Plaka Beach

Naxos, Cyclades · 🇬🇷 Greece

A five-kilometre ribbon of white sand and shallow turquoise on Naxos's mellow coast.

Sea temperature

~24°C in the warm season

Water

Shallow, clear pale turquoise

Sand

Kilometres of soft white sand backed by dunes and cedar scrub

Swimming

Calm shallow water, superb for families and long wades

Best time to visit

Jun–Sep

Setting

A long dune-backed strand on Naxos's laid-back southwest coast

Beach type

Tropical & turquoise

Region

Europe

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Photo: Manfred Werner (Tsui) (CC BY-SA 4.0) · source