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Halkidiki beaches: 2025 bathing-water quality

Halkidiki has 90 official bathing waters in the EEA dataset for the 2025 season. 98.9% were classified Excellent — 1.8 points above the 97.1% across all of Greece — and 0 were Poor. 85 sites have been Excellent in every season from 2015 to 2025. By area, the Excellent share is highest around Nea Kallikratia (100% of 5) and lowest around Ierissos / Ouranoupoli (93.8% of 16).

official bathing waters

98.9%

Excellent in 2025

Poor in 2025

Not live: these are annual official classifications. Check the competent authority for today’s notices before swimming.

Before you swim on Halkidiki

Ministry of Environment and Energy with the regional water directorates

Bathing season in Greece: 1 June – 31 October. Almost all Greek bathing waters are coastal; the portal is an interactive map of site profiles.

Annual EEA classes do not show temporary bans, short-term pollution or algae alerts; those are published by the competent authority. National information last checked 2026-11-01.

Season status: Today (6 November 2026) is outside the official bathing season (1 June – 31 October). Official monitoring is tied to the season (a first sample may be taken shortly before it opens), so there are no current official water-quality results now. The next season starts on 1 June 2027.

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About Halkidiki

Halkidiki is the peninsula south-east of Thessaloniki in Central Macedonia, ending in three “legs”: Kassandra, Sithonia and Mount Athos. Athos is a monastic state with restricted access, so the bathing waters are on Kassandra, Sithonia and the mainland coasts.

How this page is defined: official EEA bathing waters reported by Greece (coastal and transitional waters) whose coordinates fall inside a boundary drawn around Halkidiki. Coordinates are reported by the national authority.

Map of official bathing waters

Excellent 89Poor 0Not classified 1

How to read this map: Each dot is one official bathing water, coloured by its 2025 rating; select a dot to open that site. Coloured areas are the regions; region names link to their pages. Sea and large lakes are blue, neighbouring countries grey. Positions: official EEA coordinates. Boundaries: Eurostat NUTS 2024, generalised (© EuroGeographics); lakes: Natural Earth. Outlines are simplified, so a few shoreline dots can sit just offshore.

Halkidiki by area

Each official site is grouped under the nearest of 9 reference towns, measured in a straight line from its reported coordinates. This is an orientation aid, not a municipal boundary.

2025 EEA classes by area (nearest reference town)
Area	Sites	Excellent	Not classified
Nea Kallikratia	5	5 (100%)	0
Nea Moudania	7	7 (100%)	0
Kallithea (Kassandra)	17	17 (100%)	0
Pefkochori (Kassandra)	9	9 (100%)	0
Nikiti	17	17 (100%)	0
Neos Marmaras (Sithonia)	9	9 (100%)	0
Sarti (Sithonia)	7	7 (100%)	0
Ierissos / Ouranoupoli	16	15 (93.8%)	1
Olympiada / Stratoni	3	3 (100%)	0

Most consistent Excellent sites

85 sites were Excellent in all eleven seasons. Ordered by the length of the unbroken Excellent run ending in 2025; the first 24 are shown, the rest are in the area lists above.

AFYTOS 11 seasons · around Kallithea (Kassandra)
AGIA PARASKEVI 11 seasons · around Pefkochori (Kassandra)
AGIA VARVARA NIKITIS 11 seasons · around Nikiti
AGIOS GEORGIOS 11 seasons · around Ierissos / Ouranoupoli
AGIOS MAMAS 11 seasons · around Nea Moudania
AI GIANNIS 11 seasons · around Nikiti
AKTI ELAION 11 seasons · around Nikiti
ALYKES 11 seasons · around Ierissos / Ouranoupoli
ARMENISTIS 11 seasons · around Sarti (Sithonia)
AZAPIKO 11 seasons · around Neos Marmaras (Sithonia)
CAMPING KALAMITSIOU 11 seasons · around Sarti (Sithonia)
CHANIOTI [POLYCHRONO - CHANIOTI - PEFKOCHORI] 11 seasons · around Pefkochori (Kassandra)
CHROUSO 11 seasons · around Pefkochori (Kassandra)
DEVELIKI 11 seasons · around Ierissos / Ouranoupoli
ELAIONA 11 seasons · around Nea Moudania
ELANI 11 seasons · around Kallithea (Kassandra)
ELIA 1 11 seasons · around Neos Marmaras (Sithonia)
ELIA 2 11 seasons · around Neos Marmaras (Sithonia)
FLOGITA 11 seasons · around Nea Moudania
FOURKA 11 seasons · around Kallithea (Kassandra)
GERAKINI 11 seasons · around Nea Moudania
GIALAKI 2 11 seasons · around Nikiti
GIALAKI 3 11 seasons · around Nikiti
IERISSOS 11 seasons · around Ierissos / Ouranoupoli

Rated Poor in 2025

None of the 90 official bathing waters on Halkidiki was classified Poor in 2025.

How Halkidiki 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
2025	89	89	100%
2024	88	88	100%
2023	88	88	100%
2022	88	88	100%
2021	88	88	100%
2020	86	86	100%
2019	86	86	100%
2018	86	86	100%
2017	86	86	100%
2016	86	85	98.8%
2015	86	86	100%

All 90 official bathing waters on Halkidiki

Grouped by area, alphabetical within each group. Open a site for its 2015–2025 history, nearby alternatives, weather forecast and the national profile link.

