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Sandy beaches in Thasos
36 beaches in Thasos with sand underfoot. Re-ranked live, so the one with the flattest sea today comes first.
These are the beaches on Thasos 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 36 sandy beaches on Thasos
| Beach | Faces | Surface | Meltemi shelter (0–100) | Lifeguard | Bars | Tavernas | Toilets | Parking | Resort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aghia Paraskevi | south | Sand | 96 | 11 bar or café | |||||
| Alexandra | south-west | Sand | 96 | 11 bar or café | 44 tavernas and restaurants | Parking | |||
| Alyki | south-west | Sand | 96 | 11 bar or café | 66 tavernas and restaurants | Parking | |||
| Astris | south-west | Sand | 96 | 11 bar or café | 22 tavernas and restaurants | Parking | |||
| Atspas | west | Sand | 96 | 11 bar or café | |||||
| Atspas Beach | west | Sand | 96 | 11 bar or café | |||||
| Emerald Beach | south-west | Sand | 96 | ||||||
| Notos | south-west | Sand | 96 | ||||||
| Rossogremos | south-west | Sand | 96 | ||||||
| Scala Sotiros | west | Sand | 96 | 22 bars and cafés | 11 taverna or restaurant | ||||
| Skala Maries | west | Sand | 96 | 22 bars and cafés | 77 tavernas and restaurants | ||||
| Limenaria | south | Sand | 95 | 11 taverna or restaurant | |||||
| Limenaria | south | Sand | 95 | ||||||
| Makriammos beach | east | Sand | 95 | ||||||
| Potos | south-west | Sand | 95 | 66 bars and cafés | 55 tavernas and restaurants | Toilets | |||
| Psili Ammos | south | Sand | 95 | 11 bar or café | |||||
| Trypiti | south | Sand | 95 | 11 taverna or restaurant | Parking | ||||
| Platanes | west | Sand | 94 | 22 bars and cafés | 77 tavernas and restaurants | ||||
| San Antonio | south-west | Sand | 94 | 22 tavernas and restaurants | |||||
| Chryssi Ammoudia | south-east | Sand | 91 | 11 bar or café | 55 tavernas and restaurants | Parking | |||
| Anapsiktirio | east | Sand | 77 | 33 tavernas and restaurants | |||||
| Golden Beach | east | Sand | 77 | ||||||
| Karnagio | north-west | Sand | 62 | 11 bar or café | 22 tavernas and restaurants | Toilets | Beach resort | ||
| Glyfoneri | north-west | Sand | 53 | 11 taverna or restaurant | Parking | ||||
| Glykadi | east | Sand | 52 | Parking | |||||
| Pachys | west | Sand | 52 | 22 bars and cafés | 11 taverna or restaurant | Parking | |||
| La Scala | north-east | Sand | 49 | 11 bar or café | |||||
| Papalimani | north-east | Sand | 49 | 11 bar or café | |||||
| Glyfada | north-east | Sand | 45 | ||||||
| Nisteri | north-east | Sand | 45 | ||||||
| Scala Rachoni | north-west | Sand | 45 | 44 bars and cafés | 77 tavernas and restaurants | ||||
| Ilio Mare | west | Sand | 38 | 33 bars and cafés | 22 tavernas and restaurants | ||||
| Paradise Beach | east | Sand | 32 | 11 taverna or restaurant | Toilets | Parking | |||
| Dasylio | north | Sand | 30 | 55 bars and cafés | 33 tavernas and restaurants | Parking | Beach resort | ||
| Scala Kallirachis | north-west | Sand | 17 | 11 bar or café | 11 taverna or restaurant | Toilets | |||
| Chrysi Akti | north-east | Sand | 11 | 44 bars and cafés | 1515 tavernas and restaurants | Parking |
Thasos: how busy is it, month by month
Thasos is busiest in August. In May, September, and October there are about half as many visitors, or fewer. For a flat sea and fewer people, the best months are June and September.
Visitor levels are nights spent in tourist accommodation in the East Macedonia and Thrace 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 Thasos?
36 of the 62 mapped beaches on Thasos are tagged as sand, for example Aghia Paraskevi, Alexandra, and Alyki. 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.