The beach of Vouliagmeni, in Southern suburbs
Athens beaches
Kape beach, near Cape Sounio
The beach of Porto Rafti, in the north of Athens
Although Athens is famous mainly for its sights, there are many beautiful seaside spots to explore during your visit, too. The beaches of Athens are spread all along the southern and northeastern sides of the Attica peninsula.
In brief, the southeastern coastline, from Glyfada to Cape Sounion, has lovely organized beaches as well as secluded coves to enjoy a day at the beach. A great well-organized spot near the city center is Vouliagmeni.
If you are in the northern part of Attica, don't miss the charming Schinias. If you want to swim in a unique setting, try Vouliagmeni Lake. In terms of natural beauty, Kape is one of the most spectacular options.
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Below, you will find a list of the best beaches in Athens sorted by popularity.
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Vouliagmeni beach
Well-Organized, Windsurfing, Entry Ticket, Family Friendly, SandyLocation: 19.5 km south of Athens
Description: Vouliagmeni is a popular seashore in southwestern Attica with a sand-and-shingle coast, plenty of loungers, beachside bars, facilities, and an entrance fee.
Voula beach
Nudism-Friendly, Well-Organized, Entry Ticket, Watersports, Family Friendly, Non-Organized, SandyLocation: 15 km south of Athens
Description: Voula is a popular seashore with a sandy coast, clean waters, and a shallow seabed. It is split into non-organized parts and a well-organized plaza with a paid entrance.
Varkiza beach
Well-Organized, Windsurfing, Entry Ticket, Watersports, Family Friendly, Non-Organized, Pebbled, PartyLocation: 21 km south of Athens
Description: Varkiza is one of the most popular beaches in Attica, hosting a fully organized and non-organized part with lots of sand and pebbles along its length.
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Kape beach
Nudism-Friendly, Family Friendly, Secluded, Non-Organized, PebbledLocation: 55.5 km southeast of Athens
Description: Kape is a wonderful, non-organized beach near Sounio that has a pebbly seashore, a shallow seabed, clear sea waters and a couple of naturist spots.
Schinias beach
Windsurfing, Watersports, Family Friendly, Non-Organized, SandyLocation: 50 km northeast of Athens
Description: Schinias is a long, sandy beach with fantastic surrounding greenery, nice waters, and a shallow seabed.
Cape Sounion beach
Well-Organized, Family Friendly, SandyLocation: 61 km southeast of Athens
Description: Cape Sounion is one of the southernmost beach destinations in Attica, hosting a sandy shore, clear waters, a shallow seabed, lots of sunbeds, and establishments for snacking and drinking.
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Vouliagmeni Lake
Well-Organized, Entry Ticket, Family FriendlyLocation: 20 km south of Athens
Description: Vouliagmeni Lake is a spot for swimming and lounging, having an entrance fee, deluxe sunbeds, clear waters with fish, a bar restaurant, and wellness services.
Anavissos beach
Well-Organized, Windsurfing, Diving Club, Watersports, Family Friendly, SandyLocation: 43 km southeast of Athens
Description: Anavissos is a mesmerizing seashore on the northwestern coast of Attica, boasting clear waters, plenty of sun loungers, lots of beach bars, and watersports.
Vravrona beach
Well-Organized, Partly-Organized, Watersports, Family Friendly, SandyLocation: 35 km east of Athens
Description: Vravrona is a long beach with a sandy shore, a rocky seabed, plenty of sun loungers, and drinking and eating facilities near the water.
Avlaki beach
Well-Organized, Entry Ticket, Watersports, Family Friendly, SandyLocation: 44 km southeast of Athens
Description: Avlaki is a sand-filled beach with shallow waters, an abundance of sun loungers with parasols, and on-site facilities.
Legrena beach
Sandy, Family Friendly, Secluded, Non-Organized, Nudism-FriendlyLocation: 56 km southeast of Athens
Description: Legrena Beach is a remote seashore near Sounion with crystal waters, a long sandy shore, and no beach facilities.
Pountazeza beach
Well-Organized, Family Friendly, SandyLocation: 64 km southeast of Athens
Description: Pountazeza is a cosmopolitan sand-and-shingle shore with lots of sun loungers, a beach bar, and some space for bathers who want to bring their own gear.
Loutsa beach (Artemis)
Windsurfing, Sandy, Family Friendly, Well-OrganizedLocation: 34 km east of Athens
Description: Loutsa (or Artemis Beach) is a long, sandy seashore on eastern Attica, famous for its easy access, soft coast, and fully organized shore.
Kavouri beach
Family Friendly, Non-Organized, SandyLocation: 18 km south of Athens
Description: The two beaches of Mikro and Megalo Kavouri along the coastal highway of Athens are sandy, shallow-water shores that are highly visited in the summer.
Kalamaki beach
Well-Organized, Watersports, PebbledLocation: 10 km south of Athens
Description: Kalamaki is a seashore filled with small pebbles, light-blue deep waters, an abundance of sun loungers, beach bars, and a handful of facilities.
