Before we give you the 10 best hotels in Andros, lets talk a little bit about this wonderful Cyclades Island. Andros Greece is one of the Cyclades islands closest to Athens. Because of its proximity to the Greek capital, it has become one of the most popular Greek island destinations.
Andros has lush vegetation, mountains, beaches, and quaint villages. Andros is a great destination for a getaway near Athens.
Chora is the gem of the island, with mansions, narrow alleys and a cosmopolitan feel. In Chora, you can learn about the island’s history, and the surrounding villages will give you the essence of Andros’ tradition.
Hop on a ferry from Athens to Andros and explore Andros! Continue reading our Andros Island Vacations guide and start planning today! Find all of your beach essentials here for your Andros Island vacation. You can also visit our Cyclades Travel Guide or Pinterest for information on all the best Cyclades Islands.
Andros Weather – When to Visit
Temperatures in Andros are mild all year long, even in the mountains, due to the proximity of the sea. Even in the summer, the weather stays cool with the meltemi winds blowing from the north. In the western part of Andros (from Gavrio to Steno), the temperatures are warmer as the winds are less strong than in the east.
Andros has the highest levels of rainfall of all the Cyclades, but in summer rain will rarely occur. Snow can be spotted on the mountains in January and February. The best time to visit Andros is in the spring and Easter time. You’ll have the best weather and avoid the touristy summer rush. During the week it will be less crowded than on weekends since a lot of Athenians visit Andros on the weekends.
Best Andros Beaches
Vitali Beach
Vitali Beach has fine pebbles and small and stones, which is great during the days when the wind is strong. The waters are deep and crystal clear, but not as cold as in other beaches on the island. Vitali Beach offers natural shade all day, from a rock on its right side. You will also find umbrellas at this beach and a beach bar that provides sun loungers.
Grias to Pidima
One of the most characteristic and popular beaches of Andros. The beach “tis Grias to Pidima” or else “The Old Lady’s Jump” it is located on the southeastern coast of the island and it gathers the interest of many tourists, not only for its unique sandy beach but also for its … strange name as well as the myth that it carries.
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Zorkos Beach
Zorkos Beach lies in the northeastern part of the island. It is a beautiful beach with a golden sandy shore. The waters are crystal clear and transparent. Where the sand stops there is vegetation with an unusual landscape, mountains surrounding, and flowers with a wonderful fragrance. This beach is very peaceful and quiet.
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Achla
Achla Beach is one of the most beautiful and secluded beaches in Andros. The shore is covered with white shiny pebbles and crystal clear aquamarine water. A small river ends close to this beach, with plantain tress all around. The cove is well-protected, although summer winds may usually blow in the evenings.
Kypri
Kypri beach is one of the most beautiful and windless beaches of Andros Island. It is ideal, even when the summer breeze is strong, to enjoy a swim in the calm waters without the waves. Aside from relaxation and rest, the beach offers activities and water sports. Lessons or equipment rentals for windsurfing, SUP, water skiing, and wake boarding.
Andros Recommended Tours & Activities
Castle Hunt & Andros History Tour
Our Castle Hunt Full Day Tour offers a unique opportunity for tourists and visitors of Andros to explore the island’s Venetian past. The Latins ruled the island from 1207 till 1566 and built three castles for protective purposes which are still surrounded by the island’s history and local folk traditions and legends. Discover the archaeological remnants of Venetian castles, marvel at their majestic views, and unlock the islands’ past through cartography, diachronic traveler’s accounts, and live historical records. Book Your Castle Hunt & Andros Island Tour Here.
Andros Half-Day Sightseeing Tour
This half day tour will take you through 7 villages of Andros and discover the rich nature and culture of Andros. Your first stop will be in Paleopoli village where you will see the remains of the island’s ancient capital and learn it history. Then you will head to Menites village, Apikia village and to Pithara waterfalls, Foros cave and then Chora. Book Your Andros Half-Day Sightseeing Tour Here.
