Platanes Beach

About

A calm, well organised beach in the Rethymno suburbs with shallow light blue water.

Platanes is part of the long sandy coast east of Rethymno town. Lifeguard, sunbeds and lots of hotels and tavernas, with clear shallow water.

Platanes is a lively area with plenty of hotels, apartments, cafes and shops along the main road, and the beach is just across the street. City buses run often to Rethymno, so it's a practical base without a car. In the evening, the old town of Rethymno, with its harbour tavernas and Venetian lanes, is only 10 minutes away.

The area around Rethymno town mixes a lively Venetian old town with a long sandy coast and quiet villages in the hills. To the east, the beach runs for kilometres past Platanes and Adelianos Kampos, where loggerhead turtles nest in summer. Inland, villages such as Chromonastiri, Myloi, Atsipopoulo and Maroulas have old Venetian houses and tavernas with views. The Arkadi monastery and ancient Eleftherna are less than half an hour away. Try the local snails, staka with eggs and the town's famous pastries.

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About 10 minutes from Rethymno centre (5 km), city buses.

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35.36995, 24.53341 · See on map