Faragas
Best for. Travellers who want a calm, grown up swim in clear water when the north wind blows, with a design led beach club and an unhurried lunch away from the crowds.
Best spot. A morning bed at the Faragas beach club on the sheltered cove, with a walk over the low headland to the quieter public sand alongside.
Know this. This is the smart bolt hole when the Meltemi gets up, a drive south of the busy coasts, so come for calm and refinement rather than buzz or long sand.
Faragas is the answer to the question every Paros traveller eventually asks, which is where to swim when the wind is up. Tucked on the south coast, a drive below the busy beaches, it is a sheltered cove of about 300 metres of golden sand and clear turquoise water, protected from the Meltemi by its southern aspect and kept calm when the north coast is white with chop. A design led beach club in wood and cream fabric anchors it, low key and grown up, and it is the island's smartest bolt hole for a still swim and an unhurried lunch.
The honest read is that Faragas earns its name on a windy day and is more of a deliberate trip than a casual stop. It is a real drive south, the club sits at the higher, more polished end for Paros, and on a calm day the more famous coasts arguably match it for swimming, so the value is highest precisely when the rest of the island is blowing. Reviews note it can get busy and the prices are not small, which is fair for the setting and service but worth knowing. The quieter public sand over the low headland is the answer if you want the cove without the club.
Come to Faragas when the forecast turns breezy, take a morning bed at the club or a towel on the public side, and it gives you the calm, clear, grown up day the exposed beaches cannot on a windy afternoon. Pair it with the long sand of Golden Beach on a still day, the refined cove of Monastiri in the north, or the quiet bays near Parikia, but keep Faragas in your pocket as the wind plan. The smart play is to watch the forecast and drive south the moment the Meltemi gets up.
The design led southern club
Faragas is anchored by a single low key, design led beach club and restaurant rather than a row of venues. For how it compares across the island, see the Paros beach clubs guide.
Photo: Faragas Beach Bar & Barbarossa restaurant via GoogleFaragas Beach Bar and Restaurant
Faragas Beach Bar and Restaurant is the design led club on this southern cove, all wood and cream fabric, with sunbeds, umbrellas and a good Mediterranean kitchen in a calm, grown up style. It is the island's pick for a sheltered, refined swim on a windy day, with quieter public sand over the low headland alongside. Prices sit at the higher end for Paros and are set by the venue and to be confirmed.
A drive south to the sheltered cove
Faragas sits on the south coast near Aliki, about twenty to twenty five minutes by car from Parikia and the airport and roughly thirty five from Naoussa. There is no frequent bus, so a hire car or scooter is the practical way to come, and the drive south is part of the point, leaving the busy coasts behind for the sheltered cove.
There is parking near the beach that fills on calm peak days, and a short walk leads down to the sand, with the club to one side and quieter public sand over the low headland. Bring sun cover for the public side, come earlier in peak season for a bed, and time your visit for a breezy day when the shelter is worth the drive.
Photo: Faragas Beach Bar & Barbarossa restaurant via GoogleBook a beach club
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Common questions about Faragas
Why go to Faragas beach Paros?
It is the island's sheltered southern cove, the smart choice for a calm clear swim when the Meltemi blows out the north coast. About 300 metres of golden sand and turquoise water, with a design led beach club and quieter public sand, it offers a grown up, low key day away from the crowds, best on a breezy day.
Is Faragas good on a windy day?
Yes, that is its whole appeal. Its southern aspect shelters it from the north wind, so it stays calm and swimmable when the exposed beaches are chopped up, which makes it the island's bolt hole on a strong Meltemi. As ever, conditions are typical rather than guaranteed, so judge the sea on the day.
Does Faragas have a beach club?
Yes, Faragas Beach Bar and Restaurant is the design led club on the cove, all wood and cream fabric, with sunbeds, a good kitchen and a calm, grown up feel, alongside quieter public sand over the low headland. Prices sit at the higher end for Paros and are set by the venue and to be confirmed.
How do you get to Faragas beach?
It lies on the south coast near Aliki, about twenty to twenty five minutes by car from Parikia and the airport and thirty five from Naoussa. There is no frequent bus, so a hire car or scooter is the practical way to come, with parking near the beach that fills on calm peak days.
Is Faragas worth the drive?
On a breezy day, absolutely, as it gives you a calm clear swim the exposed coasts cannot. On a still day the more famous beaches arguably match it for swimming, so the value is highest when the rest of the island is blowing. Either way it offers a refined, grown up day. Prices are set locally and to be confirmed.
