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Tertsa Beach

Viannos, Heraklion · Free

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Highlights & amenities

Entry: Free

Organised

Nicht organisiert

Atmosphere

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Characteristics

Kiesel

Facilities

About

Two small beaches in a green seaside valley, with tamarisk shade and very clear water.

Tertsa is a tiny village in a green valley on the south coast with a long shore and two small beaches of grey coarse sand. There are no sunbeds, but the tamarisks give shade, and there are a couple of traditional tavernas and rooms. The water is crystal clear.

Tertsa is a tiny village in a green valley that runs down to the Libyan Sea, between Arvi and Psari Forada. The coast is a long stretch of grey sand and pebbles with two small beaches, shaded by big tamarisk trees and very quiet even in August.

The village has a couple of tavernas and rooms, and the landscape is full of banana and vegetable greenhouses. A little to the east, the rock of Psarocharako looks like a submarine sitting in the sea and is a favourite photo stop. It's a place for slow days, simple meals and a lot of silence.

Around Viannos

South coast, on the Libyan Sea
Nearest town: Ierapetra, about 25 km by road
Nearest airport: Heraklion airport (HER), about 65 km by road

Heraklion is the heart of Minoan Crete and the island’s busiest region. Knossos and the Heraklion Archaeological Museum are the two places almost everyone visits, and they work well together on one day. In the south, the wide Messara plain holds the palace of Phaistos, the Roman ruins of Gortyna and the famous caves above the bay of Matala. More about Heraklion