Best Beaches Near Sarti: Sandy Bays Within 20 Minutes

If you are staying in Sarti and want to choose a beach for the day, the good news is that most of the best sand is a short drive away. Some of it sits north of the village towards Vourvourou, some south towards Sykia and the tip of the peninsula. This guide sorts them by direction and drive time, says which are organised and which are free, and points out the famous names that are not actually nearby.

How close is "near"?

Every distance here is from the centre of Sarti and assumes a clear road, with no summer queues and no slowdowns on dirt tracks, so treat the times as a minimum. A rule of thumb: the north beaches are 6 to 17 minutes away and the south beaches 5 to 20 minutes. Everything in the headings below falls inside or very close to the 20 minute line.

For a bigger list that covers the whole peninsula, see our article on the best beaches of Sithonia, and for the peninsula in general the guide to Sithonia.

In Sarti itself

Sarti beach

The village beach sits in front of Sarti on the east side of Sithonia, facing Mount Athos. The sand is fine and the water shallow. It is organised, with sunbeds, umbrellas, toilets, showers and refreshment services, and it is accessible for disabled visitors. It is about 0.8 km, about 2 minutes, from the village centre. The official 2025 Blue Flag list includes "Sarti 1", and so does the 2026 list announced in May 2026. Flags are awarded season by season, so check the Blue Flag site if it matters to you, or see our guide to Blue Flag beaches in Sithonia and Chalkidiki. For more on the village stretch, see our Sarti beach guide and the complete guide to Sarti.

Achlada

Just north of the village is Achlada, a small beach with two coves. It is partly organised, with a beach bar, room for your own towel and parking behind. It is about 1.4 km, about 2 minutes, away, and it is a good choice on windy days.

North of Sarti: towards Vourvourou

Platanitsi

Platanitsi is about 550 m of sand inside a camp, with a beach bar, sunbeds, showers, toilets and lifeguards. The right-hand side is free and quieter. You can drive into the camp and park there, or park outside and walk about 200 m. It is on the Blue Flag lists for 2025 and 2026. It is about 4.8 km, about 6 minutes, from Sarti. The camp charges a fee per car, somewhere around EUR 3.5 to 5, so check at the gate. Our Platanitsi beach guide goes into more detail.

Kavourotrypes (Orange Beach)

Kavourotrypes (Καβουρότρυπες), known as Orange Beach after its Portokali cove, is a roughly 5 km coast of coves with fine white sand and smooth white rocks, lying between Armenistis and Platanitsi. It is about 6.7 km, about 10 minutes, by road from Sarti.

Only the central Portokali cove is organised, with a beach bar, sunbeds, umbrellas and a portable toilet; there are no showers or changing cabins. The road is dusty and unpaved, some stretches taken at about 20 km/h, and the beach is very busy at midday in summer. See Kavourotrypes, the Orange Beach for a fuller picture.

Mega Portokali

Next cove along, about half a kilometre from Orange beach, is Mega Portokali. It has a canteen above the beach and forest parking, and it is narrow, with long shallows. It feels tucked away. It is about 6.8 km, about 10 minutes, from Sarti.

Paradise (Dukina)

Paradise has fine sand and two coves split by a rocky promontory. One cove has a bar, sunbeds and umbrellas. You park and then walk about 10 minutes, and it is best early in the day. It is about 7.0 km, about 8 minutes, by road, and the last stretch may be a dirt track.

Armenistis

Armenistis is wide and long and organised inside a camp. Entry is roughly EUR 6 to 7, road parking is far away and it is often crowded. It is on the Blue Flag lists for 2025 and 2026. It is about 13.7 km, about 17 minutes, from Sarti.

South of Sarti: towards Sykia and the tip

Platania

Platania is a wide sandy beach, organised, with ample parking, and rarely crowded, much like the village beach. It is about 3.1 km by road, about 5 minutes, from Sarti.

Goa

Goa is pebbly, with rocks in the water and no shallows. It has a bar and parties at night. It is only about 3 km from Sarti, and there has been a minivan from the village centre; ask us at reception whether it is running.

