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The atlas
Every kite destination on Earth
812 places across 1505 spots in 104 countries — wind season, water, level and schools, every value sourced and dated.
That 812 is every place the atlas holds. 432 of them have a destination page of their own; the other 380 are held as a single spot and open on a spot page. They lie in 104 countries, 81 of which have a country guide written so far.
812 placesStrongest month first, then by name
- Windy daysnot modelled hereAprilTypical wind15–25 knintermediateadvanced
4 spots0 schoolsIn season April to September
Gijon is a real Asturian working city of about 271,000 people, not a beach resort — an urban kite beach sits right in the middle of it, backed by an old town, a fishing/industrial port and a sidra (cider) culture.
- Windy days10%May, at Perna (Pelješac)Typical wind15–25 knnamed regional windbeginner-friendlyintermediateadvancedmid-rangebuzzing scenecar neededgear rentalEstablished
2 spots4 schoolsIn season May to September
Viganj is a tiny village (around 236 residents) on the western tip of the Pelješac peninsula whose entire modern identity is the wind-sports camp scene - it exists for windsurfing and kiting, not general tourism, and the social life is built around camp terraces and the beach rather than bars or restaurants.
Tuscany - Maremma coast, south of GrossetoItalyWindy days17%September, at TalamoneTypical wind14–18 knnamed regional windbeginner-friendlyintermediateadvancedmid-rangebuzzing scenecar neededgear rental2 spots8 schoolsIn season April to October
A tiny fortified fishing village on a headland at the edge of the wild Maremma Regional Park - quiet, historic, and about 2 hours from Rome.
Cantabria — Playa de la Concha to El SardineroSpainWindy days37%April, at El SardineroTypical wind14–17 knthermal sea breezeintermediateadvancedmid-rangegear rentalLocal favourite3 spots2 schoolsIn season April to September
A 30 km stretch of Atlantic Cantabria between Suances and Santander, greener and cooler than the Mediterranean and built around a genuine Spanish surf culture rather than a kite-tourism industry.
- Windy days22%June, at El PortilTypical wind15–20 knnamed regional windlagoonbeginner-friendlyintermediateadvancedgear rental
2 spots3 schoolsIn season March to November
A quiet, low-key corner of the Costa de la Luz built around a river-mouth sandbar system — El Portil and El Rompido are small villages within the municipality of Cartaya, not a resort town, and the destination is really about flat sandbar lagoons rather than any evening scene.
- Windy days3%August, at KiheiTypical wind15–30 kntrade windchoppywavesbeginner-friendlyintermediateadvancedexpensivebuzzing scenecar neededgear rentalWorld-class
6 spots6 schoolsIn season April to November
Kanaha is a genuinely historic launch - Laird Hamilton and Manu Bertin were rigging kites here in the mid-1990s - and it sits almost literally at the end of Kahului Airport's runway, so the transfer from plane to pump-up can be under 15 minutes.
Playa de Los Monteros & El ChaparralSpain
Windy days23%February, at Playa de Los MonterosTypical wind8–10 knnamed regional windbeginner-friendlyintermediateadvancedexpensivegear rental2 spots2 schoolsIn season January to October
Two Costa del Sol spots bookending Marbella's polished resort belt — Los Monteros sits inside a council-run, buoyed kite corridor in Marbella itself, while El Chaparral near La Cala de Mijas is rockier and more technical.
- Windy days29%October, at ĶīšezersTypical wind8–16 knthermal sea breezeflat waterchoppywavesbeginner-friendlyintermediateadvancedmid-rangeUnder the radar
4 spots0 schoolsIn season every month
Riga is a full Baltic capital where kiting means commuting out to the city's edges — a lake and three river-mouth/Gulf beaches scattered around the suburbs — rather than walking out your door onto sand.
South Carolina — Folly Beach South End to Isle of Palms South EndUSAWindy days37%May, at Isle of Palms South EndTypical wind15–25 knthermal sea breezebeginner-friendlyintermediateadvancedmid-rangegear rental3 spots4 schoolsIn season March, April, May and September
This is greater Charleston's kite scene spread across three barrier islands — Folly Beach to the south, Sullivan's Island and Isle of Palms to the north of the harbor — with Charleston itself as the natural base.
