Your Favourite Crete Beach
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Which Crete Beach to choose? Here are plenty of ideas for your beach vacation in Crete, relaxing, swimming and lazing, and perhaps exploring mountains and gorges as well as the historic sights and towns. Tell us why you love your chosen beach, or tell us your favourite story from that beach.
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Read About Beautiful Beaches in Crete and Others' Stories
Click below to see beautiful photos and beach stories from others who love Crete...
Ligres Beach
Ligres Beach is one of my favourite beaches in Crete! It is a beautiful, large, long, remote beach with very little access or buildings.
For this ...
Itanos Hideaway
My secret tip: a hide-away close to Itanos.
My favourite beach in the northern east of Crete.
Last June staying in Palekastro, we tried to find ...
Gialiskari Beach Paleochora
Gialiskari Beach - We Love It!
Paleochora always was one of our favourite places on Crete, we like the mixture of urban living in the town, the beaches,...
Vai Beach, Lasithi
Vai beach for me is a tropical paradise nestled in the south east of Crete; a very long way from the pacifico.
I visited Vai beach with some friends ...
The We Love Crete team has chosen their favourites, from West to East of Crete, here are some of the most beautiful beaches found anywhere in the Mediterreanean...• Elafonisi Beach - 74 kms from Chania • Falasarna - 54 kms from Chania • Gramvousa Islet & Balos Lagoon - 52 kms from Chania • Paleochora - 72 kms from Chania • Sougia - 60 kms from Chania. • Loutro- 90 kms as the crow flies from Chania - needs a ferry journey.
Elafonisi Beach, South West Crete |
Falasarna, North West Crete |
Gramvousa Islet and Balos Lagoon, North West Crete |
Paleochora in South West Crete |
Sougia in South Crete |
Loutro in South Crete |
• Agia Pelagia - 24 kms from Heraklion • Matala - 67 kms from Heraklion • Elounda - 11 kms from Agios Nikolaos • Vai - 70 kms from Agios Nikolaos
Agia Pelagia in North Crete |
Matala in South Crete |
Elounda in East Crete |
Vai Palm Beach in East Crete |
There are so many beautiful beaches in Kriti that we have only mentioned a few...there are town beaches with cafes and tavernas...there are beaches for scuba and snorkelling...at some beaches you can get a massage...or a good meal...or a drink.The water temperature is beautiful until November, of course many of the domatia, rooms for rent, hotels and tavernas are closed at the end of October, but in a few places you can still find a few doors open, whilst enjoying the peace and quiet, practically having the beach to yourself. Of course the weather is variable and not as warm as summer...
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