Glyfada Beach
Partly-Organized, PebbledLocation: 14 km south of Athens
Description: The beach of Glyfada features sand and lots of pebbles while getting very crowded in summertime, hosting clear waters, free sun umbrellas, and easy access.
Lomvarda beach
Partly-Organized, Sandy, Family FriendlyLocation: 26 km southeast of Athens
Description: The sandy beach of Lomvarda features both an organized and non-organized part, along with clear, light-blue waters and a very shallow seabed.
Althea beach
Nudism-Friendly, Secluded, Non-Organized, SandyLocation: 27 km southeast of Athens
Description: The small cove of Althea is a non-organized spot, covered in golden sand and small pebbles, and surrounded by gorgeous rocks.
Eden Beach
Well-Organized, Windsurfing, Entry Ticket, Watersports, SandyLocation: 39 km southeast of Athens
Description: Eden features a sandy shore and clear azure waters while being filled with sunbeds and offering the opportunity to enjoy some activities.
Agios Nikolaos beach
Partly-Organized, Family Friendly, SandyLocation: 41.5 km southeast of Athens
Description: Agios Nikolaos is a sand-and-pebble-filled shore with clear waters, a beach bar, and some sunbed pairs near the popular coast of Anavissos.
Asimaki beach
Windsurfing, Watersports, Family Friendly, Non-Organized, SandyLocation: 64 km southeast of Athens
Description: Asimaki has a sand-filled shore with crystalline waters, some umbrellas, snack spots, and a handful of trees.
Vouliagmeni beach
Well-Organized, Windsurfing, Entry Ticket, Family Friendly, SandyLocation: 19.5 km south of Athens
Description: Vouliagmeni is a popular seashore in southwestern Attica with a sand-and-shingle coast, plenty of loungers, beachside bars, facilities, and an entrance fee.
Voula beach
Nudism-Friendly, Well-Organized, Entry Ticket, Watersports, Family Friendly, Non-Organized, SandyLocation: 15 km south of Athens
Description: Voula is a popular seashore with a sandy coast, clean waters, and a shallow seabed. It is split into non-organized parts and a well-organized plaza with a paid entrance.
Varkiza beach
Well-Organized, Windsurfing, Entry Ticket, Watersports, Family Friendly, Non-Organized, Pebbled, PartyLocation: 21 km south of Athens
Description: Varkiza is one of the most popular beaches in Attica, hosting a fully organized and non-organized part with lots of sand and pebbles along its length.
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Kape beach
Nudism-Friendly, Family Friendly, Secluded, Non-Organized, PebbledLocation: 55.5 km southeast of Athens
Description: Kape is a wonderful, non-organized beach near Sounio that has a pebbly seashore, a shallow seabed, clear sea waters and a couple of naturist spots.
Schinias beach
Windsurfing, Watersports, Family Friendly, Non-Organized, SandyLocation: 50 km northeast of Athens
Description: Schinias is a long, sandy beach with fantastic surrounding greenery, nice waters, and a shallow seabed.
Cape Sounion beach
Well-Organized, Family Friendly, SandyLocation: 61 km southeast of Athens
Description: Cape Sounion is one of the southernmost beach destinations in Attica, hosting a sandy shore, clear waters, a shallow seabed, lots of sunbeds, and establishments for snacking and drinking.
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Vouliagmeni Lake
Well-Organized, Entry Ticket, Family FriendlyLocation: 20 km south of Athens
Description: Vouliagmeni Lake is a spot for swimming and lounging, having an entrance fee, deluxe sunbeds, clear waters with fish, a bar restaurant, and wellness services.
Anavissos beach
Well-Organized, Windsurfing, Diving Club, Watersports, Family Friendly, SandyLocation: 43 km southeast of Athens
Description: Anavissos is a mesmerizing seashore on the northwestern coast of Attica, boasting clear waters, plenty of sun loungers, lots of beach bars, and watersports.
Vravrona beach
Well-Organized, Partly-Organized, Watersports, Family Friendly, SandyLocation: 35 km east of Athens
Description: Vravrona is a long beach with a sandy shore, a rocky seabed, plenty of sun loungers, and drinking and eating facilities near the water.
Avlaki beach
Well-Organized, Entry Ticket, Watersports, Family Friendly, SandyLocation: 44 km southeast of Athens
Description: Avlaki is a sand-filled beach with shallow waters, an abundance of sun loungers with parasols, and on-site facilities.
Legrena beach
Sandy, Family Friendly, Secluded, Non-Organized, Nudism-FriendlyLocation: 56 km southeast of Athens
Description: Legrena Beach is a remote seashore near Sounion with crystal waters, a long sandy shore, and no beach facilities.
Pountazeza beach
Well-Organized, Family Friendly, SandyLocation: 64 km southeast of Athens
Description: Pountazeza is a cosmopolitan sand-and-shingle shore with lots of sun loungers, a beach bar, and some space for bathers who want to bring their own gear.
