Elia Beach (Sithonia)
More than two kilometres of sand and pebbles on the Toroneos Gulf side of Sithonia, with pines and olive trees leaning out over a narrow strip of beach. It lies inside the Natura 2000 site of Cape Elia, Cape Kastro and the Ragoula river mouth.
WhatBeach, NikitiHalkidiki
WhenMay to October18° in Nov
Getting there Car Bus
CostPublic shoreFree
AccessInside Natura 2000 site GR1270007 (Akrotirio Elia - Akrotirio Kastro - Ekvoli Ragoula)
- 14°J
- 14°F
- 14°M
- 15°A
- 19°M
- 23°J
- 26°J
- 26°A
- 24°S
- 21°O
- 18°N
- 15°D
Expect the sea at about 26 °C in July and 14 °C in January, going by the 1991 to 2020 averages. The swimming season runs from May to October.
Getting in
- Access
- Reached by road, by car or on the KTEL Chalkidikis line 07, which has a stop named Elia. Organised sections with sunbeds alternate with free stretches along more than two kilometres of shore (Region of Central Macedonia).
- Public transport
- KTEL Chalkidikis line 07 (Thessaloniki to Sarti via Neos Marmaras) has a stop named Elia.
Cost and facilities
- Entry
- Free, public shore
- Official site
- visit-centralmacedonia.gr
About Elia Beach (Sithonia)
North of Cape Elia the beach is sand with scattered pines, between 5 and 25 m wide and facing south-west. The seabed is sand, with patches of seagrass and brown algae in the first metres from shore.