Πρασονήσι
A peaceful pebble beach near Agios Pavlos, nice for families.
Απόμερους κόλπους · Άγιος Βασίλειος
Two uninhabited islands off Agia Galini.
The Paximadia are two small uninhabited islands in the Libyan Sea, opposite Agia Galini and the Messara bay. Their name means rusks, after the dry Cretan bread they resemble. According to myth, Apollo and Artemis were born here, and the islands are protected for their birds and plants.
Boats from Agia Galini run day trips in summer, stopping at sandy coves with very clear water. There are no facilities on the islands, so the trips usually include lunch on board. Seen from the coast, the islands make the sunsets over the Messara bay even more beautiful.
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.
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. Περισσότερα για Ρέθυμνο
About 18 km from Agia Galini by road.
Forecast data: Open-Meteo
35.00800, 24.58500 · Στον χάρτη
A peaceful pebble beach near Agios Pavlos, nice for families.
Απόμερους κόλπους · Άγιος Βασίλειος
Strange rocks in southern Rethymno.
Οροπέδια, δάση & πάρκα · Άγιος Βασίλειος
A small cove near Cape Melissa with green blue water and huge sand dunes nearby.
Αμμουδιές · Άγιος Βασίλειος
Two pebble coves near Agia Galini, reached by a rough road or by boat.
Απόμερους κόλπους · Άγιος Βασίλειος
Quiet south-coast beach named after three rocks rising from the sea.
Απόμερους κόλπους · Άγιος Βασίλειος
A fishing village turned resort.
Χωριά & Πόλεις · Άγιος Βασίλειος
Getting there & around