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Sheltered beaches in Thesprotia
33 beaches in Thesprotia 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 Thesprotia: where land lies close to the north and north-east, waves cannot build.
All 33 sheltered beaches on Thesprotia
| Beach | Faces | Surface | Meltemi shelter (0–100) | Lifeguard | Bars | Tavernas | Toilets | Parking | Resort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agali | south-west | – | 96 | 22 bars and cafés | 11 taverna or restaurant | Parking | |||
| Corfu Beach | south-west | Sand | 96 | ||||||
| Dei plous | north-west | Pebbles | 96 | ||||||
| Kamini | south-west | – | 96 | 22 bars and cafés | 22 tavernas and restaurants | Parking | |||
| Keramidi Beach | south-west | Sand | 96 | Parking | |||||
| Mega Ammos | south-west | Pebbles | 96 | 11 taverna or restaurant | Parking | Beach resort | |||
| Mega Drafi | south-west | – | 96 | 11 taverna or restaurant | Toilets | Parking | |||
| Mikri Ammos | south-west | – | 96 | 11 bar or café | Parking | ||||
| Paralia Drepano | south-west | Sand | 96 | 11 bar or café | Toilets | Parking | |||
| Paralia Elena | west | – | 96 | 11 taverna or restaurant | |||||
| Paralia Kokkinos Vrachos | south-west | – | 96 | ||||||
| Paralia Makrygiali | south | – | 96 | Toilets | |||||
| Paralia Makrygiali | south | Sand | 96 | 11 bar or café | Toilets | Parking | |||
| Paralia Plataria Beach Hotel | south-west | – | 96 | ||||||
| Prapa Mali | south-west | – | 96 | ||||||
| Stavrolimenas | south-west | Pebbles | 96 | ||||||
| Zavia | south | Pebbles | 96 | 11 bar or café | Parking | ||||
| Zeri | south | – | 96 | 11 taverna or restaurant | |||||
| Ai Giannakis | south | Pebbles | 95 | 11 taverna or restaurant | Parking | ||||
| Bela Vraka | east | – | 95 | Parking | |||||
| Dei | west | – | 95 | 11 taverna or restaurant | |||||
| Gallikos Molos | west | – | 95 | 11 bar or café | 11 taverna or restaurant | ||||
| Gata Beach | west | Sand | 95 | ||||||
| Kalami Beach | south | Sand | 95 | 11 taverna or restaurant | Toilets | ||||
| Mikro Drafi | south-west | – | 95 | 11 taverna or restaurant | Toilets | Parking | |||
| Paralia Drepano | south-west | Sand | 95 | 22 bars and cafés | 11 taverna or restaurant | Toilets | Parking | ||
| Paralia Elia | west | – | 95 | 11 bar or café | Parking | ||||
| Sagiada Beach | west | – | 95 | 11 bar or café | 22 tavernas and restaurants | Toilets | |||
| Agia Paraskevi | south | – | 94 | 11 bar or café | 11 taverna or restaurant | Parking | |||
| Sofas | south-west | – | 94 | 11 bar or café | 11 taverna or restaurant | ||||
| Karavostasi | west | – | 93 | 22 tavernas and restaurants | Toilets | ||||
| Arilla | west | – | 92 | 33 tavernas and restaurants | Parking | Beach resort | |||
| Paralia Platarias | west | – | 92 | 22 bars and cafés | 11 taverna or restaurant | Parking |
Frequently asked questions
Which beaches in Thesprotia are sheltered from the meltemi?
33 of the 38 mapped beaches on Thesprotia stay flat in a strong north wind. The best protected are Agali, Corfu Beach, and Dei plous.
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.