Greece · region · official name Dytiki Elláda
Bathing water quality in Western Greece, Greece
Western Greece has 86 official bathing waters in the EEA dataset for the 2025 season — all coastal. 95.3% were classified Excellent — 1.8 points below the 97.1% across Greece — and 0 were Poor. By regional unit, the Excellent share is highest in Achaia (100% of 34) and lowest in Aitoloakarnania (87.1% of 31). 60 sites have been Excellent in every season from 2015 to 2025.
Ποιότητα υδάτων κολύμβησης: Dytiki Elláda
Από τις 86 επίσημες θέσεις κολύμβησης της ΕΕ (Dytiki Elláda), το 95,3% ήταν «εξαιρετική» το 2025· θέσεις με «ανεπαρκής»: 0.
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86
official bathing waters
95.3%
Excellent in 2025
0
Poor in 2025
Not live: these are annual official classifications. Check the competent authority for today’s notices before swimming.
Map of official bathing waters in Western Greece
Excellent 82Good 4Poor 0
Western Greece by regional unit
Sites are placed in the Eurostat NUTS 3 regional units that contain their reported coordinates.
| Regional unit | Sites | Excellent | Good | Sufficient | Poor | Not classified |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Achaia | 34 | 34 (100%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aitoloakarnania | 31 | 27 (87.1%) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ileia | 21 | 21 (100%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Most consistent Excellent sites
60 sites were Excellent in all eleven seasons. Ordered by the length of the unbroken Excellent run ending in 2025; the first 24 are shown and every site is in the full list below.
- AGIOS ANDREAS 11 seasons · Ileia
- AGIOS ILIAS - SKAFIDIA 1 11 seasons · Ileia
- AGIOS ILIAS - SKAFIDIA 2 11 seasons · Ileia
- AGYIA 11 seasons · Achaia
- AIGEIRA 11 seasons · Achaia
- AKRATA 1 11 seasons · Achaia
- AKRATA 2 11 seasons · Achaia
- AKTAIO 2 11 seasons · Achaia
- AKTI PALAIROU 11 seasons · Aitoloakarnania
- AMFILOCHIA KOULOURAKI 11 seasons · Aitoloakarnania
- AMFILOCHIA VOREIA 11 seasons · Aitoloakarnania
- ARACHOVITIKA 11 seasons · Achaia
- ARKOUDI 11 seasons · Ileia
- ASPROGIALI 11 seasons · Aitoloakarnania
- BOUKA 11 seasons · Aitoloakarnania
- BOZAITIKA 11 seasons · Achaia
- DAFNI 2 11 seasons · Achaia
- DIGELIOTIKA 1 11 seasons · Achaia
- DIONI 11 seasons · Aitoloakarnania
- EGKALI 11 seasons · Achaia
- ELAIONA 11 seasons · Achaia
- EPITALIO 11 seasons · Ileia
- KAIAFAS - ZACHARO 1 11 seasons · Ileia
- KAIAFAS - ZACHARO 2 11 seasons · Ileia
Rated Poor in 2025
None of the 86 official bathing waters in Western Greece was classified Poor in 2025.
How Western Greece rated since 2015
Counts for the sites in today’s 2025 inventory; the Excellent share is calculated over classified sites only.
| Season | Classified | Excellent | Excellent share | Poor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 86 | 82 | 95.3% | 0 |
| 2024 | 86 | 82 | 95.3% | 0 |
| 2023 | 86 | 80 | 93% | 0 |
| 2022 | 86 | 80 | 93% | 0 |
| 2021 | 86 | 78 | 90.7% | 0 |
| 2020 | 83 | 71 | 85.5% | 0 |
| 2019 | 83 | 70 | 84.3% | 0 |
| 2018 | 79 | 74 | 93.7% | 0 |
| 2017 | 79 | 74 | 93.7% | 0 |
| 2016 | 78 | 75 | 96.2% | 0 |
| 2015 | 78 | 77 | 98.7% | 0 |
Places with the most bathing waters in Western Greece
Each site is matched to its nearest named place (GeoNames, within 8 km in a straight line), so beaches of one resort or lake shore can be compared together. Select a place to show only its sites in the full list.
