Best Beaches with Free Parking in Greece

We rank the 38 beaches with free parking in Greece. Myrtos Beach (Greece) comes first with 4.9 / 5, followed by Navagio Beach, Voidokilia Beach.

The sea reaches about 25 degrees C in season, and most of these beaches are at their best from June to September. 30 of the 38 have easy access, and 12 are hidden gems.

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1Myrtos Beach

Kefalonia, Greece · 4.9 / 5 · Moderate access · about 27 °C

Consistently ranked among Europe's most beautiful beaches — gleaming white pebbles meet the most intense shade of turquoise blue imaginable, framed by towering cliffs.

2Navagio Beach

Zakynthos, Greece · 4.9 / 5 · Moderate access · about 26 °C

The iconic Shipwreck Beach, enclosed by soaring white limestone cliffs — arguably the most photographed beach in the world.

3Voidokilia Beach

Pylos, Messinia, Greece · 4.8 / 5 · Easy access · about 23 °C

A near perfect omega shaped bay of fine sand on the Messinian coast, with calm shallow water and the Gialova lagoon wildlife area just behind it.

4Sarakiniko

Milos, Greece · 4.7 / 5 · Easy access · about 24 °C

A lunar shoreline of smooth white volcanic rock sculpted by wind and sea, with deep clear water for swimming from the rocks.

5Simos Beach

Elafonisos, Peloponnese, Greece · 4.7 / 5 · Easy access · about 24 °C

Two wide bays of fine pale sand and shallow turquoise water, separated by a strip of dunes on the small island of Elafonisos.

6Kavourotrypes Beach

Sithonia, Halkidiki · 4.6 / 5 · Easy access · about 24 °C

A string of small coves on the east coast of Sithonia, also known as Orange Beach.

7Stavros Beach, Crete

Akrotiri, Chania, Crete · 4.6 / 5 · Easy access · about 25 °C

Stavros is a small, sheltered bay of fine sand and clear shallow water on the Akrotiri peninsula of Crete.

8Dafnoudi Beach

Fiskardo area, Kefalonia · 4.5 / 5 · Moderate access · about 24 °C

A small, sheltered pebble cove on the north tip of Kefalonia near Fiskardo, with calm turquoise water and a pine forest behind it.

9Fava Beach, Vourvourou

Vourvourou, Sithonia, Halkidiki · 4.5 / 5 · Easy access · about 25 °C

Fava is a sandy beach at Vourvourou on the Sithonia peninsula of Halkidiki, with calm, shallow water and a view of small wooded islands in the bay.

10Kalathas Beach, Chania

Kalathas, Akrotiri, Chania, Crete · 4.5 / 5 · Easy access · about 26 °C

Kalathas is a sandy bay on the Akrotiri peninsula near Chania in Crete, with shallow turquoise water and bare hills around the shore.

11Kolymbithres Beach

Naoussa, Paros, Cyclades · 4.5 / 5 · Easy access · about 25 °C

A beach near Naoussa on Paros, known for its smooth, sculpted rock formations that separate small sandy coves.

12Mikri Vigla Beach

Mikri Vigla, Naxos · 4.5 / 5 · Easy access · about 23 °C

Long, pale beaches on the south-west coast of Naxos, split into two bays by a small rocky headland.

13Pefkoulia Beach, Lefkada

Pefkoulia, Agios Nikitas, Lefkada · 4.5 / 5 · Easy access · about 25 °C

Pefkoulia is a long beach of golden sand and pebbles on the west coast of Lefkada, below steep green hills near Agios Nikitas.

14Plaka Beach

Naxos, Cyclades, Greece · 4.5 / 5 · Easy access · about 23 °C

A very long sand beach on the southwest coast of Naxos, backed by dunes and open to the Aegean.

15Prasonisi Beach, Rhodes

Prasonisi, Rhodes, Dodecanese · 4.5 / 5 · Easy access · about 25 °C

Prasonisi is a sandy spit at the far southern tip of Rhodes, where a narrow sandbar joins the main island to a small rocky islet.

16Xerokambos Beach, Crete

Xerokambos, Sitia, Lasithi, Crete · 4.5 / 5 · Easy access · about 26 °C

Xerokambos is a remote beach on the south-east coast of Crete, with pale sand, clear turquoise water and bare hills behind the shore.

17Xerokampos Beach, Crete

Xerokampos, Sitia, east Crete · 4.5 / 5 · Moderate access · about 25 °C

Xerokampos is a remote bay in the far east of Crete, with pale sand, flat white rocks and clear blue water.

18Aliki Beach, Thasos

Aliki, Thasos · 4.4 / 5 · Easy access · about 24 °C

Aliki is a small peninsula on the south-east coast of Thasos, with two sheltered bays of pale sand and clear shallow water.

