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Organized beaches in Athens Riviera
24 beaches in Athens Riviera with facilities: a mapped beach resort, or bars and tavernas close by with toilets or parking. Ranked live for today's wind.
An organized beach here is mapped as a beach resort, or has at least 2 bars, cafés or tavernas within 300 m together with toilets or a car park. This is what the map shows. Sunbeds and umbrellas are not mapped, so ask on arrival what is rented and what is free.
All 24 organized beaches on Athens Riviera
| Beach | Faces | Surface | Lifeguard | Bars | Tavernas | Toilets | Parking | Resort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paralia Anavyssou | south | – | 66 bars and cafés | 11 taverna or restaurant | Parking | Beach resort | ||
| Mikro Kavouri | west | Sand | 22 bars and cafés | 44 tavernas and restaurants | Parking | Beach resort | ||
| Paralia Agiou Nikolaou | south-west | Sand | 11 bar or café | Parking | Beach resort | |||
| Paralia Mavro Lithari | west | Sand | 11 taverna or restaurant | Parking | Beach resort | |||
| A' Alimos Beach "Stolidi" | south-west | Sand | 88 bars and cafés | 88 tavernas and restaurants | Parking | |||
| Akti tou Iliou | south-west | Sand | 1010 bars and cafés | 44 tavernas and restaurants | Parking | |||
| Balux - The house project | west | – | 55 bars and cafés | 99 tavernas and restaurants | Parking | |||
| Beach of Varkiza | south | Sand | 11 bar or café | 88 tavernas and restaurants | Toilets | Parking | ||
| Blue Lagoon | south | Sand | 1111 bars and cafés | 1212 tavernas and restaurants | Parking | |||
| Floisbos beach | south-west | Sand | 55 bars and cafés | 66 tavernas and restaurants | Toilets | Parking | ||
| Paralia Glyfadas Akti D | west | – | 1010 bars and cafés | 2020 tavernas and restaurants | Toilets | Parking | ||
| Votsalakia | south | Pebbles | 1818 bars and cafés | 1616 tavernas and restaurants | Toilets | Parking | ||
| Pevko | south-west | – | Parking | Beach resort | ||||
| Kentriki paralia Saronidas | west | Sand | 55 bars and cafés | 11 taverna or restaurant | Toilets | |||
| 3rd Glyfada Beach | south-west | Sand | 22 bars and cafés | 33 tavernas and restaurants | Toilets | Parking | ||
| Palmyra | south-west | Sand | 11 bar or café | 44 tavernas and restaurants | Toilets | |||
| 1st Glyfada Beach | south-west | Sand | 11 bar or café | 33 tavernas and restaurants | Parking | |||
| Astir Beach | west | Sand | 44 tavernas and restaurants | Parking | ||||
| Edem beach | south-west | – | 22 bars and cafés | 22 tavernas and restaurants | Toilets | Parking | ||
| 2nd Glyfada Beach | south-west | Sand | 11 bar or café | 11 taverna or restaurant | Toilets | Parking | ||
| Galazia Akti | south-west | – | 11 bar or café | 11 taverna or restaurant | Parking | |||
| Krakaris | south-west | Pebbles | 11 bar or café | 11 taverna or restaurant | Parking | |||
| Megalo Kavouri | west | Sand | 11 bar or café | 11 taverna or restaurant | Parking | |||
| Voula Beach | south-west | – | 11 bar or café | 11 taverna or restaurant | Parking |
Athens Riviera: how busy is it, month by month
Athens Riviera is busiest in August. For a flat sea and fewer people, the best months are June and July.
Visitor levels are nights spent in tourist accommodation in the Attica region (Eurostat, average of 2023–2025), compared with its busiest month. They show when the area is busy, not how many people are on a given beach.
Frequently asked questions
Which beaches in Athens Riviera are organized?
24 of the 44 mapped beaches on Athens Riviera have a beach resort, or bars and tavernas with toilets or parking close by. Among them: Paralia Anavyssou, Mikro Kavouri, and Paralia Agiou Nikolaou.
Do organized beaches have sunbeds and umbrellas?
Often, but the map data does not list sunbeds, so we cannot promise it. Check on arrival what is rented and what is free.
How do you know which beaches are sheltered?
For every beach we measured how much open sea lies in each of 16 compass directions, using OpenStreetMap coastlines. Waves build over open water, so a beach with land close by in the direction the wind comes from is sheltered. Today's wind forecast from MET Norway is then applied, and the result is refreshed every 2 hours.
Are the forecasts reliable?
They are estimates. The model does not include swell from distant storms, and local gusts can be stronger than forecast. Always follow lifeguard flags and local warnings.