Beaches closest to town, moving west:

1. Neo Chora Beach (west) and Koum Kapi Beach (east); both on either end of town

2. Germaniko Pouli Beach

3. Golden Beach (kid friendly)

4. Agioi Apostoloi Beaches (kid friendly)

5. Kalamaki Beach

6. Stalos Beach (kid friendly)

7. Agia Marina (beautiful but supremely touristy)

8. Platanias (supremely touristy)

Beaches close to town, moving east:

1. Kalathas (has a nice little island you can swim to and dive from)

2. Tersanas

3. Agios Onoufrios

4. Stavros (the setting for "Zorba the Greek". There are two beaches here, one of which is a calm, kid friendly bay with a great restaurant on the water, "Almyriki,")

5. Marathi (kid friendly, good seafood restaurants)

6. Loutraki (pretty beach, hipper crowd)

7. Kyani Akti

8. Kalyves Beach