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Schinias beach with the pine wood behindFoteini Malli · CC BY-SA 4.0

What to do · Marathon

Schinias beach and pine wood

Beach · half a day · Free · Several kilometres of sand with a pine wood behind, in the bay where the Persians landed, beside the wetland and the Olympic rowing canal

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Duration
4 h
Season
June to September for swimming; the wetland, all year
Who it's for
All ages

What it is

Schinias is the bay north of the Marathon plain: several kilometres of sandy beach, with a stone-pine wood behind giving shade, and a protected wetland between the pine wood and the hill. The Persian fleet anchored in this bay in 490 BC. Today it is the beach of north-eastern Athenians, with shallow water, and at one end is the 2004 Olympic rowing canal.

How to get there

By car from the mound, ten minutes to the north. In summer, at weekends it fills up; on weekdays or out of season, there is plenty of room.

Tips

  • Natural shade The pine wood reaches almost to the sand: no need for an umbrella.
  • In winter, for walking The wetland has birds and the pine wood has flat paths.

With young childrenAs a familyWith teenagers

Directions See all of Marathon

Opening hours and prices can change: check them before you go.

Round off the plan

Where to eat, where to stay and what else to do

To eat nearby

The covered terrace with checked tablecloths, and in front the promenade, parasols and the sea© Argó

Argo, Ouzeri and Fish Taverna

Restaurant · Nea Makri · €€€€

What to order: some dips to share, a portion of grilled marida or sardines and a fish of the day by weight, with a carafe of ouzo or tsipouro

The taverna terrace with blue tablecloths, flowers on the tables and trees in front© I Trata

I Trata, Fish Taverna

Restaurant · Nea Makri · €€€€

What to order: grilled aubergine and house taramosalata, the boiled "Trata" salad to share, sardines or red mullet, and in winter the fish soup

To stay nearby

Aerial view of the hotel with its pool, the sandy beach with parasols and the Nea Makri marina next to it© Marathon Beach ResortHotel

Marathon Beach Resort

Seafront · saltwater pool · family suites

Dogs welcome

Why we like it: A beach hotel in Nea Makri, next to the marina, with 74 rooms, a saltwater pool, a Greek taverna and family suites, a few minutes from the tumulus.

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A bedroom with two beds, a blue wall and the door open onto a garden with palm trees© Ballos ApartmentsApartment

Ballos Apartments

Family business for 30 years · kitchen and living room · spacious terrace

Why we like it: Family one-bedroom apartments with a kitchen and terrace on the Nea Makri promenade, for two to four people, with a view of the sea or Mount Penteli.

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Overhead view of the hotel on the rocky coast of Mati, with the heart-shaped pool and the sun loungers© NLH HotelsHotel

NLH Mati Seafront

On the sea · all with a balcony · two-bedroom family suites

Why we like it: A renovated hotel on the sea at Mati, between Rafina and Nea Makri, with 82 rooms with balconies, a pool with beach access and suites for four.

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Itineraries

Features in these plans

The entrance of the Marathon Archaeological Museum
Day itinerary Marathon: tumulus, Rhamnous and Schinias Marathon · 5 stops
The Marathon dam, faced in marble, with the reservoir behind
Day itinerary Marathon: tumulus, fish and Schinias Marathon · 6 stops
The entrance of the Marathon Archaeological Museum
Itinerary · 1 night Getaway to Marathon: a Night on the Bay, Between the Tumulus, Rhamnous and the Nea Makri Tavernas Marathon · 9 stops
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