Preveli Palm Beach
River-mouth beach with a palm forest, below the historic Preveli monastery.
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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.
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Triopetra
Quiet south-coast beach named after three rocks rising from the sea.
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Plakias Beach
A 1.3 km sandy beach in a mountain framed bay on the south coast.
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Damnoni Beach
A gorgeous turquoise beach with golden sand in a green valley next to Plakias.
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Agia Galini Beach
The main beach of a charming south coast village built on the hillside.
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Agios Pavlos Beach
A small cove near Cape Melissa with green blue water and huge sand dunes nearby.
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Ammoudi Beach
Three small turquoise coves next to Damnoni, with a taverna and tamarisk shade.
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Skinaria Beach
A small beach with one of the best dive spots on Crete, near Plakias.
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Souda Beach (Plakias)
A long beach at the mouth of a little valley west of Plakias, with palm trees and rocks for snorkelling.
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Kalypso Beach (Pirate Fjord)
A narrow rocky fjord with a little bridge, near Plakias.
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Rodakino Beach
A quiet beach of coarse sand and pebbles with tamarisk shade, west of Plakias.
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Drymiskiano Ammoudi Beach
The westernmost of a row of small coves near Preveli, much quieter than Preveli itself.
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Agios Georgios Beach
Two pebble coves near Agia Galini, reached by a rough road or by boat.
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Agia Irini Beach
A calm, secluded beach of white sand and pebbles south of Rethymno.
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Ligres Beach
A large, untouched beach of coarse sand and white pebbles loved by naturists.
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Mikro Ammoudi Beach
A small sandy cove near Plakias with turquoise water, popular with naturists.
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Agia Fotini Beach
A rocky beach with grey sand and big rocks rising from the sea, south of Rethymno.
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Klisidi Beach
A small golden cove between two long rocks near Plakias, nudist friendly.
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Prasonissi Beach
A peaceful pebble beach near Agios Pavlos, nice for families.
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Gialopotamos Beach
One of the least visited beaches in Rethymno, at the mouth of a stream.
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Katsouni Beach
A sheltered cove surrounded by big rocks, popular with naturists.
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Korakas Beach
A long, pebbly and peaceful beach below Rodakino, with caves on the east side.
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Stavri Beach
A small, calm pebble beach near Pefkia, perfect for snorkelling.
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Paximadia Islands
Two uninhabited islands off Agia Galini.
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