Best Pebble Beaches in the Ionian Islands

We rank the 15 pebble beaches in the Ionian Islands. Myrtos Beach (Greece) comes first with 4.9 / 5, followed by Porto Katsiki, Porto Timoni.

The sea reaches about 24 degrees C in season, and most of these beaches are at their best from June to September. 7 of the 15 have easy access, and 9 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.

2Porto Katsiki

Lefkada, Greece · 4.8 / 5 · Moderate access · about 24 °C

Tall white cliffs plunge into bright turquoise water on the Ionian coast of Lefkada, reached by a long flight of steps from the clifftop.

3Porto Timoni

Afionas, Corfu · 4.7 / 5 · Challenging access · about 24 °C

Two back-to-back coves on the north-west coast of Corfu, separated by a narrow strip of land.

4Mylos 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.

5Agios 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.

6Dafnoudi 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.

7Gidaki 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.

8Kalamitsi 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.

9Paleokastritsa 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.

10Antisamos Beach

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

A long bay near Sami on Kefalonia with green hills behind and clear blue water.

11Vasiliki Beach, Lefkada

Vasiliki, Lefkada, Ionian Islands · 4.4 / 5 · Easy access · about 25 °C

Vasiliki is a village at the head of a long bay on the south of Lefkada, famous as one of the best windsurfing spots in Greece.

12Liapades Beach, Corfu

Liapades, Paleokastritsa, Corfu · 4.3 / 5 · Easy access · about 24 °C

Liapades is a small village beach on the north-west coast of Corfu, just south of Paleokastritsa.

13Nikiana Beach, Lefkada

Nikiana, Lefkada, Ionian Islands · 4.3 / 5 · Easy access · about 25 °C

Nikiana is a small seaside village on the east coast of Lefkada, with a long beach of pebbles, calm water and a view of the mainland hills.

14Acharavi Beach, Corfu

Acharavi, North Corfu, Ionian Islands · 4.2 / 5 · Easy access · about 25 °C

Acharavi is a village on the north coast of Corfu with one of the longest beaches on the island, a strip of sand and fine pebbles with shallow water.

15Ipsos Beach, Corfu

Ipsos, Corfu, Ionian Islands · 4.1 / 5 · Easy access · about 25 °C

Ipsos is a resort on the east coast of Corfu with a long curved beach of pebbles and coarse sand, backed by the road, tavernas and bars.

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Included when the shoreline is mostly of this type, then ranked by our editorial score. See how we rate beaches for the full method.

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