Best Beaches with Sunbeds in Greece

We rank the top 40 of 124 beaches with sunbeds and umbrellas in Greece. Myrtos Beach (Greece) comes first with 4.9 / 5, followed by Elafonissi Beach, Falassarna Beach.

The sea reaches about 24 degrees C in season, and most of these beaches are at their best from June to September. 26 of the 40 have easy access, and 17 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.

2Elafonissi Beach

Crete, Greece · 4.8 / 5 · Easy access · about 25 °C

A rare pink-sand lagoon at the southwestern tip of Crete, where shallow crystal-clear waters meet rose-tinted sands.

3Falassarna Beach

Chania, Crete, Greece · 4.7 / 5 · Easy access · about 23 °C

A long, wide beach of pale sand and clear shallow water on the far west coast of Crete, known for its sunsets.

4Kolona Beach

Kythnos, Cyclades · 4.7 / 5 · Moderate access · about 24 °C

A narrow strip of fine sand joining the main island of Kythnos to the islet of Agios Loukas, with water on both sides.

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.

6Apella Beach

Apella, Karpathos · 4.6 / 5 · Challenging access · about 23 °C

A pretty bay of white pebbles and very clear water on the east coast of Karpathos, set under green hills.

7Damouchari Beach, Pelion

Damouchari, Pelion, Magnesia · 4.6 / 5 · Moderate access · about 25 °C

Damouchari is a small bay on the Pelion peninsula, with a beach of pebbles, a few old stone houses and a tiny harbour.

8Kavourotrypes 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.

9Koukounaries Beach

Skiathos, Greece · 4.6 / 5 · Easy access · about 24 °C

A wide sandy bay fringed by pine trees on the south-west coast of Skiathos, with a small lagoon behind the beach.

10Mylos Beach

Agios Nikitas, Lefkada · 4.6 / 5 · Moderate access · about 24 °C

A wild, mostly pebbly beach south of Agios Nikitas, framed by steep green hills and bright blue water.

11Myrtiotissa Beach, Corfu

Myrtiotissa, Corfu, Ionian Islands · 4.6 / 5 · Challenging access · about 24 °C

Myrtiotissa is a long golden beach on the west coast of Corfu, backed by steep green cliffs and a small monastery above.

12Stavros 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.

13Voulisma Beach, Istro

Voulisma, Istro, Lasithi, Crete · 4.6 / 5 · Easy access · about 26 °C

Voulisma is a beach of soft pale sand near the village of Istro in the Mirabello Bay of eastern Crete.

14Agia Anna Beach, Naxos

Agia Anna, Naxos, Cyclades · 4.5 / 5 · Easy access · about 26 °C

Agia Anna is a village beach on the south-west coast of Naxos, with a long strip of golden sand, clear water and a row of tavernas and small hotels behind the shore.

15Agios Nikitas Beach, Lefkada

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

Agios Nikitas is a small village on the north-west coast of Lefkada, with a beach of pebbles and clear turquoise water.

16Agios Pavlos Beach, Rethymno

Agios Pavlos, Rethymno, Crete · 4.5 / 5 · Easy access · about 25 °C

Agios Pavlos is a quiet bay on the south coast of Crete, with pale sand dunes, a small chapel and a rocky cape that shelters the water on one side.

17Agios Prokopios Beach

Agios Prokopios, Naxos, Greece · 4.5 / 5 · Easy access · about 24 °C

A long sandy beach on the west coast of Naxos, with shallow turquoise water and views across to Paros.

18Gidaki Beach

Ithaca, Ionian Islands · 4.5 / 5 · Challenging access · about 24 °C

A remote pebble cove on the east coast of Ithaca, backed by pale cliffs and clear blue water.

19Golden Beach Paros

Paros · 4.5 / 5 · Easy access · about 24 °C

A long sandy beach on the east coast of Paros, open to the wind and popular with windsurfers and kitesurfers in summer.

20Kalamitsi Beach

Kalamitsi, Lefkada · 4.5 / 5 · Challenging access · about 23 °C

A string of pebble coves on the west coast of Lefkada below the village of Kalamitsi, with clear water under steep cliffs.

21Kalathas 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.

22Kolymbithres 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.

23Manganari Beach, Ios

Manganari, Ios · 4.5 / 5 · Easy access · about 24 °C

Manganari is a group of sandy bays on the south coast of Ios, known for turquoise water and fine sand.

24Matala Beach

Matala, Heraklion, Crete · 4.5 / 5 · Easy access · about 24 °C

A curved sandy bay on the south coast of Crete, overlooked by a sandstone cliff riddled with ancient caves that give the beach its unmistakable look.

25Mylopotas Beach

Mylopotas, Ios, Cyclades · 4.5 / 5 · Easy access · about 25 °C

A wide horseshoe bay of golden sand, about 2 km from Chora on Ios.

26Paleokastritsa Beach

Paleokastritsa, Corfu, Greece · 4.5 / 5 · Moderate access · about 23 °C

A cluster of small coves on the north-west coast of Corfu, backed by green hills and cliffs.

27Pefkoulia 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.

28Petani Beach

Paliki, Kefalonia · 4.5 / 5 · Moderate access · about 23 °C

A long beach of pale sand and pebbles beneath white limestone cliffs on the west coast of the Paliki peninsula, with clear water and a relaxed atmosphere.

29Plaka 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.

30Prasonisi 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.

31Psili Ammos Beach, Serifos

Psili Ammos, Serifos, Cyclades · 4.5 / 5 · Easy access · about 25 °C

Psili Ammos is a quiet cove of fine pale sand on the south-east coast of Serifos, with shallow turquoise water and a line of tamarisk trees behind the beach.

32Red Beach Santorini

Akrotiri, Santorini · 4.5 / 5 · Moderate access · about 23 °C

A pebble beach on the south coast of Santorini near Akrotiri, set below tall red volcanic cliffs with deep blue water.

33Santa Maria Beach

Naoussa, Paros · 4.5 / 5 · Easy access · about 24 °C

A sandy bay on the north coast of Paros near Naoussa, with clear water and a relaxed summer atmosphere.

34Tsambika Beach

Rhodes, Greece · 4.5 / 5 · Easy access · about 24 °C

A long golden-sand crescent on the east coast of Rhodes, backed by a rocky headland and a hilltop monastery, with warm shallow water and a lively line of beach tavernas.

35Vai Beach

Sitia, Crete, Greece · 4.5 / 5 · Easy access · about 23 °C

A sandy bay backed by a large natural palm grove on the far east coast of Crete.

36Xerokambos 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.

37Xerokampos 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.

38Agia Eleni Beach

Skiathos · 4.4 / 5 · Moderate access · about 24 °C

A sandy beach on Skiathos with pine woods behind and sunbeds along the shore, and clear water in front.

39Agia Paraskevi Beach

Spetses · 4.4 / 5 · Easy access · about 24 °C

A beach on the north-west side of Spetses, with pine trees behind the sand and clear green-blue water in front.

40Agiofili Beach

Vasiliki, Lefkada, Greece · 4.4 / 5 · Moderate access · about 23 °C

A beach about 2 km from Vasiliki on the south of Lefkada, with clear water and a sandy shore below dry hills.

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How we picked these beaches

Included when our practical info says sunbeds or umbrellas can be rented on or next to the beach, then ranked by editorial score. Prices change each season, so confirm locally. See how we rate beaches for the full method.

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