2023 tourist guide to the best Thassos beaches

Thassos Beaches

Thassos has some of the best sandy beaches of any of the Greek islands, Golden beach is an extremely long stretch of gorgeous soft sand on the east coast with hundreds of umbrellas and sunbeds as well as dozens of beach bars and shops lining the rear of the beach and multiple water sports vendors. If you’re looking for the perfect tourist beach this is a superb choice.

Alternatively, head to one of the other more low key beaches and relax away from the crowds. Whatever you’re looking for in a beach you are sure to find somewhere to suit your needs on Thassos and this guide will help you to find that perfect stretch of Aegean coast.

Our Thassos beach guide was built to give you an overview of all the lovely beaches on Thassos. Each page will give you a description of that beach including the local amenities and a Google map of the location to help you find it.

All you have to do is look at the map above, see what beaches are near where you plan to stay and then take a look at those beaches by clicking on the headings below.

Popular beaches in Thassos

Golden beach is probably the most popular on the island but due to it's size it doesn't feel crowded, with it's gorgeous sand it's great for families.

La Scala has an upbeat atmosphere with music and quality loungers, it's small and that means it almost always feels packed. Another popular beach is Aliki on the east of the island, it's another small beach with tons of loungers and tavernas too.

Secluded Thassos beaches

Salonikios is a quiet beach with it's own character, it has sun loungers that appear to be made of pallets and driftwood as well as music playing to keep everyone who visits entertained.

Livadi is another good option, it's down on the south coast and is often free of any tourist facilities which is perfect for those that like to spend their days on the beach away from the crowds.

Picturesque Thassos beaches

Notos is a tiny beach towards the south of Thassos, it's surrounded by rock formations and has gorgeous turquoise waters so well worth a visit.

Another great choice for those that like to enjoy the scenery is Glyfoneri, it's up in the north of the island and surrounded by pine trees and rocks, it's a calm and peaceful bay so definitely check Glyfoneri out if that sounds like your cup of tea.

Sandy beaches in Thassos

Paradise beach is a gorgeous sandy stretch of coast out on the east of Thassos. It's over 300m long and has sections with loungers and sections that are clear. It's perfect for kids and adults so highly recommended for anyone that loves sandy beaches.

The second pick for sandy beaches is San Antonio, it's down in the south of the island and it's absolutely huge with loungers and plenty of open space, it's also great for young families and has water sports too.

Pebble beaches in Thassos

The pebble beaches in Thassos are mainly those out on the north east, close to the marble mines. So those are Saliara and Porto Vathy. There are others but a lot of the time they're a mix of sand, shingle and pebble.

Must see Thassos beaches

The two must see beaches on the island are easily Saliara and Porto Vathy, both have tiny white marble like pebbles and gorgeous turquoise waters making them a unique pair of beaches. Both are on the north east coast and just round the corner from each other so you can easily visit both in 1 day.

Top 42 Thassos Beaches

Potos

Psili Ammos

Psili Ammos is a fairly small but popular sandy beach on the south coast, it has soft, fine sand and the water is pretty clear and a beautiful turquoise blue. The water shelves gently so kids can paddle in the shallows safely.

Rosogremos

Rosogremos beach is a 200m long sand beach on the south coast of Thassos. It's lined with trees and is mainly sand with a rocky section towards the south east end of the beach. This is slightly separate but usually still has sun loungers available.

Saliara

Saliara is a tiny little white pebble beach that's located on the north east corner of Thassos island. Saliara beach is just 70m wide and around 25m deep at it's largest, in the height of summer you'll find a taverna at the rear of the beach serving food and drink.

Salonikios

Salonikios is a secluded beach on Thassos' southern most tip, not far from Astrida, the beach has shingle underfoot with some sections being more sandy and others being more stony. There's unusual sun loungers made from laying cushions on pallets.

San Antonio

San Antonio beach, sometimes also known as Agios Antonios Beach is located close to Potos. It's a huge beach, it’s deep enough to have several rows of sunbeds and still have plenty of wide open space to simply lay out a towel.

Skala Kallirachi

Skala Kallirachi is the small beach on the edge of the village with the same name. There's actually a couple of sections to Skala Kallirachi beach with the main sections round by the marina, these areas are mostly sandy and the water shelves gently into the sea.

Skala Maries

Skala Maries beach is found at the southern end of the west coast of Thassos. The beach is just 70m wide and 25m deep, it's mainly coarse sand but with some stones and shingle in places. There's sun loungers available to hire as well as toilets and showers too.

Skala Prinos

Skala Prinos is a coarse sand beach with shingle in paces. It's a relatively small beach at just over 100m long but it continues into Aphrodite beach to the east and Etsies beach to the south west so it's perfect for a long stroll.

Skala Rachoni

Skala Rachoni beach is on the north west coast of Thassos, it stretches from Skala Rachoni harbour for over 400m. There’s sun loungers available for those that want them and they’re not tightly packed in like you find on some beaches.

Skala Sotiros

Skala Sotiros is a sandy beach, with some shingle in places, particularly around the entrance to the water. The beach itself is a kind of triangle shape, it's around 50m from front to back at the harbour end and tapers off to nothing at the other end.

Skidia

Skidia is a tiny sandy beach in amongst the rocks between Aliki and Thimonia beaches on the south coast. Although there is a tiny beach most people that visit lay a towel on the rocks as the sandy part of the beach is barely big enough for a handful of people.

Tarsanas

Tarsanas is a small beach on the western edge of Limenas and if you're staying in the capital you can walk it in around 15 minutes. Once at Tarsanas beach you'll find an upmarket looking beach bar that plays chill out music and has luxury wooden loungers.

Thimonia

Thimonia beach is a quiet and rustic beach on the south coast. This beach is roughly 200m wide and about 20m from front to back. There's a small selection of sun loungers at the western end and a beach bar for refreshments but no water sports.

Trypiti

Trypiti beach is found on the south coast, it's a good size beach, roughly 400m long and around 60m from shore to the trees at the rear. There's a large hotel at the western end of the beach and in front of the hotel is a bunch of luxury, stylish sun loungers.

Vathi

Vathi is a fairly quiet and remote beach on the north east tip of Thassos and despite it’s small size it still boasts some gorgeous scenery, with trees lining either side and some of the clearest waters that you’ll find anywhere on the island.

Thassos Beach Map

Where Next

Skiathos Resorts

Go to the Skiathos resort guide to find out about the great towns and villages on the island.

Skiathos Beaches

Go to the Skiathos beach guide to find out about some of the best beaches on the island.

Skiathos Sights

Find something to keep you entertained whilst in Skiathos with our Skiathos sight seeing guide.

Skiathos

Go back to the main Skiathos guide to find out more about this lovely Sporades island and what it has to offer.

The Greek Islands

Find info on another Greek island, whether that’s to visit from Skiathos on a day trip or to research an alternative destination.

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