Bali Beach
A picturesque village with five little coves of turquoise water between Rethymno and Heraklion.
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Beaches
Lagoons, pink sand, secret coves
Crete has more than a thousand kilometres of coastline, and almost every type of beach you can imagine: shallow turquoise lagoons in the far west, pink-tinged sand at Elafonisi, palm-fringed river mouths on the south coast and tiny coves you reach on foot. As a rule of thumb, the north coast is easier to reach and well organised, while the south coast (the Libyan Sea) is wilder, quieter and often calmer when the summer meltemi wind blows from the north.
Panormos Beach
A pretty fishing village with a sandy beach and shallow water, east of Rethymno.
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Hidden gem
Geropotamos Beach
A wild cove under an old bridge where a river meets the sea east of Rethymno.
Secluded coves · Mylopotamos
Aliki Beach
A golden beach near Sises, one of the more secluded spots on the north coast.
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Hidden gem
Almyrida Beach (Sises)
A small sandy cove with rock formations near Sises.
Secluded coves · Mylopotamos
Karavostasi Beach (Bali)
A small turquoise cove in Bali with swimmable caves.
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Livadi Beach (Bali)
The biggest sandy beach of Bali.
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