Arenales del Sol & Playa de San JuanSpainWindy days20%April, at Arenales del SolTypical wind12–18 knnamed regional windchoppybeginner-friendlyintermediateadvancedmid-rangegear rental2 spots1 schoolIn season April to September
Two very different beaches under one Alicante-area trip: Playa de San Juan is a fully urbanized, tram-connected extension of Alicante city, while Arenales del Sol is a quieter second-home beach town near the airport that empties out for most of the year.
Campania — Fusaro / Lido Fusaro to Ischitella / Lido Don PabloItalyWindy days17%April, at VarcaturoTypical wind10–30 knnamed regional windbeginner-friendlyintermediateadvancedbudgetgear rentalUnder the radar3 spots2 schoolsIn season every month
A run of home spots on Naples' Phlegrean/Domitio coast, used by local Campania kiters for quick sessions rather than built as a destination — unglamorous, real Naples-area logistics, and neighbourhoods with genuinely mixed reputations.
- Windy days21%March, at MondelloTypical wind10–20 knnamed regional windchoppywavesbeginner-friendlyintermediateadvancedmid-rangegear rentalLocal favourite
2 spots2 schoolsIn season October to May
This is a city-and-beach trip, not a kite camp: Mondello is Palermo's own turquoise city beach and Isola delle Femmine a small fishing town just west of it, both a short drive from a major airport with the whole of Palermo's food, history and nightlife attached.
Praia de Lourido & Praia da LanzadaSpainWindy days21%March, at Praia de LouridoTypical wind10–14 knthermal sea breezebeginner-friendlyintermediateadvancedgear rentalLocal favourite2 spots1 schoolIn season every month
This is Galicia's main resort coast, pairing a sheltered teaching bay right by Pontevedra with a big touristy Atlantic beach at the mouth of the Ria de Arousa.
Puglia — Marina di Lizzano to Viale del Tramonto / San VitoItalyWindy days35%May, at Marina di LizzanoTypical wind15–35 knnamed regional windbeginner-friendlyintermediateadvancedLocal favourite3 spots1 schoolIn season April to December
This is a stretch of the Taranto Ionian coast, not one resort: three kite spots running from Marina di Lizzano's reef wave breaks through Lido Gandoli's beach-break surf to the flatter, more approachable Viale del Tramonto right at Taranto's San Vito suburb.
Costa Daurada - TarragonaSpainWindy daysnot modelled hereAprilTypical wind12–18 knnamed regional windbeginner-friendlyintermediateadvancedmid-rangegear rentalUnder the radar2 spots2 schoolsIn season April to October
Costa Daurada around Tarragona is mainstream Spanish package-holiday coast, not a kite-scene hub — La Pineda/Vila-seca sits between Salou's nightlife and PortAventura, while Altafulla is a quiet small town 15 minutes east of Tarragona city.
- Windy daysnot modelled hereFebruaryTypical wind12–35 knchoppybeginner-friendlyintermediateadvanced
2 spots0 schoolsIn season February to March
Two very different bases bookend Chania town — Kalyves to the east is a quiet Apokoronas fishing village next to an atmospheric ancient site, Platanias to the west is a built-up, Scandinavian-charter-heavy strip of hotels, restaurants and nightclubs.
Double Bluff & Jetty IslandUSAWindy daysnot modelled hereJanuaryTypical wind15–18 knbeginner-friendlyintermediateadvancedbudgetgear rental2 spots1 schoolIn season January, February, March, June, July, August, October, November and December
Two very different Puget Sound spots bundled together: Double Bluff on south Whidbey Island is a tide- and storm-driven spot reached by ferry or bridge, while Jetty Island is a boat-access-only summer thermal spot off Everett with an actual local kite school running lessons on it.
- Windy daysnot modelled hereJanuaryTypical wind9–11 knwavesintermediateadvancedmid-rangebuzzing scenecar helpsgear rentalUnder the radar
3 spots1 schoolIn season May to January
A proper subtropical Atlantic city built into steep volcanic hillsides - greener, more sophisticated, and more of a full destination than a typical beach-kite town, with real urban life, wine culture, and world-class hiking.
Golden Gardens & Richmond BeachUSAWindy daysnot modelled hereJanuaryTypical wind10–20 knchoppyintermediateadvancedmid-rangegear rental2 spots1 schoolIn season May to March
Two Puget Sound city/suburb spots rather than a kite trip destination in their own right - Golden Gardens sits inside Seattle's Ballard neighborhood, Richmond Beach in the quieter suburb of Shoreline just north.
