Platanitsi Beach
A wide beach of coarse sand between Sarti and Armenistis on Sithonia's east coast, ringed by pines and facing Mount Athos across the sea. The way onto the beach is through the municipal campsite of the same name.
WhatBeach, SartiHalkidiki
WhenJune to October18° in Nov
Getting there Car
CostPublic shoreFree
- 14°J
- 14°F
- 13°M
- 15°A
- 18°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 13 °C in March, going by the 1991 to 2020 averages. The swimming season runs from June to October.
Getting in
- Access
- The way onto the beach is through the municipal Platanitsi campsite, which also serves food (Region of Central Macedonia), and the road in is for private vehicles. The Municipality of Sithonia has lifeguards on the beach from 1 June to 30 September.
Cost and facilities
- Entry
- Free, public shore
- Official site
- visit-centralmacedonia.gr
- Facilities
- Lifeguard in seasonRestaurant
About Platanitsi Beach
The beach is 550 m long and about 45 m wide, filling the shore of an east-facing bay 700 m across on the Singitic Gulf. Both the shore and the seabed are sand, with pines scattered behind the beach, and the Smixi stream reaches the sea in the middle of it.