19Arvanitia Beach, Nafplio

Nafplio, Peloponnese · 4.4 / 5 · Easy access · about 25 °C

Arvanitia is a small pebble beach at the foot of the Nafplio fortress hill, reached by a path around the rocks.

20Frangokastello Beach, Crete

Frangokastello, Sfakia, Crete · 4.4 / 5 · Easy access · about 25 °C

Frangokastello is a long beach of pale sand on the south coast of Crete, beside a square Venetian castle with the White Mountains rising behind.

21Kommos Beach, Crete

Kommos, near Matala, south Crete · 4.4 / 5 · Easy access · about 24 °C

Kommos is a long beach of coarse golden sand on the south coast of Crete, close to Matala and beside the excavated site of a Minoan harbour town.

22Methoni Beach, Messinia

Methoni, Messinia, Peloponnese · 4.4 / 5 · Easy access · about 25 °C

Methoni has a wide sandy beach beside a large Venetian castle on the south-west coast of the Peloponnese.

23Sarti Beach, Sithonia

Sarti, Sithonia, Halkidiki · 4.4 / 5 · Easy access · about 25 °C

Sarti is a wide, gently sloping bay on the east coast of Sithonia, with sand and a few pebbles.

24Sougia Beach, Crete

Sougia, Chania, Crete · 4.4 / 5 · Moderate access · about 24 °C

Sougia is a small village on the south-west coast of Crete with a long pebble beach in front of its tavernas.

25Triopetra Beach

Rethymno, South Crete · 4.4 / 5 · Moderate access · about 23 °C

A long, quiet beach of sand and fine pebbles on the south coast of Crete, named for the three rock formations standing in the water.

26Valtos Beach, Parga

Valtos, Parga, Epirus · 4.4 / 5 · Easy access · about 25 °C

Valtos is a long beach of sand and fine pebbles just over the headland from the town of Parga on the Ionian coast of Epirus.

27Vlychada Beach, Santorini

Vlychada, Santorini, Cyclades · 4.4 / 5 · Easy access · about 26 °C

Vlychada is a quiet beach on the south coast of Santorini, with dark volcanic sand and pebbles below pale eroded cliffs.

28Xi Beach, Kefalonia

Xi, Paliki, Kefalonia · 4.4 / 5 · Easy access · about 25 °C

Xi Beach is a long stretch of reddish-gold sand on the Paliki peninsula of Kefalonia, south of Lixouri, backed by low clay cliffs.

29Agios Georgios Beach, Naxos

Agios Georgios, Naxos Town, Cyclades · 4.3 / 5 · Easy access · about 26 °C

Agios Georgios is the town beach of Naxos, a long strip of sand with shallow, calm water just a short walk south of the old harbour.

30Agios Ioannis Beach

Agios Ioannis, Pelion · 4.3 / 5 · Moderate access · about 24 °C

A long pebble beach on the Aegean side of Pelion, with forested slopes behind and calm, clear water.

31Kalafatis Beach

Kalafatis, Mykonos · 4.3 / 5 · Easy access · about 24 °C

A long golden bay on the east coast of Mykonos, with a more relaxed feel than the famous party beaches.

32Super Paradise Beach

Plintri, Mykonos · 4.3 / 5 · Easy access · about 25 °C

A sandy cove on the south coast of Mykonos, known for its beach clubs and lively atmosphere.

33Tolo Beach, Peloponnese

Tolo, Argolis, Peloponnese · 4.3 / 5 · Easy access · about 25 °C

Tolo is a resort village on the east coast of the Peloponnese near Nafplio, with a long beach of pale sand curving around a sheltered bay.

34Xigia Beach

Zakynthos, Ionian Islands · 4.3 / 5 · Moderate access · about 24 °C

A small sandy and rocky cove on the north-east coast of Zakynthos, known for its sulphur springs, cloudy-turquoise water and pale cliffs.

35Kamari Beach

Kamari, Santorini, Cyclades, Greece · 4.2 / 5 · Easy access · about 23 °C

A long beach of dark volcanic sand and pebbles on the east coast of Santorini, backed by a seafront strip of hotels, cafes and tavernas.

36Stegna Beach, Rhodes

Stegna, Rhodes · 4.2 / 5 · Easy access · about 25 °C

Stegna is a small bay of sand and fine pebbles on the east coast of Rhodes, sheltered by a rocky headland.

37Kardamena Beach, Kos

Kardamena, Kos · 4.1 / 5 · Easy access · about 25 °C

Kardamena has a long beach of light sand on the south coast of Kos, with thatched parasols, sunbeds and warm shallow water.

38Marmari Beach, Kos

Marmari, Kos · 4.1 / 5 · Easy access · about 25 °C

Marmari is a long, wide beach of fine sand on the north coast of Kos, backed by low dunes and tamarisk trees.

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Included when our practical info reports free parking at or near the beach, then ranked by editorial score. Lots can fill early in summer. See how we rate beaches for the full method.

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