- Windy daysnot modelled hereJanuaryTypical wind8–18 knmonsoonlagoonflat waterchoppywavesbeginner-friendlyintermediateadvancedmid-rangegear rental
2 spots1 schoolIn season January, February, June, July, August, September and December
Koh Samui is a full-service, more developed island than Phangan — its own international airport, big resorts, and a real nightlife strip at Chaweng — with kiting split between a southeast lagoon at Hua Thanon (main season roughly December-April) and a west-coast spot at Nathon that catches the opposite May-November monsoon.
Lefkadi & Liani Ammos ChalkidaGreeceWindy days18%May, at LefkadiTypical wind15–25 knthermal sea breezebeginner-friendlyintermediateadvancedbudget2 spots0 schoolsIn season March to October
Chalkida is a real, ordinary Greek city on Evia, an easy train ride or drive from Athens, not a resort town — kiters come for the reliable afternoon thermal at Lefkadi and the tidal-driven shallows of Liani Ammos, then eat and sleep in a working city rather than a beach-village strip.
- Windy daysnot modelled hereJanuaryTypical windno range recordedbeginner-friendlyintermediateadvancedbudgetgear rentalEstablished
2 spots4 schoolsIn season October to March
Berck-sur-Mer and Stella-Plage sit on the Cote d'Opale between Le Touquet and Boulogne, with one of Europe's widest sand beaches at low tide and a genuine kite culture — Berck hosts the continent's biggest kite-flying festival, not just kitesurfing.
Playa del Saler & Playa de la PataconaSpainWindy days19%January, at Playa de la PataconaTypical wind10–20 knnamed regional windintermediateadvancedgear rental2 spots2 schoolsIn season October to March
These are two very different beaches bracketing Valencia: El Saler sits inside the protected Albufera Natural Park south of the city, with pine-backed dunes and almost no settlement of its own, while La Patacona in Alboraya is an urban beach neighbourhood minutes from the city centre by metro.
Pontal de Maria Farinha & Itamaracá Kite PointBrazilWindy daysnot modelled hereJulyTypical wind9–14 knflat waterbeginner-friendlyintermediatebudgetgear rental2 spots3 schoolsIn season July to November
This cluster sits on Pernambuco's calmer coast north of Recife — Maria Farinha near Paulista is a marina-based lesson spot, and Itamaracá island adds shallow flat water plus real Dutch-colonial history and slow island life.
Praia do Bessa & Ponta de LucenaBrazilWindy daysnot modelled hereJulyTypical wind9–13 knlagoonflat waterchoppybeginner-friendlyintermediateadvancedbudget2 spots1 schoolIn season July to December
This pairs a João Pessoa city beach (Bessa — quiet, upscale, residential, reef-calmed water) with a rural spot across a river-mouth ferry crossing (Ponta de Lucena, on Paraíba's north coast).
Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie - Grande Plage & Saint-Jean-de-Monts - Plage de la DaviereFranceWindy daysnot modelled hereJanuaryTypical wind9–12 knbeginner-friendlyintermediatebudget to midgear rentalEstablished2 spots3 schoolsIn season November to March
This is ordinary French Atlantic seaside-resort country in the Vendée: a working sardine port at Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie and a long camping-and-family-holiday beach at Saint-Jean-de-Monts, both built around domestic summer tourism rather than an international kite scene.
- Windy daysnot modelled hereMarchTypical windno range recordedlagoonbeginner-friendlyintermediateadvancedbudget to midgear rental
2 spots1 schoolIn season March, April, May, September, October and November
A quiet, campsite-centered corner of the Mönchgut peninsula in southeast Rügen, pairing an open-Baltic wave spot (Thiessow) with a sheltered bay spot (Gager) just 4 km apart.
Znjan (Split) & Trogir / Okrug Gornji (Čiovo)CroatiaWindy days18%May, at Znjan (Split)Typical wind12–27 knnamed regional windintermediateadvancedmid-rangeUnder the radar2 spots0 schoolsIn season May to September
Two very different bases under one trip: Žnjan is a real city beach 4 km from Split's old town, so you get full Mediterranean-city life (Diocletian's Palace, the Riva, restaurants, nightlife) with kiting on the side, while Okrug Gornji on Čiovo across the water is a package-tourism beach-bar strip with a much more marginal, often light or blown-out spot.
