Beaches in Crete

182 beaches with real-time conditions

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Aelos Beach

central
Excellentbusy sand

Afrathia

central
quiet

Aghios Pavlos Beach

west
quiet
Agia Fotia beach, east Crete

Agia Fotia

east
Excellentmoderate
Agia Marina Beach beach, west Crete, sandy

Agia Marina Beach

west
Excellentbusy sand
Agia Pelagia Beach beach, central Crete

Agia Pelagia Beach

central
Excellentbusy
Agiofarago Beach beach, central Crete, pebble

Agiofarago Beach

central
quiet pebble Parking Snorkeling
Agiofarango beach, central Crete, gravel

Agiofarango

central
moderate gravel
Agios Charalampos Beach beach, west Crete

Agios Charalampos Beach

west
quiet
Agios Georgios beach, central Crete

Agios Georgios

central
quiet
Alatsolimni beach beach, east Crete, sandy

Alatsolimni beach

east
quiet sand
Almyrida Beach beach, west Crete, sandy

Almyrida Beach

west
Excellentmoderate sand Parking SnorkelingKids OK

Ammofolos Beach

central
Excellentquiet sand
Ammoudi beach, east Crete, sandy

Ammoudi

east
Excellentbusy sand
Ammoudi Beach beach, central Crete, gravel

Ammoudi Beach

central
Excellentbusy gravel

Anatolika Beach

central
quiet sand
Anidri Beach beach, west Crete

Anidri Beach

west
quiet
Argilos beach, east Crete

Argilos

east
Excellentquiet
Argilos Beach beach, west Crete, sandy

Argilos Beach

west
quiet sand

Atherina beach

east
quiet dirt
Avlaki beach, east Crete

Avlaki

east
Excellentquiet
Balos Lagoon beach, west Crete, sandy

Balos Lagoon

west
busy sand Parking SnorkelingKids OK

Beach of Telonio

west
Excellentmoderate
Blue Coast beach, west Crete, sandy

Blue Coast

west
Excellentbusy sand

Botzalaki beach

east
quiet dirt/sand
Boufos beach, east Crete

Boufos

east
Excellentmoderate

Calypso

central
moderate
Chiona Beach beach, east Crete

Chiona Beach

east
Excellentmoderate
Damnoni Beach beach, central Crete, sandy

Damnoni Beach

central
Excellentmoderate sand ParkingKids OK

Diktina Beach

west
quiet

Domata beach

west
quiet

Dynonissos beach

central
Goodquiet

Eastern Gulf

west
Excellentbusy
Eko Beach beach, central Crete, pebblestone

Eko Beach

central
moderate pebblestone
Elafonisi Beach beach, west Crete, sandy

Elafonisi Beach

west
Excellentbusy sand Parking SnorkelingKids OK
Eligias beach, central Crete

Eligias

central
quiet
Elounda Beach beach, east Crete, sandy

Elounda Beach

east
Excellentmoderate sand Parking SnorkelingKids OK

Episkopi beach

central
Excellentquiet sand
Falasarna beach beach, west Crete, sandy

Falasarna beach

west
Excellentmoderate sand
Falassarna beach, west Crete, sandy

Falassarna

west
moderate sand ParkingKids OK
Filaki beach, west Crete

Filaki

west
quiet

Finikas Beach-Παραλία Φοίνικας

west
quiet

Finikidia Beach

central
Excellentmoderate
Fodele Beach beach, central Crete, sandy

Fodele Beach

central
Excellentmoderate sand

Fotinari Beach

central
Excellentmoderate sand
Frangokastello Beach beach, west Crete, sandy

Frangokastello Beach

west
Excellentmoderate sand ParkingKids OK
Georgioupoli Beach beach, west Crete, sandy

Georgioupoli Beach

west
Excellentmoderate sand ParkingKids OK
Georgioupolis Beach beach, west Crete, sandy

Georgioupolis Beach

west
moderate sand
Geropotamos Beach beach, central Crete, sandy

Geropotamos Beach

central
moderate sand

Gialopotama Beach

central
quiet
Golden Beach beach, west Crete, sandy

Golden Beach

west
Excellentbusy sand
Gramméno Beach beach, west Crete

Gramméno Beach

west
Excellentquiet
Hohlakas beach, central Crete

Hohlakas

central
quiet

Ilingas Beach

west
Excellentquiet gravel
Istro Beach beach, east Crete, sandy

Istro Beach

east
quiet sand Parking SnorkelingKids OK
Itanos Beach beach, east Crete

Itanos Beach

east
Excellentmoderate

Kakkos

east
Excellentmoderate
Kalamaki beach, west Crete

Kalamaki

west
Excellentbusy
Kalami Beach beach, west Crete, sandy

Kalami Beach

west
quiet sand
Kalathas Beach beach, west Crete, sandy

Kalathas Beach

west
Excellentmoderate sand Parking SnorkelingKids OK
Kalivaki Beach beach, west Crete

