North to south, the island’s coast offers a number of beautiful sand, fine pebbles, shingle or rock - each one idyllic, yet unique. Aegiali’s sand beach is shaded by salt cedars and other Aegean vegetation that flourishes by the sea. Across the bay is Levrossos, a snug, less - frequented sand cove; a little further along the coast are two other pretty sand beaches, Psili Ammos (whose name in Greek means “fine sand”) and Hohlakas.
Tracing a route northeast along the coast from Aegiali’s harbor are the fine pristine shingle beaches at Mikri Vlihada and Megali Vlihada. Both can be reached by boat or on foot, after about a thirty - minute walk, from Tholaria. Further along the coast, past the rocky shorelines at Kroukellos and Metallio before turning west, is Sparti bay - a natural harbor that reaches depths of 500 meters. The island’s coast then extends into Halara, a narrow strip of beach lined with pebbles and rock shelves. Moving west, the coast reaches Ayia Anna, a mesmerizing cove beneath the sheer precipice to which the Hozoviotissa monastery clings. The coast continues to the beaches at Syrma and Kambi before reaching the island’s southern tip and the beaches of Mourou, Ammoudi, and the small sand cove at Paradeisia.
Turning north, the coast curves into a beach at Kato Kampos. As the shore continues towards Katapola, it cups two beaches - a remote stretch of pebble at Ayioi Saranda and the pristine cove at Foinikies. The island’s main harbor, Katapola, sits next to two beaches-the gorgeous Martezi and the quieter Ayios Pandeleimon. Along the coast between Katapola and Aegiali, bathers will delight in the sand banks of Ayios Pavlos - especially popular for sunset swims - and Nikouria islet across the water.