Lonely PlanetAug 4, 2026
The 13 best beaches in Greece
From pink-sand bays to dramatic coves.
12 things in this story
- Seychelles BeachSightMarble-like pebbles, emerald water, giant rocks.
- Elsewhere
- PaleokastritsaSightCorfu, GreeceSaid to be where Odysseus washed ashore.
- ElafonisiSightCrete, GreeceMix of pink-white sand and turquoise water.
- FalasarnaSightCrete, GreeceGlows at sunset with pink-cream sand.
- Apella BeachSightKarpathos, GreeceBacked by cascading hillside of wildflowers.
- NavagioSightZakynthos, GreeceShipwreck beach framed by towering vertical cliffs.
- KoukounariesSightSkiathos, GreeceSilky sweep of bleach-blond sand framed by pines.
- Myrtos BeachSightKefalonia, GreeceElectric-blue waters contrast with white pebbles.
- AlexandrosRestaurantDivarata, GreeceTaverna in Divarata near Myrtos Beach.
- PotamiSightSamos, GreeceLong, tranquil beach at a mountain river mouth.
- Possidi CapeSightHalkidiki, GreeceMiles of sand backed by lighthouse and pine forest.
- Prasonisi BeachSightRhodes, GreeceSandy isthmus connecting to Cape Prasonisi.