Loutsa beach (Artemis)
Windsurfing, Sandy, Family Friendly, Well-OrganizedLocation: 34 km east of Athens
Description: Loutsa (or Artemis Beach) is a long, sandy seashore on eastern Attica, famous for its easy access, soft coast, and fully organized shore.
Kavouri beach
Family Friendly, Non-Organized, SandyLocation: 18 km south of Athens
Description: The two beaches of Mikro and Megalo Kavouri along the coastal highway of Athens are sandy, shallow-water shores that are highly visited in the summer.
Kalamaki beach
Well-Organized, Watersports, PebbledLocation: 10 km south of Athens
Description: Kalamaki is a seashore filled with small pebbles, light-blue deep waters, an abundance of sun loungers, beach bars, and a handful of facilities.
Glyfada Beach
Partly-Organized, PebbledLocation: 14 km south of Athens
Description: The beach of Glyfada features sand and lots of pebbles while getting very crowded in summertime, hosting clear waters, free sun umbrellas, and easy access.
Lomvarda beach
Partly-Organized, Sandy, Family FriendlyLocation: 26 km southeast of Athens
Description: The sandy beach of Lomvarda features both an organized and non-organized part, along with clear, light-blue waters and a very shallow seabed.
Althea beach
Nudism-Friendly, Secluded, Non-Organized, SandyLocation: 27 km southeast of Athens
Description: The small cove of Althea is a non-organized spot, covered in golden sand and small pebbles, and surrounded by gorgeous rocks.
Eden Beach
Well-Organized, Windsurfing, Entry Ticket, Watersports, SandyLocation: 39 km southeast of Athens
Description: Eden features a sandy shore and clear azure waters while being filled with sunbeds and offering the opportunity to enjoy some activities.
Agios Nikolaos beach
Partly-Organized, Family Friendly, SandyLocation: 41.5 km southeast of Athens
Description: Agios Nikolaos is a sand-and-pebble-filled shore with clear waters, a beach bar, and some sunbed pairs near the popular coast of Anavissos.
Asimaki beach
Windsurfing, Watersports, Family Friendly, Non-Organized, SandyLocation: 64 km southeast of Athens
Description: Asimaki has a sand-filled shore with crystalline waters, some umbrellas, snack spots, and a handful of trees.
Passa beach
Partly-Organized, SandyLocation: 63 km southeast of Athens
Description: Famous among the locals, Passa is a sandy shore with some lounging amenities and clear waters in the area of Sounio.
Fokea beach
Partly-Organized, SandyLocation: 48 km southeast of Athens
Description: In a relatively unknown spot near the region of Palea Fokea, Fokea Beach has fine sand, crystalline waters, and plentiful sunbeds for rent. It is an ideal place to watch the sunset, too.
Mavro Lithari beach
Well-Organized, Diving Club, SandyLocation: 38 km southeast of Athens
Description: Mavro Lithari presents a mixture of sand and pebbles along the western Athenian coast, and offers an abundance of sun loungers, a beachside bar, and a diving center.
Galazia Akti beach
Partly-Organized, SandyLocation: 29 km southeast of Athens
Description: Galazia Akti is a partly organized destination on the Athenian Riviera coastline, with a beautiful sand-and-shingle shore, nice waters, and on-the-beach facilities.
Harakas beach
Well-Organized, Family Friendly, SandyLocation: 56 km southeast of Athens
Description: The long seashore of Harakas is covered with golden sand, while its waters are clear and calm, and have a sandy bottom.
Saronida beach
Partly-Organized, Family Friendly, SandyLocation: 36.5 km southeast of Athens
Description: The beach of Saronida is popular among local residents, as it has a handful of free-of-charge facilities, nearby restaurants, cafes, and a sand-and-pebble shore.
Kokkino Limanaki beach
Windsurfing, Family Friendly, Non-Organized, SandyLocation: 30 km east of Athens
Description: Kokkino Limanaki is a small beach close to the town of Rafina, showcasing a sand-and-pebble shore, steep surrounding cliffs, crystal waters, and no facilities.
Palea Fokea beach
Partly-Organized, Watersports, Family Friendly, Sandy, Small HarborLocation: 43 km southeast of Athens
Description: The beach of Palea Fokea is a prime choice for families and couples, as it boasts a sand-filled shore, clear waters, some sunbeds, and watersports facilities.
Votsalakia beach
Partly-Organized, Family Friendly, PebbledLocation: 10 km southwest of Athens
Description: Votsalakia is a well-known pebbly beach in Piraeus, getting crowded by local residents during summer. It is situated close to cafeterias, taverns, and a large number of sports facilities.
Marathon Beach
Diving Club, Partly-Organized, Sandy, Family FriendlyLocation: 37.5 km northeast of Athens
Description: The beach of Marathon is a long and sandy family-friendly seashore, with some on-the-beach amenities and a smooth seabed between Schinias and Nea Makri.