Guadalmar / Los Álamos kite zone & Rincón de la VictoriaSpainWindy days44%February, at Guadalmar / Los Álamos kite zoneTypical wind8–12 knnamed regional windbeginner-friendlyintermediateadvancedgear rental2 spots3 schoolsIn season January to October
This is greater Malaga's urban kite scene: a small, regulated launch strip squeezed next to the airport runway at Guadalmar, with a calmer school beach about 20 minutes east in Rincon de la Victoria.
Lago MaggioreItalynewly chartedWindy days17%April, at MaccagnoTypical wind5–40 knnamed regional windbeginner-friendlyintermediateadvancedgear rental2 spots3 schoolsIn season March to November
Barletta Freekite Beach & Margherita di SavoiaItalyWindy days15%June, at Barletta Freekite BeachTypical wind15–20 knnamed regional windbeginner-friendlyintermediateadvancedgear rental2 spots3 schoolsIn season June to September
A stretch of real Puglia Adriatic sand: Barletta's wide Ponente beach is a summer thermal-wind kite beach next to a genuinely historic town, and Margherita di Savoia's long shoreline runs beside Europe's largest working salt pans.
Praia do Vao & Praia de CesantesSpainWindy days15%March, at Praia de CesantesTypical windno range recordedthermal sea breezebeginner-friendlyintermediateadvancedgear rental2 spots2 schoolsIn season every month
This pairs a real city beach in Vigo, usable mainly outside summer, with a sheltered thermal bay near Redondela right next to Vigo's airport.
- Windy days40%April, at Nikoleika - RizomylosTypical windno range recordedintermediateadvancedgear rental
2 spots3 schoolsIn season March to October
Novigrad (Istria) & UmagCroatia
Windy days17%April, at UmagTypical wind12–35 knnamed regional windintermediateadvancedmid-range1 spot0 schoolsIn season March to October
Umag's Punta launch sits inside a big Adriatic resort belt of tennis stadiums, campsite chains and cycling paths, twenty minutes' drive from Novigrad's quieter Venetian-era old town.
- Windy days13%September, at Mokuleia Beach ParkTypical windno range recordedtrade windintermediateadvancedexpensive
2 spots0 schoolsIn season March to November
Oahu's North Shore is a world-famous surf region with real infrastructure (Haleiwa town, food, one resort) wrapped around two very different kite spots: Mokuleia's reef and lagoon for freestyle and intermediate riding, and Laniakea's rare, conditional wave that only fires on an uncommon northerly wind.
- Windy days21%July, at Plazhi i DarëzezësTypical wind11–19 knnamed regional windbeginner-friendlyintermediateadvancedbudgetbuzzing scenegear rentalLocal favourite
3 spots4 schoolsIn season May to October
Vlorë is Albania's laid-back second port city, sitting where the Adriatic meets the Ionian, and it suits riders who want a real (if slightly rough-edged) Balkan seaside town rather than a polished resort strip.
- Windy days45%March, at Praia do BaoTypical wind11–12 knthermal sea breezebeginner-friendlyintermediateadvancedmid-rangegear rental
3 spots4 schoolsIn season October to May
A Illa de Arousa is a small Galician island connected to the mainland by a 2 km bridge, known regionally for mussel rafts (bateas) and shellfish rather than as an international kite destination, with sheltered ria beaches that work best outside high summer.
Alentejo — Lagoa de Santo André / Praia da Costa de Santo André to Praia do PegoPortugalWindy days27%May, at MelidesTypical wind16–28 knnamed regional windwavesintermediateadvancedmid-rangeUnder the radar3 spots0 schoolsIn season May to September
A roughly 50 km stretch of unspoiled Alentejo Atlantic coast south of Lisbon, running from the little-kited Santo André lagoon/beach through the low-key village of Melides to Praia do Pego near Carvalhal - understated, agricultural-hinterland Portugal rather than a built-up kite resort.
Andalucía mediterránea — Punta Entinas-Sabinar to Las SalinasSpainWindy daysnot modelled hereJuneTypical wind18–35 knnamed regional windbeginner-friendlyintermediateadvancedmid-rangegear rental3 spots3 schoolsIn season June to September
This stretch runs through El Ejido's greenhouse country and Roquetas de Mar's package-resort coast, bookended by a protected natural reserve.
- Windy daysnot modelled hereJanuaryTypical wind8–9 knthermal sea breezelagoonbeginner-friendlyintermediateadvancedmid-rangegear rental
3 spots4 schoolsIn season October to March
Barbâtre sits at the narrow southern tip of Île de Noirmoutier, a quiet Vendée island of salt marshes, oyster beds and pine forest whose population multiplies roughly tenfold each summer.