| Place | Regional unit | Sites | Excellent | Poor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Astakós | Aitoloakarnania | 5 | 5 (100%) | 0 |
| Río | Achaia | 5 | 5 (100%) | 0 |
| Kríkellos | Aitoloakarnania | 4 | 4 (100%) | 0 |
| Témeni | Achaia | 4 | 4 (100%) | 0 |
| Ágios Vasíleios | Achaia | 3 | 3 (100%) | 0 |
| Arkoúdi | Ileia | 3 | 3 (100%) | 0 |
| Diakoptó | Achaia | 3 | 3 (100%) | 0 |
| Káto Achaḯa | Achaia | 3 | 3 (100%) | 0 |
| Pálairos | Aitoloakarnania | 3 | 3 (100%) | 0 |
| Vónitsa | Aitoloakarnania | 3 | 3 (100%) | 0 |
| Zacháro | Ileia | 3 | 3 (100%) | 0 |
| Amfilochía | Aitoloakarnania | 3 | 2 (66.7%) | 0 |
| Aígio | Achaia | 2 | 2 (100%) | 0 |
| Aíyira | Achaia | 2 | 2 (100%) | 0 |
| Akráta | Achaia | 2 | 2 (100%) | 0 |
All 86 official bathing waters in Western Greece
Grouped by regional unit, alphabetical within each group. Open a site for its 2015–2025 history, nearby alternatives, weather forecast and the national profile link.
Download all 86 sites as CSV (classes 2015–2025, coordinates, nearest place; EEA data, CC BY 4.0)
Achaia 34 sites · 100% Excellent
- AGIOS VASILEIOS Excellent Excellent 5 seasons in a row
- AGYIA · Río Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- AIGEIRA · Aíyira Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- AIGIO Excellent Excellent 3 seasons in a row
- AIGIO - ALYKES Excellent Excellent 3 seasons in a row
- AKRATA 1 · Aíyira Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- AKRATA 2 Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- AKTAIO 1 Excellent Excellent 2 seasons in a row
- AKTAIO 2 Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- ARACHOVITIKA · Ágios Vasíleios Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- BOZAITIKA · Río Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- DAFNI 1 · Río Excellent Excellent 8 seasons in a row
- DAFNI 2 · Río Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- DIGELIOTIKA 1 · Témeni Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- DIGELIOTIKA 2 · Témeni Excellent Excellent 5 seasons in a row
- EGKALI · Diakoptó Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- ELAIONA · Diakoptó Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- KATO ACHAIA Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- KOUNOUPELO - KALOGRIA Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- LAKKOPETRA · Limnokhórion Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- LAMPIRI · Kamárai Excellent Excellent 2 seasons in a row
- LOGGOS · Kamárai Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- NIFOREIKA · Káto Achaḯa Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- NIKOLEIKON · Témeni Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- PLATANOS · Akráta Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- RIO Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- RODINI · Ágios Vasíleios Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- RODODAFNI Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- SELIANITIKA · Rododáfni Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- TARANTELLA · Káto Achaḯa Excellent Excellent 4 seasons in a row
- TRAPEZA · Diakoptó Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- VALIMITIKA · Témeni Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- VRACHNEIKA · Vrachnaíika Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- VRACHNEIKA - MONODENDRI · Vrachnaíika Excellent Excellent 5 seasons in a row
Aitoloakarnania 31 sites · 87.1% Excellent
- AKTI PALAIROU · Pálairos Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- AMFILOCHIA KOULOURAKI · Kríkellos Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- AMFILOCHIA NOTIA Good
- AMFILOCHIA VOREIA Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- ASPROGIALI · Astakós Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- ASTAKOS Excellent Excellent 5 seasons in a row
- BOUKA · Kríkellos Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- DIONI Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- DRYMOY Excellent Excellent 7 seasons in a row
- GRIMPOVO · Náfpaktos Good
- KATAFOURKO · Kríkellos Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- KATO VASILIKI · Galatás Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- KRYONERI · Galatás Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- LOUROS Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- LOUTRO ARAPIS · Kríkellos Excellent Excellent 9 seasons in a row
- LYGIA-PLAGIAS · Lefkáda Excellent Excellent 7 seasons in a row
- MARATHIA · Astakós Excellent Excellent 4 seasons in a row
- MENIDI Good
- NEROKRATIMA · Pálairos Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- ORMOS KALAMAKI Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- PALIAMPELA · Vónitsa Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- PSANI · Náfpaktos Good