Full-Day Small-Group Guided Tour of Andros
Experience a full day private tour through the verdant inland of Andros island. Enjoy the beauty of the landscape, learn about the culture and discover the various villages, scattered on the hills. Spend your day with a local guide and explore this unique island! Book Your Full-Day Small-Group Andros Tour Here.
Andros Monasteries Sightseeing Tour
In this half day tour, you will have the opportunity to see three great Andros monasteries and the capital of Andros, Chora; the monastery of Aghia Marina, the Aghios Nikolaos monastery and Aghia Eirini monastery. Then on to Chora. Book Your Andros Monasteries Sightseeing Tour Here.
Vitali Beach Tour in Andros
You can also bring your scuba max and explore the bottom of the sea. The water is so clear that you can see everything. It is also a great opportunity for underwater photos. You will surely have an original Greek sea-sun experience that you will love. Our local tour leader will be waiting for you in the car giving you all the privacy you need. Your relaxation and swimming time is estimated about 2 hours and 45 minutes. Book Your Vitali Beach Tour in Andros Here.
Best Andros Restaurants
Ta Skalakia $11 – 30
Great food and amazing service. Wonderful location on the steps of a side street in town. Try the baked feta with tomato or meatballs which are wonderful. They also do half portions of appetizers if you want to try different tastes. Telephone: 30 2282 022822 Web: Ta Skalakia
Lithi $11 – 30
Top quality breakfast and brunch, as well as late evening snacks and cocktails. Service is very attentive yet casual, making you feel at home. Probably the best for drinks in Chora. Telephone: 30 2282 029293 Web: Lithi
Stamatis Taverna $11 – 30
Definitely must go for dinner here. Just up one level from the waterfront, the ambiance is felt inside and outside this restaurant. Very popular with locals and visitors. The food is delicious, presented in absolute style. The service is polished and efficient. Telephone: 30 2282 041283 Web: Stamatis Taverna
Gefsis me Thea $11 – 30
A secret gem, only a 5 minute drive from Chora of Andros. Tasteful local Greek cuisine. Try eggplants (melitzanes imam) and roasted lamp with petimezi. Tip: you need to preorder froutalia. Telephone: 30 2282 023531 Web: Gefsis me Thea
Cavo Meze $11 – 30
This attractive harbour-side taverna offers a very warm welcome and good choice of traditional food at very reasonable prices. The signature fish moussaka is an absolute delight! Telephone: 30 2282 029426 Web: Cavo Meze
Best Andros Beach Bars
Piso Gialia Beach Bar
Piso Gialia Beach Bar is located on one of the most popular beaches of Andros, the Piso Gialia Beach, in the eastern part of the island. The crystal clear waters of the sea and the golden sand create the perfect setting for an unforgettable and relaxing experience. Telephone: 30 6946 656134 Web: Piso Gialia Beach Bar
Ateni Beach Bar
Just 30 minutes from the harbor of Gavrio and the island’s downtown, Ateni beach bar offers you the chance to enjoy cool cocktails and delicious snacks under the sun, all made from pure local products, and while admiring the Aegean sea. Telephone: 30 6979 890011 Web: Ateni Beach Bar
Kampos Beach Bar Vitali
Kampos Beach Bar is located in one of the most beautiful beaches of Andros, Vitali beach. In a ‘playful’ and at the same time stylish and beautifully designed environment, one can enjoy a cool juice of locally produced lemons and delicious appetizers from local pure products. Telephone: 30 6947 623420 Web: Kampos Beach Bar Vitali
Kypri Beach Bar
The Kypri Beach Bar is located in Perrakis hotel. The beach bar is one of the most popular places on the island, offering all the comforts and fun that you are looking for. The relaxing atmosphere and good music add to the scene and accompany the fresh juices as well as the unique cocktails offered at the beach bar. Telephone: 30 2282 071456 Web: Kypri Beach Bar
Kaliva Beach Bar
Lovely beach bar with a beautiful sandy beach + crystal clear waters. The service is great. A nice place to have beach side snacks and drinks. You’ll love the soft house music vibes. Telephone: 30 6937 101695 Web: Kaliva Beach Bar
Best Andros Hotels
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I love travelling the world. As we know that the best time to visit Andros is in the spring and Easter time. we’ll have the best weather and avoid the touristy summer rush. During the week it will be less crowded than on weekends. Zorkos Beach lies in the northeastern part of the island. It is a beautiful beach with a golden sandy shore. Thanks for sharing such lovely guide.
