- Home
- Organized beaches
- Messenia
Organized beaches in Messenia
22 beaches in Messenia 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 22 organized beaches on Messenia
| Beach | Faces | Surface | Lifeguard | Bars | Tavernas | Toilets | Parking | Resort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ritsa | south-west | Pebbles | 66 bars and cafés | 1111 tavernas and restaurants | Parking | Beach resort | ||
| Stoupa Beach | west | – | 33 bars and cafés | 1515 tavernas and restaurants | Toilets | Parking | Beach resort | |
| Kalogria | west | Sand | 11 bar or café | 66 tavernas and restaurants | Toilets | Parking | Beach resort | |
| Kalamata Beach | south-west | Sand | 22 bars and cafés | 44 tavernas and restaurants | Toilets | Parking | Beach resort | |
| Paralia Ritsa | south-west | Pebbles | 11 bar or café | 22 tavernas and restaurants | Parking | Beach resort | ||
| Zaga | south-east | Sand | 11 taverna or restaurant | Toilets | Parking | Beach resort | ||
| Artaki | north-east | – | 77 bars and cafés | 1010 tavernas and restaurants | Toilets | Parking | ||
| Halikoura Beach | west | – | 22 bars and cafés | 77 tavernas and restaurants | Toilets | Parking | ||
| Kalamata Beach | south | – | 33 bars and cafés | 1010 tavernas and restaurants | Parking | |||
| Paralia Methonis | south-east | Sand | 44 bars and cafés | 1010 tavernas and restaurants | Toilets | Parking | ||
| Salio Beach | south-west | – | 1010 bars and cafés | 1313 tavernas and restaurants | Parking | |||
| Filoxenia Beach | south-west | Sand | Parking | Beach resort | ||||
| Romanos | south-west | – | 22 bars and cafés | 44 tavernas and restaurants | Toilets | Parking | ||
| Oasi | south-east | – | 33 bars and cafés | 22 tavernas and restaurants | Toilets | Parking | ||
| Petrochori | west | – | 11 bar or café | 33 tavernas and restaurants | Parking | |||
| Loutsa | south | Sand | 11 bar or café | 22 tavernas and restaurants | Parking | |||
| Memi | south-east | Sand | 11 bar or café | 22 tavernas and restaurants | Parking | |||
| Paralia Ritsa 2i | south-west | Pebbles | 11 bar or café | 22 tavernas and restaurants | Parking | |||
| Chomati Beach | east | – | 22 tavernas and restaurants | Parking | ||||
| Pantazi Beach | south-west | – | 22 tavernas and restaurants | Toilets | Parking | |||
| Peroulia Beach | east | – | 22 tavernas and restaurants | Parking | ||||
| Vasilitsi Beach | south-east | – | 22 tavernas and restaurants | Parking |
Frequently asked questions
Which beaches in Messenia are organized?
22 of the 59 mapped beaches on Messenia have a beach resort, or bars and tavernas with toilets or parking close by. Among them: Ritsa, Stoupa Beach, and Kalogria.
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.