- SCHINOS · Archontochóri Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- SPARTO · Amfilochía Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- TOURLIDA · Mesolóngi Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- VARKO · Pálairos Excellent Excellent 7 seasons in a row
- VATHIAVALI Excellent Excellent 7 seasons in a row
- VELA 1 · Astakós Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- VELA 2 · Astakós Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- VONITSA PANAGIA Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- VONITSA PLAZ Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
Ileia 21 sites · 100% Excellent
- AGIOS ANDREAS Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- AGIOS ILIAS - SKAFIDIA 1 Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- AGIOS ILIAS - SKAFIDIA 2 Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- AGIOS ILIAS-POURNARI Excellent Excellent 5 seasons in a row
- ARKOUDI Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- EPITALIO Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- KAIAFAS - ZACHARO 1 Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- KAIAFAS - ZACHARO 2 Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- KAIAFAS - ZACHARO 3 Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- KATAKOLO - KAVOURI Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- KATO SAMIKO · Kallikomo Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- KOUROUTA · Savália Excellent Excellent 6 seasons in a row
- LECHAINA - MYRSINI Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- LEVENTOCHORI Excellent Excellent 5 seasons in a row
- LOUTRA KYLLINIS - KASTRO 1 · Arkoúdi Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- LOUTRA KYLLINIS - KASTRO 2 · Arkoúdi Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- MANOLADA Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- PALAIOCHORI - BOYKA · Gastoúni Excellent Excellent 3 seasons in a row
- PALOUKI - AGIA MARINA · Amaliáda Excellent Excellent 6 seasons in a row
- SPIATZA-KATAKOLO · Tragano Excellent Excellent 5 seasons in a row
- VARTHOLOMIO Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
Compared with other regions in Greece
| # | Region | Sites | Excellent | Poor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thessaly | 107 | 100% | 0 |
| 2 | Epirus | 37 | 100% | 0 |
| 3 | Peloponnese | 191 | 99.5% | 0 |
| 4 | Central Macedonia | 120 | 99.2% | 0 |
| 5 | Attica | 186 | 98.9% | 0 |
| 6 | Crete | 177 | 98.9% | 0 |
| 7 | Ionian Islands | 173 | 98.8% | 0 |
| 8 | North Aegean | 138 | 98.6% | 0 |
| 9 | Central Greece | 158 | 97.5% | 0 |
| 10 | Western Greece | 86 | 95.3% | 0 |
| 11 | Eastern Macedonia and Thrace | 57 | 93% | 0 |
| 12 | South Aegean | 304 | 90.8% | 0 |
Regions with at least 15 official bathing waters. Size, water type and how densely sites are designated differ, so the table is context rather than a verdict.
Quick answers
- How many bathing waters in Western Greece were rated Excellent in 2025?
- 82 of 86 (95.3%) in the official EEA 2025 classification; 4 were Good, 0 Sufficient and 0 Poor. That ranks Western Greece 10 of 12 Greece regions by Excellent share.
- Which regional unit of Western Greece has the highest share of Excellent sites?
- Achaia: 100% of its 34 sites were Excellent in 2025. Ileia follows with 100%. Only regional units with at least five sites are compared; see the full table.
- Which beaches in Western Greece have the best long-term record?
- 60 sites were Excellent in every season from 2015 to 2025, for example AGIOS ANDREAS, AGIOS ILIAS - SKAFIDIA 1, AGIOS ILIAS - SKAFIDIA 2. See the ranking.
- Which places in Western Greece have the most official bathing waters?
- Astakós (5, 100% Excellent), Río (5, 100% Excellent), Kríkellos (4, 100% Excellent). See the place table; places are the nearest named settlement to each site.
- Were any bathing waters in Western Greece rated Poor?
- No. None was classified Poor in 2025.
- Where do I check whether swimming is allowed today?
- On Greek Bathing Water Profiles (Ministry of Environment and Energy with the regional water directorates). Temporary bans, pollution alerts and closures are published there and on signs at the water, not in the annual EEA class.
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Sources and method
Bathing-water records: European Environment Agency (EEA), data and coordinates reported by Greece, licensed CC BY 4.0. Region and regional unit boundaries: Eurostat NUTS 2024 (© EuroGeographics for the administrative boundaries). Place names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). A site belongs to the area that contains its reported coordinates; a site up to 10 km off the generalised coastline is placed in the nearest area of Greece. Counts, shares and rankings are calculated by BathingWaterFinder from the official records.