País Vasco — Ereaga to BakioSpainWindy daysnot modelled hereJanuaryTypical wind9–10 knintermediateadvancedmid-rangegear rental4 spots1 schoolIn season January, February, April, May, June, July, August, September, October and December
This is a strip of Bay of Biscay beaches running from urban Getxo, right outside Bilbao, out to rural Bakio and its Txacoli vineyards.
Pays de la Loire — La Turballe - Pen Bron to Pont-Mahé (Assérac)FranceWindy daysnot modelled hereJanuaryTypical wind7–8 knbeginner-friendlyintermediateadvancedmid-rangegear rentalLocal favourite3 spots4 schoolsIn season November to September
Three sheltered, tide-dependent flat-water spots strung along the Guerande peninsula between La Turballe and the Morbihan border, backing onto the Guerande salt marshes and the La Baule resort coast.
- Windy days27%March, at Punta MarinaTypical wind10–20 knnamed regional windbeginner-friendlyintermediateadvancedmid-rangegear rentalLocal favourite
3 spots2 schoolsIn season January, March and December
A run of Adriatic pine-forest resort towns south of Ravenna — glossy, nightlife-driven Milano Marittima, quiet family-oriented Lido di Savio, and Punta Marina Terme with its thermal spa — all built for mainstream Italian beach tourism, with Ravenna's UNESCO mosaics a short trip inland.
- Windy daysnot modelled hereJanuaryTypical wind15–22 knwavesbeginner-friendlyintermediateadvancedmid-rangegear rental
3 spots1 schoolIn season every month
Rías Altas is wild, sparsely touristed Galician coast around Ferrol and Ares — rugged cliffs, fishing villages, Camino de Santiago overlap, and a slower rhythm than the Mediterranean.
- Windy days27%November, at Viareggio DarsenaTypical wind15–25 knthermal sea breezeintermediateadvanced
3 spots1 schoolIn season October to May
Viareggio is a proper Tuscan seaside town with a belle-époque promenade, a working port, and beaches that split cleanly by season: the summer scene is bathing establishments and evening passeggiata, the kite scene is an autumn-to-spring affair worked around swimmers and Libeccio.
- Windy days35%April, at La CalettaTypical wind12–16 knnamed regional windbeginner-friendlyintermediateadvancedmid-rangegear rental
2 spots6 schoolsIn season March to October
Two east-Sardinia beach towns about 45 minutes apart by the SS131: La Caletta/Siniscola is quieter and more local, San Teodoro/La Cinta is a full-blown summer resort with nightclubs, restaurants and a Tavolara-Capo Coda Cavallo backdrop.
- Windy days8%May, at Lac du Bourget - Cap des CeseletsTypical wind8–10 knadvancedmid-rangeLocal favourite
2 spots0 schoolsIn season April to September
This is Aix-les-Bains, an Alpine spa town on Lac du Bourget with a Belle Epoque thermal-bath and casino heritage rather than a beach-resort identity, and the kiting itself depends on irregular local winds (Bise, and the afternoon-only Traverse thermal) that will leave plenty of non-wind days.
- Windy days19%October, at PovljaTypical wind15–25 knnamed regional windintermediateadvancedmid-rangebuzzing sceneno car neededgear rentalLocal favourite
2 spots2 schoolsIn season May to October
Bol is a small, pretty stone-built harbor town on Brač island that has been a windsurf/kite destination since the 1980s-90s, organized around the iconic shifting pebble spit of Zlatni Rat just outside town.
Lido dei Pini & TorvaianicaItalyWindy days34%March, at TorvaianicaTypical windno range recordednamed regional windchoppybeginner-friendlyintermediateadvancedmid-rangegear rental2 spots4 schoolsIn season October to May
This is Rome's home coast for kiting, not a destination anyone flies to for the spots alone: two flat, wide Tyrrhenian beaches within an hour of the capital, busy with Roman day-trippers and weekend riders rather than travelling kiters.
Marche — Porto Potenza Picena to NumanaItalyWindy days21%December, at La PinetaTypical wind7–12 knthermal sea breezechoppywavesbeginner-friendlyintermediateadvancedmid-rangegear rental3 spots4 schoolsIn season every month
A stretch of the central Adriatic coast strung with small, low-key Marche resort towns and one dramatic exception — Numana, tucked under the cliffs of Monte Conero.
