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Organized beaches in Karpathos
11 beaches in Karpathos 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 11 organized beaches on Karpathos
| Beach | Faces | Surface | Lifeguard | Bars | Tavernas | Toilets | Parking | Resort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyra Panaghia | east | – | 11 taverna or restaurant | Parking | Beach resort | |||
| Amopi | east | – | 33 bars and cafés | 66 tavernas and restaurants | Parking | |||
| Gialou Chorafi | south | – | 22 bars and cafés | 1313 tavernas and restaurants | Parking | |||
| Lakki Beach | south-east | Pebbles | 33 bars and cafés | 66 tavernas and restaurants | Parking | |||
| Panagias Limani | west | Pebbles | 22 bars and cafés | 1111 tavernas and restaurants | Parking | |||
| Votsalakia beach | south-east | Pebbles | 22 bars and cafés | 44 tavernas and restaurants | Parking | |||
| Finiki Beach | south | – | 44 tavernas and restaurants | Parking | ||||
| Arkasa Beach | north-west | – | 33 tavernas and restaurants | Parking | ||||
| Potali Bay | south-west | Pebbles | 33 tavernas and restaurants | Parking | ||||
| Agios Nikolaos Beach | west | – | 11 bar or café | 11 taverna or restaurant | Toilets | Parking | ||
| Makrygialos | east | – | 22 tavernas and restaurants | Toilets | Parking |
Karpathos: how busy is it, month by month
Karpathos is busiest in August. In May and October there are about half as many visitors, or fewer. For a flat sea and fewer people, the best months are June and October.
Visitor levels are nights spent in tourist accommodation in the South Aegean 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 Karpathos are organized?
11 of the 46 mapped beaches on Karpathos have a beach resort, or bars and tavernas with toilets or parking close by. Among them: Kyra Panaghia, Amopi, and Gialou Chorafi.
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.