Kalivaki Beach

west
Excellentmoderate
Kalyves beach, west Crete, sandy

Kalyves

west
Excellentmoderate sand
Karavostasi beach, east Crete

Karavostasi

east
Excellentquiet
Karoumes beach, east Crete, sandy

Karoumes

east
quiet sand
Karterou beach, central Crete

Karterou

central
Excellentmoderate
Katalyki beach, central Crete

Katalyki

central
Excellentmoderate

Katsouni nudist beach

central
quiet pebblestone
Kedrodasos beach, west Crete, sandy

Kedrodasos

west
quiet sand Parking Snorkeling

Kefala Beach

central
quiet sand

Kendrodasos

west
quiet

Kera

west
moderate

Keratokambos

central
moderate
Kiani Beach beach, west Crete, stone

Kiani Beach

west
Excellentbusy stone
Kitroplatia beach, east Crete, pebblestone

Kitroplatia

east
Excellentbusy pebblestone

Klima Beach

central
quiet
Klimata beach, central Crete

Klimata

central
Excellentquiet

Kokkino Volakas

central
quiet
Kolokitha beach, east Crete

Kolokitha

east
busy
Kommos Beach beach, central Crete, sandy

Kommos Beach

central
Excellentmoderate sand

Korakas Beach

central
Excellentmoderate
Koudouma beach, central Crete

Koudouma

central
moderate
Kouremenos beach, east Crete

Kouremenos

east
Excellentmoderate
Kouremenos Beach beach, east Crete

Kouremenos Beach

east
Excellentmoderate
Koutalas Beach beach, west Crete, stone

Koutalas Beach

west
quiet stone

Krassas beach

central
quiet

Krinakia beach

east
quiet sand

Krios Beach

west
quiet

Ligres Beach

central
quiet
Lissos Beach beach, west Crete, gravel

Lissos Beach

west
quiet gravel
Listis beach, central Crete

Listis

central
moderate
Livadi beach beach, central Crete, sandy

Livadi beach

central
Excellentbusy sand
Loutraki Beach beach, west Crete

Loutraki Beach

west
Excellentbusy
Loutro Beach beach, west Crete, pebble

Loutro Beach

west
moderate pebble SnorkelingKids OK

Lycos Beach-Παραλία Λύκος

west
quiet gravel
Lygaria Beach beach, central Crete

Lygaria Beach

central
Excellentbusy

Maherida Nudist Beach

west
quiet sand
Makrigialos Beach beach, east Crete, sandy

Makrigialos Beach

east
Excellentbusy sand ParkingKids OK
Malia Beach beach, central Crete, sandy

Malia Beach

central
Excellentbusy sand ParkingKids OK
Marathi beach beach, west Crete, sandy

Marathi beach

west
Excellentmoderate sand Parking SnorkelingKids OK
Maridati Beach beach, east Crete, pebblestone and sand

Maridati Beach

east
quiet pebblestone and sand
Marmara Beach beach, west Crete

Marmara Beach

west
quiet
Martsalo beach, central Crete, pebblestone

Martsalo

central
quiet pebblestone
Matala Beach beach, central Crete, sandy

Matala Beach

central
Excellentbusy sand Parking SnorkelingKids OK

Mavros Molos

west
Excellentmoderate

Mazida Ammos beach

east
Excellentmoderate sand

Mikri Triopetra Beach

central
Excellentquiet

Mikro Ammoudi Nudist Beach

central
Excellentbusy gravel

Moni Kapsa Beach

east
quiet gravel

Mononaftis Beach

central
Excellentbusy

Máleme Beach

west
moderate pebblestone

Nea Chora beach

west
Excellentbusy sand

Onerock Beach

central
Excellentbusy gravel
Orthi Ammos beach, west Crete, sandy

Orthi Ammos

west
moderate sand

Orthi Ammos Paralia

west
moderate sand
Pachia Ammos beach, central Crete, sandy

Pachia Ammos

central
quiet sand

Pahia Ammos Nudist Beach

west
Excellentmoderate

Palaiokastro Beach

central
Excellentbusy
Paleochora Beach beach, west Crete, sandy

Paleochora Beach

west
Excellentmoderate sand ParkingKids OK

Paligremnos Beach (Nudist)

central
moderate sand

Palm Bay Beach

east
Excellentmoderate sand
Palm Beach Vai beach, east Crete, sandy

Palm Beach Vai

east
Excellentmoderate sand Parking SnorkelingKids OK
Pantanassa beach, central Crete

