Just 4 km west of the city Chania are the beaches used in former years primary by the locals of...
Best Beaches
Vai – Europe’s largest palm forest with a beautiful sandy beach
Vai – largest palm forest in Europe The eastern end of the island of Crete is known to...
Amoudara beach at the western outskirts of Heraklion
Amoudara is an elongated swimming area west of Heraklion whose residences are almost completely...
Triopetra beach – 3 large bizzare rocks protrude from the sea
The name Triopetra derived from Tris Petres meaning 3 stones: at the promontory, 3 huge boulders...
Seitan Limania (Stefanou) beach – emerald waters on cape Akrotiri
Since several years, a bay appeared in all social media and in the press, whose possible use...
Damnoni Bay near Plakias
The large Damnoni Bay with its 500 m long sandy-pebble beach, about 3 km east of Plakias, offers...
Shinaria Beach east of Plakias
In the middle of the village Lefkοgia the road branches (coming from Plakias) right to Shinαria...
Kedrodasos – the beach for nature lovers
Kedrodasos beach with its cedar forest lies well hidden on the south west coast, right next to the...
Elafonisi, exotic lagoon in southwestern Crete
Whoever is in the western half of Crete should not miss a visit to the islet Elafonisi with its...
Falasarna – endless sandy beaches on the western end of Crete
The area of Falasarna offers one of the best swimming beaches on the island The endless sandy...
Gramenos beach west of Paleochora
Approximately 3 km west of Paleochora and easy to reach on a well-paved road, lie the bays of...
Gialiskari beaches – paradise amid a lunar landscape
The beaches are also called Anidri beaches 3 km dusty road through lunar landscape lead to...
The long sandy Georgioupolis beach
Directly in the village starts the 9km fine and sandy Georgioupolis beach, which stretches past the...
Afrata beach – Peninsula Rodopou
Tucked away at the exit of a canyon lies the small Afrata beach. Small is beautiful! Two taverns...
Ravdoucha beach – Peninsula Rodopou
A zig zag road down the mountain slope leads to Ravdoucha beach The village Ravdoucha is...
Balos beach – swim in crystal clear and delightfully fresh water
Balos is famous. The bay, which was 20 years ago a secret among locals and quite difficult to...
Frangokastello – long sandy beaches next to the fortress
The beaches Frangokastello are characterized by width, length, golden sand and wonderful clear...
Preveli palm beach at the estuary of the river Megas Potamos
One of the most famous beaches of Crete is probably the Preveli palm beach. Its palm forest...
Komos beach – fine golden sand framed by natural dunes
Komos beach is so wide and long that it doesn’t get overcrowded even in the middle of August. It...