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Organized beaches in Lemnos
7 beaches in Lemnos 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 7 organized beaches on Lemnos
| Beach | Faces | Surface | Lifeguard | Bars | Tavernas | Toilets | Parking | Resort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richa nera | west | – | 55 bars and cafés | 22 tavernas and restaurants | Parking | Beach resort | ||
| Avlonas | north-west | – | 11 bar or café | Parking | Beach resort | |||
| Platy Beach | south-west | – | 66 bars and cafés | 44 tavernas and restaurants | Parking | |||
| Romeikos Gialos | west | – | 1414 bars and cafés | 1111 tavernas and restaurants | Parking | |||
| Tourkikos Gialos | west | – | 55 bars and cafés | 1010 tavernas and restaurants | Toilets | Parking | ||
| Thanos Beach | south-west | – | 22 bars and cafés | 11 taverna or restaurant | Parking | |||
| Agios Ioannis | south-west | – | 22 tavernas and restaurants | Parking |
Lemnos: how busy is it, month by month
Lemnos 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 July.
Visitor levels are nights spent in tourist accommodation in the North 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 Lemnos are organized?
7 of the 41 mapped beaches on Lemnos have a beach resort, or bars and tavernas with toilets or parking close by. Among them: Richa nera, Avlonas, and Platy Beach.
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.