Kitroplateia Beach

We love this beach for its view, and because it is really close to town. This beach is around from the main harbour and before the marina. Just keep walking to your right from the harbour and you can’t miss it.

After wandering around Agios Nikolaos and taking in a morning’s sightseeing, gazing over Lake Voulismeni, it is lovely to come to this clean, sandy beach and relax.

Swimming is good and there are chairs and showers. This beach has Blue Flag status, as do all of Agios Nikolaos’s municipal beaches, which means it is clean, environmentally responsible and has good facilities.

We love lying on this beach gazing across the Mirabello Bay to the Sitia mountains, which take on different colours at different times of the day, and snoozing the afternoon away. What more could a hard working travelling beachgoer want?

Nearby the Palazzo Apartments overlook the bay and the beach, and there are lots of shops and cafés here too.

‘Xryssofilo’ and ‘Thalassa’ are traditional tavernas serving mezedes nearby.

The local marina, run by the municipality, a modern full-service marina with 255 berths, is just around the corner.

See you in the water!