Paralia Asteria — Attraction in Municipality of Glyfada

Considering the location and proximity to Glyfáda and Athens, it’s a great beach to walk and swim.

You should watch the wind before swimming as southern winds tend to bring a bit of trash that float in the open sea, but more importantly creates waves that disturb the sandy sea bed making the waters a bit murky and not very transparent (when swimming with goggles for instance). Otherwise, for people living in the surrounding areas of the southern suburbs it’s a great escape for a quick swim!

There are showers and changing rooms for those wanting them, very close to public transport (Tram) and room for beach sports (racket playing for example) w/o disturbing people sitting or laying.

Umbrellas are free, but there are no beach beds available.

It’s not a sandy beach though, so you might want a beach mattress under your beach towel if you don’t...

Lovely beach in the Glyfada area that probably gets very busy during the summer months (5.5 million locals need to go somewhere) A mix of sand, pebbles and larger rocks line the clear waters of the bay.....add the local team stop (unfortunately not running during my visit) and a handful of bars and restaurants close by should make it a very attractive destination for holiday makers. Not forgetting the sea turtle rescue centre near by for an...

Free public beach! So much quieter than Glyfadas Beach and worth traveling further on the tram as Flisvos also seems busy. Clean, free umbrellas, showers, toilet (port-a-loo but tbh I think they're maintained well, just remember toilet paper).

It's a rocky/pebble beach, def recommend flip-flops or water trainers, sometimes the waves are a...