Preveli Palm Beach
River-mouth beach with a palm forest, below the historic Preveli monastery.
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Long, easy beaches with soft sand
Long sandy beaches are the easiest choice for families and lazy days: gentle entry into the sea, space to spread out and usually a taverna or beach bar nearby.
Rethymno Town Beach
The endless sandy beach that starts at the Venetian harbour of Rethymno.
Sandstrände · Rethymno
Plakias Beach
A 1.3 km sandy beach in a mountain framed bay on the south coast.
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Bali Beach
A picturesque village with five little coves of turquoise water between Rethymno and Heraklion.
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Damnoni Beach
A gorgeous turquoise beach with golden sand in a green valley next to Plakias.
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Panormos Beach
A pretty fishing village with a sandy beach and shallow water, east of Rethymno.
Sandstrände · Mylopotamos
Agios Pavlos Beach
A small cove near Cape Melissa with green blue water and huge sand dunes nearby.
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Adelianos Kampos Beach
A 3 km resort beach in front of Adele village, east of Rethymno.
Sandstrände · Rethymno
Platanes Beach
A calm, well organised beach in the Rethymno suburbs with shallow light blue water.
Sandstrände · Rethymno
Misiria Beach
A long, serene sandy beach just east of Rethymno with shallow water.
Sandstrände · Rethymno
Perivolia Beach
The continuation of Rethymno beach, where loggerhead turtles come to nest.
Sandstrände · Rethymno
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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Episkopi Beach
A long golden beach west of Rethymno with shallow turquoise water.
Sandstrände · Rethymno
Rodakino Beach
A quiet beach of coarse sand and pebbles with tamarisk shade, west of Plakias.
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Pigianos Kampos Beach
A long sandy beach east of Rethymno with a few trees for shade.
Sandstrände · Rethymno
Stavromenos Beach
A quiet sandy beach east of Rethymno where turtles nest at night.
Sandstrände · Rethymno
Koumbes Beach
A long sandy beach 2 km west of Rethymno, often a bit wavy.
Sandstrände · Rethymno
Petres Beach
A small, quiet beach at the mouth of the Petres gorge west of Rethymno.
Sandstrände · Rethymno
Agia Irini Beach
A calm, secluded beach of white sand and pebbles south of Rethymno.
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Aliki Beach
A golden beach near Sises, one of the more secluded spots on the north coast.
Sandstrände · Mylopotamos
Kamari Beach
A small beach of pebbles and sand with big rocks in the water, west of Rethymno.
Sandstrände · Rethymno
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Ligres Beach
A large, untouched beach of coarse sand and white pebbles loved by naturists.
Sandstrände · Agios Vasileios