Vai Palm Beach
Sandy beach backed by Europe’s largest natural forest of Cretan date palms.
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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.
Kouremenos Beach
A long sandy beach near Palekastro and one of the best windsurfing spots on Crete.
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Kato Zakros Beach
A pebble beach at the end of the Gorge of the Dead, next to a Minoan palace.
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Itanos Beach
Three little coves next to the ruins of ancient Itanos, north of Vai.
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Chiona Beach
A small sandy beach near Palekastro, next to an ancient Minoan town and fish tavernas.
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Alatsolimni Beach
A wild beach near Xerokampos with a natural salt lake behind it.
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Richtis Beach
A pebble beach at the end of the Richtis gorge with its waterfall, west of Sitia.
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Argilos Beach
A natural clay spa near Xerokampos where people give themselves mud baths.
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Mazida Ammos Beach
The longest beach of Xerokampos, calm water and rocky mountains behind.
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Maridatis Beach
A small untouched pebble beach between Vai and Kouremenos.
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Papadiokampos Beach
A wild shore with big rocks and a small pebble cove west of Sitia.
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Agia Irini Beach
A secluded pebble beach at the end of a gorge in the far south east.
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Alona Beach
Dunes covered in sea daffodils at the mouth of the Katsounaki gorge.
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Karavopetra Beach
A secluded sandy beach with crystal clear water at Xerokampos.
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Skinias Beach
Two wild beaches in one of the most remote corners of eastern Crete.
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Staousa Beach
A small remote beach near Kalo Nero and the Kapsa monastery.
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Tenda Beach
Small sandy bays in the rocky far north east corner of Crete.
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Votsalaki Beach
A secluded beach at the Asprolithos gorge in the hot, dry south east.
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Koufonisi Island
An uninhabited island with dunes and Minoan traces.
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Goudouras Beach
A quiet beach where two gorges meet the sea.
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