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Sandy beaches in Naxos
12 beaches in Naxos with sand underfoot. Re-ranked live, so the one with the flattest sea today comes first.
These are the beaches on Naxos 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 12 sandy beaches on Naxos
| Beach | Faces | Surface | Meltemi shelter (0–100) | Lifeguard | Bars | Tavernas | Toilets | Parking | Resort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aghios Prokopios beach | south-west | Sand | 96 | Parking | |||||
| Aliko (Alyko) Beach | south | Sand | 96 | ||||||
| Pyrgaki Beach | south-west | Sand | 96 | 11 bar or café | 22 tavernas and restaurants | Parking | Beach resort | ||
| Agía Ánna Beach | south-west | Sand | 95 | 55 bars and cafés | 1111 tavernas and restaurants | Parking | Beach resort | ||
| Agiasos Beach | south-west | Sand | 95 | 22 tavernas and restaurants | Parking | ||||
| Mikri Vigla Beach (South) | south-west | Sand | 95 | 22 tavernas and restaurants | Parking | Beach resort | |||
| Hawaii Beach | west | Sand | 94 | ||||||
| Kedros Beach | west | Sand | 94 | ||||||
| Vintsi | west | Sand | 94 | 1414 bars and cafés | 2525 tavernas and restaurants | Toilets | Parking | ||
| Glyfada Beach | west | Sand | 90 | 22 tavernas and restaurants | Parking | ||||
| Mikri Vigla | north-west | Sand | 74 | 22 tavernas and restaurants | Parking | ||||
| Apollonas Beach | north-east | Sand | 0 | 22 bars and cafés | 22 tavernas and restaurants | Toilets |
Naxos: how busy is it, month by month
Naxos 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
Where are the sandy beaches in Naxos?
12 of the 33 mapped beaches on Naxos are tagged as sand, for example Aghios Prokopios beach, Aliko (Alyko) Beach, and Pyrgaki Beach. 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.