You are very welcome. Thank you for stopping by and taking the time to leave me some comments.
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I totally agree. It will be nice to head to a wonderful tropical paradise once this is over and just enjoy! I think I will be doing a lot of walking and exploring after being cooped up inside the house! Thanks for stopping by.
First of all, thank you so much for sharing such a beautiful and informative travel guide about Ios. I was looking for information on Greece, and where to travel too. Ios Island looks perfect! I am a Travel lover, and I love traveling to beautiful places on the ocean. After reading your guide, I am ready to pack my bags for Ios. I am particularly looking forward to a visit to Vitali Beach. I hope to visit Ios soon. Then I will share with you my experience.
Once again, Thanks again for sharing this informative travel guide. I will share the post with others. 😊
You are very welcome. I am glad I could help you find a great vacation destination. You will definitely not be disappointed. And please do let me know how your vacation goes. And of course, thank you for sharing my guides with others 🙂
Hey, I enjoyed reading your Andros Island Vacations guide. It looks so beautiful! The Achla beach is one of the most beautiful beaches in Greece and for a good reason since it is much more than a beach. In fact, it is also an unusually rich environment with impressive plantain trees. Your review is very helpful for me to make a plan for Andros Island vacation. Thank you for all the great information.
Glad you enjoyed Parveen. Thanks for visiting beach travel destinations.
Hi! I want to go to Greece. I love the culture and the scenarios are simply spectaculars. One of the things that I like the most is their climate.
Two of the beaches that are a must for us will be Vitali beach and Zorkos beach. Specially Vitali beach, because we love pebbles and warmer water make this beach very attractive. Thanks for this post.
You are very welcome Ann. Thank you for stopping by and taking the time to leave me comments. Come back again when you are ready to plan!
Hello Leahrae, traveling to an unknown location can be very difficult if you don’t have enough information about the place and settling hold a lot of stress actually. Nevertheless, this article gives so much detail about Andros and for a lover of nature like myself, i wouldn’t want to miss the vegetation, mountains and beaches you have mentioned in this post. I would love to check the links on tour guide which you have given. Cheers
Great, let me what you thing about the activities I have suggested. If you need any further information, please just shoot me an email.
Your Andros Travel Guide is great. I’ve always wanted to go to the Cyclades, but there are quite a few islands to chose from. I love that Andros has lush vegetation, mountains, beaches, and quaint villages. And Andros would be a great destination for a getaway near Athens. We will plan to visit after lockdown in my country due to corona virus.
I do believe you will love Andros. Yes, we are no longer in lockdown, but the threat still lingers over our state and we do have a huge amount of cases. Makes travel kind of scary right now for sure. But I have my vacation plans at hand when all this pandemic is behind us. Thanks for stopping by.
Thanks so much for sharing a beautiful, informative article with us. Andros Island is beautiful! It’s really amazing, and you covered all areas so well in your post. I have learned a lot from reading your post, even though I have already been there! I like the Andros Half-Day Sightseeing Tour of the points mentioned in your article. That would be a great activity for my family should we travel to Andros again.
Last year when I went on an Andros Island vacation with my family, we stayed 3 days at the Blue Dolphin Hotel and its extravagant atmosphere captivated us, as well as the Kaliva Beach Bar. I enjoyed this travel guide and I’d like to share it with my friends by posting it in the Facebook community so that everyone knows about your article and gets to know it.
Thank you so much. I would love for you to share with your friends on Facebook. Sounds like you had an amazing time on Andros. Is another trip in the horizon?
