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The Blue Flag beach of Elounda, with views of the Spinalonga lagoon.
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Lagoons, pink sand, secret coves
Crete has more than a thousand kilometres of coastline, and almost every type of beach you can imagine: shallow turquoise lagoons in the far west, pink-tinged sand at Elafonisi, palm-fringed river mouths on the south coast and tiny coves you reach on foot. As a rule of thumb, the north coast is easier to reach and well organised, while the south coast (the Libyan Sea) is wilder, quieter and often calmer when the summer meltemi wind blows from the north.
The Blue Flag beach of Elounda, with views of the Spinalonga lagoon.
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A fine white sand beach with turquoise water at Istron, one of the best in Lasithi.
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Sheltered sandy bays on the Mirabello gulf, between Agios Nikolaos and Ierapetra.
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A quiet resort village with a little harbour and small beaches between Malia and Agios Nikolaos.
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A long sandy beach at a river mouth just south of Agios Nikolaos.
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A long sandy beach south of Agios Nikolaos, rarely affected by the summer wind.
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A small town beach in the heart of Agios Nikolaos, near Lake Voulismeni.
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The town beach of Agios Nikolaos, between the marina and the stadium.
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A quiet organised beach just outside Agios Nikolaos.
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A small sandy cove 1 km from Agios Nikolaos with shallow water and island views.
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The last beach north of Agios Nikolaos on the road to Elounda, sandy and calm.
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A sandy beach south of Agios Nikolaos named after a thief's cave.
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A small seaside settlement with pebble beaches near Milatos cave.
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A small rocky beach in the natural harbour of Sissi, sheltered and clear.
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Two organised beaches by a big hotel, 2 km from Agios Nikolaos.
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A turquoise beach at the mouth of the Selinari gorge, east of Sissi.
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A small pebble cove near Vrachasi, between Sissi and Milatos.
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A small pebble beach with rugged cliffs north of Agios Nikolaos.
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A pebble beach near the Minoan site of Gournia, probably its old access to the sea.
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A small rocky cove south of Agios Nikolaos with blue green water.
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A quiet peninsula with ancient ruins across from Elounda.
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