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Family beaches in Laconia
23 beaches in Laconia that are easy to reach and have something useful close by: a lifeguard, a place to eat or drink, toilets. Ranked live, so the flattest sea comes first.
A family beach here is easy to reach (a road or track at the beach, or a car park close by), is not a naturist beach, and has at least one thing families need within 300 m: a lifeguard, a café, bar or taverna, toilets or a mapped beach resort. It all comes from OpenStreetMap, so a beach can have more than the map shows. We do not know how quickly the water gets deep, so check that on arrival if you have small children.
All 23 family beaches on Laconia
| Beach | Faces | Surface | Lifeguard | Bars | Tavernas | Toilets | Parking | Resort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karavostasi | south | Sand | 11 bar or café | 22 tavernas and restaurants | Toilets | |||
| Mavrovouni Beach | south-east | Pebbles | Lifeguard | 33 bars and cafés | 66 tavernas and restaurants | Toilets | Parking | Beach resort |
| Pounta | south | Sand | 22 tavernas and restaurants | |||||
| Vordonas beach | south-east | Sand | 22 tavernas and restaurants | Parking | ||||
| Agia Barbara beach | south-east | Sand | 22 tavernas and restaurants | Parking | ||||
| Kavos | south-west | Sand | 11 taverna or restaurant | Beach resort | ||||
| Artani | south | – | 11 bar or café | 44 tavernas and restaurants | Parking | |||
| Oitylo | west | – | 11 bar or café | 44 tavernas and restaurants | Toilets | Parking | ||
| Vathi Beach | south-east | – | 22 bars and cafés | 44 tavernas and restaurants | Toilets | Parking | ||
| Pahia ammos | south | – | 11 bar or café | 33 tavernas and restaurants | Toilets | Parking | ||
| Porto Kagio | north-east | – | 22 bars and cafés | 55 tavernas and restaurants | ||||
| Tigania beach | south-west | Pebbles | 11 bar or café | 11 taverna or restaurant | Parking | |||
| Viandini (Vourkos) beach | south-west | Pebbles | 11 bar or café | 11 taverna or restaurant | Toilets | Parking | ||
| Kotronas beach | south | – | 11 bar or café | 11 taverna or restaurant | Toilets | |||
| Megali Ammos | east | Pebbles | 44 bars and cafés | 55 tavernas and restaurants | Toilets | Parking | ||
| Plytra | south | – | 11 taverna or restaurant | Toilets | Parking | |||
| Thyni | south | – | 11 taverna or restaurant | Toilets | ||||
| Vlychada | east | Pebbles | 11 taverna or restaurant | Toilets | ||||
| Agia Kyriaki | south-east | Pebbles | 11 taverna or restaurant | Toilets | ||||
| Bozas | west | – | 11 taverna or restaurant | Toilets | Parking | |||
| Molos | north-east | – | 33 bars and cafés | 33 tavernas and restaurants | Toilets | Parking | ||
| Xifias | east | – | 22 tavernas and restaurants | |||||
| Ambelakia | east | – | 11 bar or café | Toilets |
Frequently asked questions
Which beaches in Laconia are good for families?
23 of the 60 mapped beaches on Laconia are easy to reach and have a lifeguard, a place to eat or drink, toilets or a resort nearby. The best fits are Karavostasi, Mavrovouni Beach, and Pounta.
Is the water shallow at these beaches?
The map data does not say how quickly the sea gets deep, so we do not claim it. Sandy beaches usually slope gently, but check on arrival and keep an eye on small children. The live ranking above shows which of these beaches have flat water today.
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.