Around Nea Kallikratia 5 sites · 100% Excellent

KYANI AKTI Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
MYKONIATIKA - GEOPONIKA Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
NEA IRAKLEIA Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
NEA IRAKLEIA-SAHARA Excellent Excellent 5 seasons in a row
VERGIA Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row

Around Nea Moudania 7 sites · 100% Excellent

AGIOS MAMAS Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
ELAIONA Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
FLOGITA Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
GERAKINI Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
KALIVES Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
NEA POTIDAIA Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
PORTES Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row

Around Kallithea (Kassandra) 17 sites · 100% Excellent

AFYTOS Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
DAFNI Excellent Excellent 5 seasons in a row
ELANI Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
FOURKA Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
KALLITHEA Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
KRYOPIGI [KRYOPIGI - POLYCHRONO 1] Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
LEFKI PERISTERA [KRYOPIGI - KALLITHEA 2] Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
MENDI [KALANDRA] Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
NEA FOKAIA Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
POSEIDI 1 Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
POSEIDI 2 Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
PYRGOS SANIS [SANI 1] Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
SANI [SANI 3] Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
SANI 1 [PYRGOS SANI] Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
SIMANTRO [SANI 2] Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
SIVIRI Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
SOLINA [KRYOPIGI - KALLITHEA 1] Excellent Excellent 9 seasons in a row

Around Pefkochori (Kassandra) 9 sites · 100% Excellent

AGIA PARASKEVI Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
CHANIOTI [POLYCHRONO - CHANIOTI - PEFKOCHORI] Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
CHROUSO Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
KOINOTIKI PLAZ NEAS SKIONIS Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
NEA SKIONI Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
PALIOURI Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
PEFKOCHORI [GLAROKAVOS - PEFKOCHORI] Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
POLYCHRONO [KRYOPIGI - POLYCHRONO 2] Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
SIDIROPORTO Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row

Around Nikiti 17 sites · 100% Excellent

AGIA VARVARA NIKITIS Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
AI GIANNIS Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
AKTI ELAION Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
GIALAKI 2 Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
GIALAKI 3 Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
KALOGRIA Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
KOINOTIKI PLAZ NIKITIS Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
KOVIOU Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
LIVROCHIO Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
MAKRYA LAGADA Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
METAMORFOSI Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
NIKITI Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
PSAKOUDIA ANATOLIKA Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
PSAKOUDIA DYTIKA Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
SALONIKIOU Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
VATOPEDI Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
VOURVOUROU Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row

Around Neos Marmaras (Sithonia) 9 sites · 100% Excellent

AZAPIKO Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
ELIA 1 Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
ELIA 2 Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
KOUTLOUMOUSI Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
LAGOMANDRA Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
MARMARAS Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
PARADEISOS Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
PORTO KARRAS 1 Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
PORTO KARRAS 2 Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row

Around Sarti (Sithonia) 7 sites · 100% Excellent

ARMENISTIS Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
CAMPING KALAMITSIOU Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
KALAMITSI Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
PLATANITSI Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
SARTI Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
SYKIA Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
TORONI Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row

Around Ierissos / Ouranoupoli 16 sites · 93.8% Excellent

AGIOS GEORGIOS Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
ALYKES Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
DEVELIKI Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
IERISSOS Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
KAMPOS Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
KAMPOUDI 1 Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
KAMPOUDI 2 Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
KARAGATSIA AMMOULIANI Excellent
KOMITSA Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
LIMANI IERISSOU [MOUNT ATHOS IERISSOU] Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
NEA RODA Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
OURANOUPOLI 1 Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
OURANOUPOLI 2 Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
PORTO AGIO Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
TRYPITI Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
XIROPOTAMI Not classified

Around Olympiada / Stratoni 3 sites · 100% Excellent

KENTRIKI PLAZ STRATONIOU Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
OLYMPIADA Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
PROTI AMMOUDIA Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row

Compared with other destinations

#	Destination	Country	Sites	Excellent	Poor
1	Corfu	Greece	66	100%	0
2	Lake Garda	Italy	128	99.2%	0
3	Crete	Greece	177	98.9%	0
4	Halkidiki	Greece	90	98.9%	0
5	Sardinia	Italy	664	96.8%	1
6	Istria (Croatia)	Croatia	217	95.9%	0
7	Costa Brava	Spain	86	94.2%	1
8	Algarve coast	Portugal	106	93.4%	0
9	Lake Balaton	Hungary	148	85.1%	0
10	Menorca	Spain	30	80%	0
11	Corsica	France	223	75.8%	20
12	Rhodes	Greece	52	75%	0
13	Mallorca	Spain	113	68.1%	3
14	Ibiza & Formentera	Spain	48	66.7%	0
15	French Riviera (Alpes-Maritimes)	France	151	63.6%	3

Destinations differ in size, water type and how densely sites are designated, so the table gives context rather than a quality verdict.

Quick answers

How many bathing waters on Halkidiki were rated Excellent in 2025?: 89 of 90 (98.9%) in the official EEA 2025 classification; 0 were Good, 0 Sufficient and 0 Poor, and 1 had no class.
Which sites on Halkidiki have the best long-term record?: 85 were Excellent in every season from 2015 to 2025, for example AFYTOS, AGIA PARASKEVI, AGIA VARVARA NIKITIS. See the full ranking.
Were any bathing waters on Halkidiki 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 beach, not in the annual EEA class. Each site page here also shows a weather forecast with heavy-rain context.

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Source

European Environment Agency (EEA), bathing-water data and coordinates reported by Greece, licensed CC BY 4.0. Areas, counts and rankings are calculated by BathingWaterFinder from those official records.