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Sandy beaches in Athens Riviera
21 beaches in Athens Riviera with sand underfoot. Re-ranked live, so the one with the flattest sea today comes first.
These are the beaches on Athens Riviera tagged as sand on the map: soft underfoot and easier for children and bare feet than pebbles. Sand says nothing about the sea, so the live ranking checks today's wind for each of them.
All 21 sandy beaches on Athens Riviera
| Beach | Faces | Surface | Meltemi shelter (0–100) | Lifeguard | Bars | Tavernas | Toilets | Parking | Resort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Glyfada Beach | south-west | Sand | 96 | 11 bar or café | 33 tavernas and restaurants | Parking | |||
| 2nd Glyfada Beach | south-west | Sand | 96 | 11 bar or café | 11 taverna or restaurant | Toilets | Parking | ||
| A' Alimos Beach "Stolidi" | south-west | Sand | 96 | 88 bars and cafés | 88 tavernas and restaurants | Parking | |||
| Agios Cosmas | south-west | Sand | 96 | ||||||
| Floisbos beach | south-west | Sand | 96 | 55 bars and cafés | 66 tavernas and restaurants | Toilets | Parking | ||
| Lobarnta | south | Sand | 96 | 11 bar or café | |||||
| Mpatis beach | south-west | Sand | 96 | ||||||
| Niriides | south-west | Sand | 96 | 11 bar or café | 11 taverna or restaurant | ||||
| Palmyra | south-west | Sand | 96 | 11 bar or café | 44 tavernas and restaurants | Toilets | |||
| Paralia Agiou Nikolaou | south-west | Sand | 96 | 11 bar or café | Parking | Beach resort | |||
| 3rd Glyfada Beach | south-west | Sand | 95 | 22 bars and cafés | 33 tavernas and restaurants | Toilets | Parking | ||
| Akti tou Iliou | south-west | Sand | 95 | 1010 bars and cafés | 44 tavernas and restaurants | Parking | |||
| Beach of Varkiza | south | Sand | 95 | 11 bar or café | 88 tavernas and restaurants | Toilets | Parking | ||
| Blue Lagoon | south | Sand | 95 | 1111 bars and cafés | 1212 tavernas and restaurants | Parking | |||
| Second Beach of Saronis | south-west | Sand | 95 | ||||||
| V' plaz Voulas | west | Sand | 95 | Toilets | Parking | ||||
| Astir Beach | west | Sand | 94 | 44 tavernas and restaurants | Parking | ||||
| Kentriki paralia Saronidas | west | Sand | 94 | 55 bars and cafés | 11 taverna or restaurant | Toilets | |||
| Mikro Kavouri | west | Sand | 93 | 22 bars and cafés | 44 tavernas and restaurants | Parking | Beach resort | ||
| Paralia Mavro Lithari | west | Sand | 89 | 11 taverna or restaurant | Parking | Beach resort | |||
| Megalo Kavouri | west | Sand | 78 | 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
Where are the sandy beaches in Athens Riviera?
21 of the 44 mapped beaches on Athens Riviera are tagged as sand, for example 1st Glyfada Beach, 2nd Glyfada Beach, and A' Alimos Beach "Stolidi". The ones best sheltered from the meltemi are listed first.
Is a sandy beach also a sheltered beach?
Not necessarily. Sand tells you what is underfoot, not what the sea does. A long open sandy bay can have waves when the wind blows onshore. The live ranking above shows which sandy beaches are flat right now.
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.