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Sunset beaches in Messinia
Want to watch the sun go down over the sea in Messinia? These 27 west-facing beaches look out toward the sunset. Time your visit for late afternoon — and check wind and waves in CalmBeach before you go.
- Loutsa Sandy - Easy road access
- Kartela Sandy - Easy road 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…
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Kalogria
Sandy - Easy road access
Kalogria, in Zorba's footsteps — Kalogria unfolds at Stoupa, in the Messinian Mani, a beach of fine sand at the foot of Mount Taygetos. It is the best known and most organized shore…
- 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.
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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…
- Paralia Stomio Sand & pebbles - Easy road access
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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
- Paralia Gialova Sandy - Easy road access
- Megalo Marathi Sandy - Difficult dirt road
- Mati Sandy - Easy road access
- Kantouni Sand & pebbles - Difficult access (path)
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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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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…
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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…
- Agios Nikolaos Sand & pebbles - Easy road access
- Paralia Kalamitsi Pebbles - Easy road access
- Paralia Delfinia Sand & pebbles - Easy road access
- Paralia Vounaki Sand & pebbles - Moderate access
Which beaches in Messinia 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.