Pantanassa

central
moderate

Paralia Lagada

east
quiet

Paralia Tersanas

west
Excellentbusy

Paralia Vlichadia

east
quiet ground

Peninsula Private Beach

central
Excellentbusy

Pera Galini

central
quiet
Peristeres Beach beach, west Crete

Peristeres Beach

west
Excellentquiet
Pink Beach beach, west Crete, sandy

Pink Beach

west
Excellentbusy sand
Plaka beach, east Crete

Plaka

east
Excellentmoderate

Plakaki

west
quiet pebblestone
Plakias Beach beach, central Crete, sandy

Plakias Beach

central
Excellentmoderate sand

Platanakia

west
quiet pebblestone

Podare Beach

central
quiet

Polyrizos Beach

central
Excellentmoderate

Potamos municipal beach

central
Excellentbusy sand

Prasonisi Beach

central
quiet
Preveli Beach beach, west Crete, sandy

Preveli Beach

west
Goodbusy sand Parking Snorkeling
Psaromoura beach beach, central Crete

Psaromoura beach

central
Excellentbusy
Psili Ammos Beach beach, central Crete

Psili Ammos Beach

central
Excellentquiet
Rapaniana Beach beach, west Crete

Rapaniana Beach

west
Excellentquiet
Red Beach beach, central Crete, sandy

Red Beach

central
moderate sand
Rethymnon Beach beach, central Crete

Rethymnon Beach

central
moderate

Saradari Nude Beach

central
Excellentbusy ground

Schisma

east
Excellentmoderate

Sedoni beach

west
quiet
Seitan Limania Beach beach, west Crete, sandy

Seitan Limania Beach

west
busy sand Parking Snorkeling
Sitia Beach beach, east Crete, sandy

Sitia Beach

east
Excellentmoderate sand ParkingKids OK

Skinaria Beach

central
Excellentbusy sand

Skinias Beach

east
quiet sand
Skinos Beach beach, central Crete, pebblestone

Skinos Beach

central
Excellentmoderate pebblestone

Skouros

central
moderate
Sougia Beach beach, west Crete, pebble

Sougia Beach

west
Excellentquiet pebble ParkingKids OK

Sougia Nude Beach

west
Excellentquiet pebblestone
Stalis Beach beach, central Crete, sandy

Stalis Beach

central
busy sand ParkingKids OK
Star Beach beach, central Crete

Star Beach

central
Excellentmoderate

Stavri Beach

central
quiet pebblestone
Stavros Beach beach, west Crete, sandy

Stavros Beach

west
moderate sand ParkingKids OK
Stena beach, central Crete

Stena

central
Excellentmoderate

Stoney Beach

west
Excellentmoderate
Sunset Beach beach, west Crete

Sunset Beach

west
Excellentmoderate

Sweet Water Beach

west
quiet pebble Snorkeling
Tavronitis beach, west Crete

Tavronitis

west
quiet
Tholos Beach beach, east Crete

Tholos Beach

east
Excellentmoderate
Timios Stavros beach beach, west Crete, gravel

Timios Stavros beach

west
quiet gravel
Tiny beach pink sand beach, west Crete

Tiny beach pink sand

west
moderate

Trachilias Beach

east
quiet pebblestone
Trachilos Beach beach, west Crete

Trachilos Beach

west
Excellentquiet

Trachoulas

central
quiet
Triopetra Beach beach, central Crete, sandy

Triopetra Beach

central
Excellentquiet sand ParkingKids OK
Tripiti beach, central Crete

Tripiti

central
moderate
Tripiti Beach beach, west Crete

Tripiti Beach

west
quiet
Varkotopos beach beach, central Crete, sandy

Varkotopos beach

central
Excellentbusy sand

Vatalos Beach

west
quiet sand
Vlihi Nero beach beach, central Crete, sandy

Vlihi Nero beach

central
Excellentbusy sand
Voulisma beach, east Crete

Voulisma

east
Excellentbusy

Voulolimni

west
quiet
Vourlia beach beach, east Crete, sandy

Vourlia beach

east
Excellentquiet sand
Vrisi beach, west Crete, fine_gravel

Vrisi

west
Excellentmoderate fine_gravel
White Beach beach, west Crete

White Beach

west
moderate
Xerokampos Beach beach, east Crete, sandy

Xerokampos Beach

east
Excellentquiet sand Parking SnorkelingKids OK

Παραλία Κούμ Καπί (Kum Kapisi)

west
Excellentmoderate