BEACHES
Information about the Beaches in Crete island, in Greece but also information about beaches in many locations of the island: Crete is the largest island of Greece and its coastline of 1,046 m (650 miles) provides hundreds of beautiful beaches. Located between the southern side of Aegean Sea and the northern side of the Libyan Sea, Crete gets very popular in summer due to the gorgeous beaches, the traditional lifestyle of the locals and the beautiful nature.
Elounda Beach
The visitor can enjoy the delights of the sea by bathing in the crystal clear waters of Elounda’s beaches, nine of which are awarded the Blue Flag by the EU annually. The municipal beach is located just next to the port. It is a fully organized facility, ideal for water sports, with restaurants and cafes nearby, where thousands of visitors gather every year. Eight hundred metres beyond Shima are the award-winning blue flag beaches of shiona and Poros. Another beach ideal for swimming is that located at the hotel Driros, which is planted all over with reed, and there are also the two pebble beaches of Plaka with their pristine waters: Aghias Marinas beach and Plaka beach, the latter located at the northern edge of the village.
If you have a little patience, you could take your car to the canal, and taking the dirt road to the right, leave it there and you will find yourself at the church of Aghios Lucas.
Kolokytha Beach
You can get to the Κolokytha Peninsula by crossing the narrow isthmus with the windmills and walking along the dirt track to the small church of Agios Loukas.
The road is passable for most cars, as long as they have good clearance and are not overloaded.
A small path after the church leads to the small beach of Kolokytha. It’s only a short walk away so it’s not tiring to get to.
The beach isn’t organised and the only shade here is under two or three tamarisk trees. It’s fairly empty if you come before noon or after 3 in the afternoon. In between, the tour boats come from Spinalonga and the peace and quiet is broken by loud music.
To the left (northwest) of the beach, where the boats moor, there are only flat rocks where you may meet a few nudists.
Plaka Beach
Ammoudi Beach
You can get to the Κolokytha Peninsula by crossing the narrow isthmus with the windmills and walking along the dirt track to the small church of Agios Loukas.
The road is passable for most cars, as long as they have good clearance and are not overloaded.
A small path after the church leads to the small beach of Kolokytha. It’s only a short walk away so it’s not tiring to get to.
The beach isn’t organised and the only shade here is under two or three tamarisk trees. It’s fairly empty if you come before noon or after 3 in the afternoon. In between, the tour boats come from Spinalonga and the peace and quiet is broken by loud music.
To the left (northwest) of the beach, where the boats moor, there are only flat rocks where you may meet a few nudists.
Almiros Beach
Kitroplateia Beach
You can get to the Κolokytha Peninsula by crossing the narrow isthmus with the windmills and walking along the dirt track to the small church of Agios Loukas.
The road is passable for most cars, as long as they have good clearance and are not overloaded.
A small path after the church leads to the small beach of Kolokytha. It’s only a short walk away so it’s not tiring to get to.
The beach isn’t organised and the only shade here is under two or three tamarisk trees. It’s fairly empty if you come before noon or after 3 in the afternoon. In between, the tour boats come from Spinalonga and the peace and quiet is broken by loud music.
To the left (northwest) of the beach, where the boats moor, there are only flat rocks where you may meet a few nudists.