Agridia and Valti

For quiet, Agridia is a small sandy cove with gradual depth, a small bar, sunbeds and parking behind the beach, reached by a rough dirt road. It is about 6.7 km, about 14 minutes, away. Valti is sandy, uncrowded and non-commercial, with room for your own equipment and no facilities, about 6.8 km and 11 minutes away. Griavas, about 7 km away, is similar to Valti.

Sykia

Sykia (Συκιά) is a village at the south of Sithonia with a sandy, uncrowded beach and tavernas. The sand is fine and only a small part is organised. It is on the Blue Flag lists for 2025 and 2026. It is about 7.5 km, about 12 minutes, from Sarti to the beach settlement (Sykia village is about 10.7 km away). We cover it separately in our Sykia Beach guide.

Linaraki, Pigadaki and Tourkolimnionas

These three are small, sandy, organised beaches with shallows, about 9 to 10 km from Sarti, and Tourkolimnionas is the best of them for children. For families, our guide to the best sandy beaches for kids in Sithonia and near Sarti goes further.

Klimataria

Klimataria has fine sand and is organised, with sunbeds, drinks, parking and several restaurants. The shallows are long, and it is busy in season. It is about 11.4 km, about 17 minutes, from Sarti.

Kalamitsi

Kalamitsi is a wide sandy bay, well organised with a beach bar, umbrellas, sunbeds and some water sports, and it has large free areas. An islet a few metres offshore is good for snorkelling. It is about 15.9 km, about 19 minutes, from Sarti. There is a fuller account in our Kalamitsi beach guide.

Thalatta

Thalatta is sandy, inside a camp with a pool, restaurant, bar, umbrellas and parking, and it is a few hundred metres from Kalamitsi. Entry is around EUR 3, though fees change, so check at the gate. It is about 16.8 km, about 20 minutes, from Sarti.

Just outside the line

Kriaritsi and Tigania sit just beyond 20 minutes. Kriaritsi is about 16.2 km, about 23 minutes, with about 800 m of sand in small bays, beach bars, camping and tricky access. Tigania is about 16.5 km, about 25 minutes, with three bays, one of them nudist, and a bar with light meals.

Organised or free?

Camp-entry beaches such as Platanitsi, Armenistis and Thalatta charge at the gate. Fees change from season to season, so treat the figures above as a guide.

A windy-day plan

On the Sarti stretch, wind and waves occur on average about every third day, and large swim-stopping waves are rarer. Follow the lifeguard flags. Achlada, Orange Beach and Mega Portokali are the sheltered alternatives when the village beach is rough. For more options across the region, see our guide to beaches for windy days in Chalkidiki.

Further away: Karydi, Toroni and Psakoudia

Some famous names get mentioned alongside Sarti but are not close:

• Karydi in Vourvourou is about 27.9 km, about 31 minutes, away. See Vourvourou and Diaporos Island if you want a day out there, or our Karydi Beach guide for the beach itself.
• Toroni is about 29.5 km, about 34 minutes, to the beach, across the peninsula on the south-west coast.
• Psakoudia is not in Sithonia and not near Sarti. It is in Polygyros municipality on the Gulf of Torone near Gerakini, about 60 km and about 61 minutes away.

Tips for the day

• Shade and water: bring both for the free coves. Kavourotrypes has no showers or cabins.
• Dirt roads: Kavourotrypes is unpaved and dusty, Agridia has a rough dirt road and Kriaritsi is hard to find.
• Season: lifeguard cover, sunbeds and beach bars start and finish at different times each year, so early or late in the season, check what is open before you set off.

Where to stay

If you want to be within 20 minutes of all of these, Sarti Thea Boutique Rooms sits in Achlada, on the hill above Sarti harbour, with free parking on site. Our rooms all have sea-view balconies, and the booking page shows availability.

Practical info

• Closest: Sarti beach, Achlada and Platania, all within 5 minutes by car.
• North: Platanitsi, Kavourotrypes, Paradise and Armenistis, 6 to 17 minutes.
• South: Platania, Valti, Sykia, Klimataria, Kalamitsi and Thalatta, 5 to 20 minutes.
• Car: the practical choice, and some tracks are dirt.
• Check before going: Blue Flag status, camp entry fees, and what is open.