Beaches in Akrotiri are often preferable due to their deeper water, 20km 30min drive away.

• 🏖️Marathi Beach

Marathi is a family destination with surrounding local restaurants.

• 🏖️Loutraki Beach

Loutraki and Onar Seaside Lounge beach bar offer luxury next to the beach.

• 🏖️Paralia Stavros

The beach of Stavros where the famous movie "Zorba the Greek" notorious for the iconic final dance filmed in 1964.

• 🏖️Paralia Kalatha

Sandy beach with shallow water, perfect for children, offering a magnificent sunset view. Ideal for plane spotting lovers.

• 🏖️Seitan Limania

This beach has been famous since the last 8 years. Be prepared to walk down a steep path to reach the beach. It's not recommended in high season, since it gets easily over crowded due to its narrow space.

These famous landmarks of Chania are considered as a day or half day trip, 60-80km 1-1.5h drive away.

• 🏖️Falasarna Beach

Its crystal turquoise and greenish waters in combination with the sunset view, compose a picturesque landscape. Make sure the wind is below 3 beaufort when you choose to get there.

• 🏖️Elafonissi Beach

A true treasure on the southwestern side of Crete, famous for its unique pink sand, whose color was created by thousands of tiny parts of shattered seashells. Its turquoise waters are warm and shallow which makes them perfectly suitable for children. Make sure the wind is below 3 beaufort when you choose to get there.

• 🏖️Paralia Grammenou

This beach offers crystal clear waters, while it's protected from wind. The beautiful village of Palaiochora is a great place to stop for food and drink during midday and night!

• 🏖️Krios Beach

Coarse sand and white, thin pebbles cover the surface of the coast, and the waters are crystal clear, boasting a lovely azure color. Palaiochora is also an option when choosing this beach!

• 🏖️Sougia Beach

This magnificent pebbly seashore is mostly attributed to its crystal clear waters, its multicolored stones and the sense of peace it provides!