi: Branko Janković, CC BY 3.0
- Vourvourou: Andrew Zorin, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Paralia Toronis: Itto Ogami, CC BY 3.0
- Paralia Neas Potidaias: Allytravel1957, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Paralia Azapiko: id.nfero, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Ouranoupoli: Tomisti, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Castello: DJUKI, CC BY 3.0
- Agios Nikolaos: Christaras A, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Paralia Gerakinis: florin_glontaru, CC BY 3.0
- Kryfos Paradeisos: Gtboy97HUN, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Paralia Trimi: LucT, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Paralia Galini: FocalPoint, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Paralia Anthemou: Nikolai Karaneschev, CC BY 3.0
- Paralia Neos Marmaras: DJUKI, CC BY 3.0
Good to know
Which beaches in Halkidiki 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 39 of the beaches on this page, the open water in front of them is typically 0.24 m in June, 0.24 m in July and 0.25 m in August when the meltemi is at its strongest, and 0.29 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 39 of the beaches on this page the sea is typically 18.8 °C in May, 23.5 °C in June, 26.3 °C in July, 26.8 °C in August and 24.6 °C in September — ideal at the height of summer, mild in June. By October it is 21.3 °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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