Clearest water beach close to Athens (Greece)
What are the most convenient beaches near Athens (Greece) that are 2 hours or less to get to? All I care about is the water being clear. I.e. if I am ending a Europe trip and have 3 days to blow. Is there anything where I could fly into Athens and be on the beach in say 2 hours? It's hard to figure out Greece, because of all the islands and not doing proper Google searches.
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Angistri island is 55 mins away from the port of Piraeus with a flying dolphin. For timetables and prices, see here. I have no personal experience to be honest, but browsing on flickr photos it looks clean! Just my 2 cents ;-)
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What is the best beach near Athens?
Best Beaches in Athens- Eden Beach. Outside the City. ...
- Aegeon beach. Outside the City. ...
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- Galazia Akti. Marathon. ...
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- Grand Beach Lagonissi. Outside the City. ...
- Astir Beach. Vouliagmeni. Photo courtesy of Astir Beach.
Are there nice beaches near Athens?
The beaches of Athens are spread all along the southern and northeastern sides of the Attica peninsula. In brief, all the southeastern coastline, from Glyfada to Cape Sounion, has nice organized beaches as well as secluded coves to enjoy a day at the beach.Which part of Greece has the clearest water?
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The thing with the clear waters of beaches near Athens is that most of them belong either to the Saronikos gulf or the Evoikos gulf. The first one is generally spoiled by the shipyards, the refineries, all the ships going in and out of the major port of Piraeus, and all the other industries on the bay.
The second one is not spoiled, but makes a relatively closed sea where half of the moderately wealthy Athenians keep their sea-cottages and head to every weekend. I think that the beach closest to Athens and not in the waters of these two gulfs is Psatha and Porto Germeno, two neighboring beaches.
They are in the much cleaner waters of Corinthian gulf. They are 1 hour from Athens (googlemaps). You may find families of every Balkanian ethnicity loudly barbecuing there (which is not so bad as it has a folksy aspect in it) but all in all, the waters are great there, cold and crystal clear.
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