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Stavri Beach

Agios Vasileios, Rethymno · Free

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Highlights & amenities

Entry: Free

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Nicht organisiert

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About

A small, calm pebble beach near Pefkia, perfect for snorkelling.

Stavri is a little unorganised beach in a rocky landscape with calm, shallow, crystal clear water.

There are no facilities, so bring what you need. It's a quiet spot, mostly visited by locals, and a nice escape from the busier beaches nearby.

Pefkia is a small village near Episkopi, west of Rethymno, and the coast below it is rocky with small coves like Stavri. The beach is quiet and natural, with no facilities. It's a good place for snorkelling and for a peaceful swim away from the crowds.

Agios Vasileios is the south coast of Rethymno, a land of gorges, palm trees and beautiful beaches on the Libyan Sea. Plakias and Agia Galini are the main villages, and between them lie Preveli with its palm forest, Damnoni, Triopetra and Agios Pavlos with its sand dunes. Inland, Spili with its lion fountain and the Kourtaliotiko and Kotsifou gorges are worth a stop. The south coast is often calmer when the north wind blows, and the sea is warm well into autumn.

Around Agios Vasileios

South coast, on the Libyan Sea
Nearest town: Plakias, about 5 km by road
Nearest airport: Chania airport (CHQ), about 56 km by road

Rethymno sits between the mountains and two seas, and it is the easiest region to combine with the rest of the island. Its old town and Fortezza are among the best preserved on Crete, with Venetian doorways, Ottoman wooden balconies and a long sandy beach right next to the centre. More about Rethymno