Thank you for sharing this article. I am travel lover person an i search of many travel blogs. This article is written so beautifully.. i enjoyed reading it a lot. I could know about beaches such as h, acha, kypri etc. Hope to visit them very soon. I loved how you put up all the words. All the details.of every beach is so easing to read. Keep up your good work. Also thank you for sharing the hotel links and details with rating.
i will surely share this article to my social.media account so that others can also know about these beaches and hotel.
Great! I am glad you enjoyed and thank you for sharing.
Hello there! This is an amazing article you’ve got here. Indeed, Andros has beautiful sight to behold and many things to keep memory of.
As a tourist, it will put an unending smile on my face if I’m opportuned to visit ANDROS. Thanks for sharing this article, it’s helpful for me!
I agree! I am looking forward to vacationing here soon. I will update my review after my latest visit. I am glad you enjoyed 🙂
Now, It is obvious that this is a good post. I should first commend the level of effort in making this superb website with so much nice features and also writing an article on andros island. i do not think that there is one person who will see this and not want to go on an immediate vacation. i surely will do that.
Thank you Benny! I am glad you enjoyed my Andros Island Vacations post.
Your guide is very useful on Andros Island Vaction is awesome. Knowing the weather and when to visit is always something I like to know before I plan my trip. Do you know if they ever get hurricanes there? That would be my only concern.We are planning to visit Andros in near future, and the information in your guide has been helpful.. Thanks for sharing such useful guide for everyone.
I think you will find that you can probably visit Andros anytime of the year. Just really depends on your budget and what you plan to do on your vacation. You won’t have to worry about hurricanes in the Cyclades. They do get tropical storms though.
Hello, thanks for sharing this amazing article. I have learned a lot about Andros Island and am ready to pack my bags. I like that you provide all the information on the weather, the best beaches, restaurants to try and of course your hotel recommendations are great. I have been planning to travel to Andros island, and now I have all the information I need to plan my trip accordingly. Thank you for sharing.
Thank you Sophia for visiting my Andros Island Vacations Guide and taking the time to leave me some comments. I hope you get to vacation there soon. Please let me know if you need any additional information.
Wow! The beaches and food are reason enough to put Greece on my bucket list! I think I should also put the Shipwreck tour on the bucket list too. That sounds really interesting. Gerolimni Waterfall where you can also swim sounds like a fun attraction to visit as well. What was your favorite place to see in Greece?
Oh definitely my fav is Crete. Although anywhere in Greece is great. I love to explore and I love history. You get that all with Greece, along with the beautiful beaches. Thanks for visiting beach travel destinations.
What a beautiful, clear beach that is! Many of my friends and I have had our travel plans recently cancelled, and although we understand that it’s a necessary step to help #flattenthecurve, we are definitely dreaming of a great trip together when things have settled down around the world. This really looks amazing and like it would offer enough to explore for a good week. Thanks for sharing – I imagine this is a fabulous place to visit!
I agree, we do need to flatten the covid19 curve. I think we are getting close though and we will all be back to traveling! Thanks for visiting my Andros Island Vacations guide.
I cannot wait for this pandemic to be over. I cannot wait to travel as soon as we can fly. I did not appreciate traveling until I can’t, isn’t life funny. The Andros Greece is so beautiful! I would love to just hang out by the beach and enjoy the Mediterranean food. Thank you for the itinerary, this will definitely be my destination since spring is here and it is not so far to fly from NYC.
Cheers!
You and me both. It is scary right now. I am glad you enjoyed my Andros Island Vacations guide. Stay safe!
Oh wow! How incredibly beautiful. I am definitely adding the Andros islands to my bucket list. I’ve always wanted to visit Greece but never sure of where in Greece I should aim for. I’ve traveled a lot and am well overdue for another European trip. I saw on the video there appeared to be some cruise ships, which is a preferred mode of travel for me and my husband. The colorful homes and cobblestone streets are reminiscent of my trip to Croatia a few years ago. Such great information you’ve provided. Thank you!
Thank you so much Annette! If you need any questions answered, please feel free to contact me. Thank you for stopping by!