Ενετικό Λιμάνι Χανίων
Crete’s most atmospheric waterfront: lighthouse, mosque and Venetian arsenals.
Φρούρια & κάστρα · Χανιά
Crete’s most atmospheric waterfront: lighthouse, mosque and Venetian arsenals.
Φρούρια & κάστρα · Χανιά
Turquoise shallow lagoon at the tip of the Gramvousa peninsula, framed by pink-tinted sand.
Λιμνοθάλασσες · Κίσσαμος
Famous pink-sand beach and wade-across islet on the south-west corner of Crete.
Αμμουδιές · Κίσσαμος
Long, wide sandy beach on the west coast and Crete’s favourite sunset spot.
Αμμουδιές · Κίσσαμος
Sandy bay overlooked by cliffs honeycombed with ancient caves.
Αμμουδιές · Φαιστός
Massive late-16th-century Venetian fortress crowning Rethymno’s old town.
Φρούρια & κάστρα · Ρέθυμνο
A sheltered sandy bay with turquoise water and a lively little resort behind it.
Αμμουδιές · Μαλεβίζι
Quiet south-coast beach named after three rocks rising from the sea.
Απόμερους κόλπους · Άγιος Βασίλειος
A narrow, sheltered sandy cove with calm warm water and green hills around it.
Αμμουδιές · Μαλεβίζι
A wild beach of reddish sand behind the cliffs of Matala, reached by a short hike.
Απόμερους κόλπους · Φαιστός
The sandy cove on Gramvousa island, below a Venetian fortress and next to a shipwreck.
Αμμουδιές · Κίσσαμος
The long sandy beach on the west side of Paleochora, loved by windsurfers.
Αμμουδιές · Καντάνου-Σελίνου
Two kilometres of golden sand and dunes next to an ancient Minoan harbour.
Αμμουδιές · Φαιστός
Wild coves backed by an ancient juniper forest, a short way from Elafonisi.
Απόμερους κόλπους · Κίσσαμος
A 2.5 km sandy beach on the Messara bay with simple rooms and seaside tavernas.
Αμμουδιές · Φαιστός
A sandy Messara beach with shallow water where loggerhead turtles come to nest.
Αμμουδιές · Φαιστός
A small cove named after a lonely sailor, with turquoise water and a rock just offshore.
Βοτσαλωτές παραλίες · Μαλεβίζι
Wide open beach on the Messara bay, popular with windsurfers when the wind picks up.
Αμμουδιές · Φαιστός
The long arc of sandy beaches along the Messara bay, from Kokkinos Pyrgos to Matala.
Αμμουδιές · Φαιστός
A small pebble cove near Agia Pelagia that mostly locals know about.
Απόμερους κόλπους · Μαλεβίζι
A quiet beach just west of Lentas with tamarisks, a few tavernas and great sunsets.
Απόμερους κόλπους · Γόρτυνα
A tiny palm fringed cove on Cape Trypitis, organised by the hotel above it.
Αμμουδιές · Μαλεβίζι
A big pebbly beach at the end of a green valley on the wild west coast.
Απόμερους κόλπους · Κίσσαμος
The longest, quietest beach on the Messara bay, flat sand and a wetland behind it.
Απόμερους κόλπους · Φαιστός