- Windy days12%April, at Pollensa BayTypical wind8–15 knthermal sea breezeflat waterchoppybeginner-friendlyintermediateadvancedbudget to midsociablecar helpsgear rental
3 spots8 schoolsIn season April to October
Northern Mallorca pairs the island's officially designated kite zone (Pollensa Bay) with a genuinely handsome medieval old town at Alcúdia - more culture and scenery than the package-resort strip further south.
Jekyll Island Kite Beach & Saint Simons Island East BeachUSAWindy days29%May, at Saint Simons Island East BeachTypical wind6–8 knthermal sea breezelagoonbeginner-friendlyintermediateadvancedmid-rangegear rental2 spots2 schoolsIn season March to September
Two connected Golden Isles beaches with genuinely different characters: Jekyll is a quiet, causeway-gated former Gilded Age millionaires' retreat with vast, uncrowded beach and modest nightlife, while Saint Simons Island next door has an actual town with bars, restaurants, and a livelier evening scene.
- Windy days28%September, at GiovinazzoTypical windno range recordednamed regional windintermediateadvancedgear rentalUnder the radar
2 spots2 schoolsIn season May to September
Giovinazzo and Molfetta are working Adriatic port towns just north of Bari, not resort villages — real Puglia life with a compact urban kite launch bolted onto each.
Bavaria — Ammersee / Herrschinger KreuzGermanyWindy days25%November, at Ammersee / StegenTypical wind15–25 knintermediateadvancedmid-rangeEstablished2 spots0 schoolsIn season September to May
Ammersee is a Munich day-trip or weekend lake for riders who already have gusty inland-water skills, not a holiday destination in its own right — Herrschinger Kreuz and Stegen are front-driven, technical spots picked precisely because they sit under an hour from a major city.
Marina di Casal Velino & Case del ConteItalyWindy days25%November, at Case del ConteTypical windno range recordednamed regional windbeginner-friendlyintermediateadvanced2 spots0 schoolsIn season May to November
Marina di Casal Velino and Case del Conte are two low-key kite spots on the Cilento coast, a UNESCO-listed, still-rural stretch of Campania south of Salerno: river-mouth kiting at Casal Velino, a small Scirocco wave spot on Baia Arena at Case del Conte.
- Windy days22%April, at LechaioTypical wind13–30 knintermediateadvanced
2 spots0 schoolsIn season March, April, May, September, October and November
Vrachati and Lechaio are two small kite spots strung along the old national road on the Gulf of Corinth, an easy but unglamorous run from Athens rather than a kite-holiday destination in their own right.
Lakes Bay & North BrigantineUSAWindy days23%June, at Lakes BayTypical wind16–21 knthermal sea breezebeginner-friendlyintermediateadvancedmid-rangegear rental2 spots4 schoolsIn season May to October
Two very different South Jersey spots behind and beyond Atlantic City: Lakes Bay is a mellow, beginner-friendly bay launch with a small, welcoming local crowd, while North Brigantine is an advanced-only inlet reached by a paid 4x4 beach permit and strong current.
Casalbordino & Fossacesia MarinaItalyWindy days20%September, at Fossacesia MarinaTypical wind15–18 knnamed regional windbeginner-friendlyintermediateadvancedbudgetUnder the radar2 spots1 schoolIn season May to September
Two low-key Adriatic beach spots on Abruzzo's Costa dei Trabocchi, used interchangeably depending on which way the wind is blowing that day.
Agios Andreas Kynourias & AstrosGreeceWindy days19%March, at AstrosTypical wind13–15 knthermal sea breezebeginner-friendlyintermediateadvancedbudget to mid2 spots0 schoolsIn season March to October
Paralio Astros — a proper small seaside town with a harbor promenade — and Agios Andreas, a quieter stone-built village 6 km south, sit on Arcadia's Argolic Gulf coast within a couple of hours of Athens.
- Windy days16%May, at TremestieriTypical wind12–20 knthermal sea breezeintermediateadvancedgear rental
2 spots5 schoolsIn season May to September
Two Messina Strait spots on Sicily's northeastern tip, about 19 km apart by road: Tremestieri is a summer thermal-wind spot right at the edge of Messina city, while Il Pilone sits at Capo Peloro/Torre Faro, the scenic point where the Tyrrhenian meets the Ionian.
