Santa Maria Beach

Shallow turquoise coves and a rocky-fringed seabed make this the island's top spot for snorkelling.

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Smooth granite boulders carve the shallows into a maze of natural swimming pools in clear turquoise water.

An unorganised cove below clay cliffs whose mineral mud swimmers smear on as a natural spa.

A 700-metre sweep of pale golden sand where world-class windsurfers share the shallows with waders.

A wide crescent of soft sand just south of Parikia that glows as the sun drops into the sea.

Three tiny wind-sheltered coves with calm, waist-deep water and a taverna right on the sand.

Where it is

This beach is the larger gold pin; the other gold dots are nearby beaches on Paros (numbered by island rank) — toggle them with the Filters control.

Santa Maria Beach · Nearby beaches on Paros · 6 beaches