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Sunset beaches in Skyros
10 west-facing beaches in Skyros: 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 Skyros? These 10 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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PevkosThe pine-fringed bay with the little harbour — Pefkos lies on the west side of Skyros, in a deep horseshoe-shaped bay about 10 kilometres from Chora and close to Linaria, the island's port. It…
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Kalogria
The sandy stretch before Kyra Panagia — Kalogria stretches along the northwest coast of Skyros, about 12 kilometres from Chora, just before Kyra Panagia. Its name, which means nun in Greek…
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Kalamitsa
A windsurf bay near Linaria — A long sand-and-pebble beach with clear water, ~9 km from town near Linaria port, with easy road access. The name comes from "kalami" (reed).
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Agios Petros
Sand dunes below the pines — Fine white sand with patches of pebbles, white dunes and tall rock formations, backed by pine-covered hills — a secluded beach ~16 km from town, near…
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Glyfada
A beach on an uninhabited islet (boat only) — A small beach of white sand and pebble with crystal-clear water, on the uninhabited islet of Sarakiniko off southern Skyros (not to be confused with…
Photo credits
- Pevkos: PLAKLE, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Mikri Agalipa: Alexander Lechner, CC BY 4.0
Good to know
Which beaches in Skyros 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 10 of the beaches on this page, the open water in front of them is typically 0.62 m in June, 0.73 m in July and 0.79 m in August when the meltemi is at its strongest, and 0.76 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 10 of the beaches on this page the sea is typically 18.0 °C in May, 22.1 °C in June, 24.7 °C in July, 25.3 °C in August and 23.8 °C in September — ideal at the height of summer, mild in June. By October it is 20.9 °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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