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Sunset
Sunset beaches in Thasos
21 west-facing beaches in Thasos: 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 Thasos? These 21 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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Pachys
The wide sandy stretch among the pines — Pachis lies on the northwestern coast of Thasos, in the area of Skala Rachoniou, a few kilometres west of Limenas. It is a large sandy beach with a…
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Atspas
The little bay with sugar-fine sand — Atspas, also known as Sugar Beach, is a small sandy bay on the western coast of Thasos, at Skala Marion. It forms like an opening between two rocky…
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Notos
The little cove beside Rosogremos — Notos is a small sandy beach on the south coast of Thasos, a few kilometres east of Potos and just past Rosogremos, from which it is separated by a…
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Hara
The little strand at Platana — Hara is a small beach of coarse sand and pebbles on the northwest coast of Thasos, in the area of Rachoni and Platana, a few steps from Platana…
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RosogkremosThe bay with the Russian name — Rosogremos lies on the southern coast of Thasos, about two kilometres east of Potos, a long and wide stretch of sand framed by dense pines that reach…
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Skala PrinouThe island's second port, with its boatyard and pine grove — Skala Prinou sits on the northwest coast of Thasos, about fifteen kilometres from Limenas, and is the island's second port after the capital, with a…
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Skala KallirachisThe fishing hamlet below the 'fair ridge' — Skala Kallirachis stretches along the western coast of Thasos, looking out over the open sea, the mountains of Kavala and, in the distance, Mount…
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Astris
The cove named for its starlit sky — Astris, also called Astrida, lies on southern Thasos, in an area with a long farming and fishing tradition. Tradition holds that the name came from…
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Skala Marion
A fishing village with three beaches — Skala Marion on the southwest coast is a lively fishing village with three beaches: the central harbour beach (sand turning pebbly at the shore)…
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Smaragdenia ParaliaAn emerald cove (hard to reach) — A small cove near Skala Marion, with sand and fine gravel, a rocky seabed (water shoes help) and emerald-turquoise water that gives it the name.
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Photo credits
- Rosogkremos: Lucian Duma, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Rosogkremos: Lucian Duma, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Skala Prinou: rene boulay, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Skala Kallirachis: flightlog, CC BY 2.0
- Pevkari: arjenD, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Agios Antonios: Lucian Duma, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Skala Rachoni: vitsoft, CC BY 3.0
- Alexantra: DocWoKav, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Mikri paralia: spaceman117, CC BY 3.0
- Platana: spaceman117, CC BY 3.0
- Smaragdenia Paralia: Lucian Duma, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Ilio Mare: Lucian Duma, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Skala Sotiros: DocWoKav, CC BY-SA 4.0
Good to know
Which beaches in Thasos 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 21 of the beaches on this page, the open water in front of them is typically 0.30 m in June, 0.29 m in July and 0.32 m in August when the meltemi is at its strongest, and 0.38 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 21 of the beaches on this page the sea is typically 18.6 °C in May, 23.2 °C in June, 25.7 °C in July, 26.3 °C in August and 24.1 °C in September — ideal at the height of summer, mild in June. By October it is 20.6 °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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