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Family beaches in South Athens
10 beaches in South Athens 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 10 family beaches on South Athens
| Beach | Faces | Surface | Lifeguard | Bars | Tavernas | Toilets | Parking | Resort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A' Alimos Beach "Stolidi" | south-west | Sand | 88 bars and cafés | 88 tavernas and restaurants | Parking | |||
| Floisbos beach | south-west | Sand | 55 bars and cafés | 66 tavernas and restaurants | Toilets | Parking | ||
| Palmyra | south-west | Sand | 11 bar or café | 44 tavernas and restaurants | Toilets | |||
| 3rd Glyfada Beach | south-west | Sand | 22 bars and cafés | 33 tavernas and restaurants | Toilets | Parking | ||
| Akti tou Iliou | south-west | Sand | 1010 bars and cafés | 44 tavernas and restaurants | Parking | |||
| 1st Glyfada Beach | south-west | Sand | 11 bar or café | 33 tavernas and restaurants | Parking | |||
| 2nd Glyfada Beach | south-west | Sand | 11 bar or café | 11 taverna or restaurant | Toilets | Parking | ||
| Paralia Glyfadas Akti D | west | – | 1010 bars and cafés | 2020 tavernas and restaurants | Toilets | Parking | ||
| Balux - The house project | west | – | 55 bars and cafés | 99 tavernas and restaurants | Parking | |||
| Edem beach | south-west | – | 22 bars and cafés | 22 tavernas and restaurants | Toilets | Parking |
Frequently asked questions
Which beaches in South Athens are good for families?
10 of the 13 mapped beaches on South Athens are easy to reach and have a lifeguard, a place to eat or drink, toilets or a resort nearby. The best fits are A' Alimos Beach "Stolidi", Floisbos beach, and Palmyra.
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.