Balos Lagoon
Turquoise shallow lagoon at the tip of the Gramvousa peninsula, framed by pink-tinted sand.
Lagunen · Kissamos
Lagunen
Shallow, warm, unreal colours
The famous lagoons of western Crete have shallow, warm water and colours that look edited. They are popular, so the trick is timing: arrive early or stay late.
Elafonisi Beach
Famous pink-sand beach and wade-across islet on the south-west corner of Crete.
Sandstrände · Kissamos
Preveli Palm Beach
River-mouth beach with a palm forest, below the historic Preveli monastery.
Sandstrände · Agios Vasileios
Stavros Beach
A round lagoon-like bay under a big mountain on Akrotiri, where Zorba the Greek was filmed.
Sandstrände · Chania
Geheimtipp
Vathi Beach
A secluded beach at the end of a small canyon, big rocks make it look like a lagoon.
Versteckte Buchten · Phaistos
Geheimtipp
Kouloura Lagoon
A small natural rock pool in Halepa, Chania, that looks like a turquoise swimming pool.
Kiesstrände · Chania
Chrissi Island
Cedar forest and white sand off Ierapetra.
Sandstrände · Ierapetra
Ancient Lissos
A sanctuary of Asklepios by the sea.
Ausgrabungsstätten · Kantanos-Selino