Sheltered beaches in Paros
28 beaches in Paros that stay flat when the meltemi blows. Most protected first, and re-ranked live for today's wind.
A beach counts as sheltered here when its sea stays flat in a strong north or north-east wind (6 Bft), the meltemi. We measured the open sea upwind of every beach on Paros: where land lies close to the north and north-east, waves cannot build.
All 28 sheltered beaches on Paros
| Beach | Faces | Surface | Meltemi shelter (0–100) | Lifeguard | Bars | Tavernas | Toilets | Parking | Resort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alyki beach | south | – | 96 | 11 taverna or restaurant | |||||
| Alyki beach | south-west | Sand | 96 | 44 bars and cafés | 1313 tavernas and restaurants | Toilets | |||
| Aspros Gremos beach | south-east | – | 96 | ||||||
| Farangas | south | Sand | 96 | Parking | Beach resort | ||||
| Glyfá beach | south | – | 96 | 11 bar or café | Toilets | ||||
| Kolybithres | south-east | – | 96 | 33 tavernas and restaurants | |||||
| MARTSELO BEACH | south | – | 96 | 11 taverna or restaurant | |||||
| Mikri Santa Maria | south | Sand | 96 | 11 bar or café | 22 tavernas and restaurants | ||||
| Monastiri Beach | south-east | Sand | 96 | 11 taverna or restaurant | Toilets | Parking | Beach resort | ||
| Paralia Lolantogi | south | – | 96 | 11 taverna or restaurant | |||||
| Paralia Lolantoi | south | – | 96 | 11 taverna or restaurant | |||||
| Pyrgaki beach | south-east | – | 96 | ||||||
| Tourkou Ammos beach | south-west | – | 96 | ||||||
| Voutakos beach | south | – | 96 | ||||||
| Abelas | south-east | Sand | 95 | 55 tavernas and restaurants | Parking | ||||
| Drios Beach | south | – | 95 | 22 bars and cafés | 33 tavernas and restaurants | Parking | |||
| Golden Beach | south | Sand | 95 | ||||||
| Livadia | south-west | – | 95 | 11 bar or café | 66 tavernas and restaurants | Parking | Beach resort | ||
| Paralia Agali Chrysis Aktis | south | – | 95 | ||||||
| Punda Beach | south-east | – | 95 | 11 taverna or restaurant | Parking | ||||
| Tserdakia (New Chryssi Akti) | south-east | Sand | 95 | 11 taverna or restaurant | Toilets | ||||
| Parasporos | north-west | – | 94 | ||||||
| Agia Eirini | north-west | – | 93 | ||||||
| Agios Stefanos | north-west | Sand | 93 | 22 tavernas and restaurants | |||||
| Kalogeros | south-east | – | 93 | ||||||
| Langeri Beach | west | – | 91 | ||||||
| unorganized beach | south-east | – | 91 | ||||||
| Xyfara | north-west | – | 90 | 11 taverna or restaurant |
Paros: how busy is it, month by month
Paros 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 Paros are sheltered from the meltemi?
28 of the 38 mapped beaches on Paros stay flat in a strong north wind. The best protected are Alyki beach, Alyki beach, and Aspros Gremos beach.
Are these beaches sheltered every day?
They are sheltered in the meltemi, which blows from the north. With wind from another direction the sheltered side changes, so check the live ranking above: it applies today's forecast to these beaches and is refreshed every 2 hours.
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.