Beaches & Lagoons
Balos Beach
Balos beach and lagoon. Definitely one of the highlights to make your holiday unforgettable. It is advisable to get an early morning start to avoid the crowds streaming to this majestic place. One can either take a boat to this from Kissamos, or drive up the dirt road leading to it and then enjoy a 20 minute hike to the beach.
Elafonisi Beach
Elafonisi beach. Water does not get more crystalline and sand does not become more beautiful than at this Cretan paradise!
Located to the Southwest of Crete within an hour’s drive, you will be rewarded with the terrain on the way there, as well as with a most unique swimming experience.
Falassarna Beach
Kedrodasos Beach
Seitan Limania Beach
Another microcosm to explore within a 20-minute drive to the West of your space. A small beach front from which you can bathe in turquoise waters!
Make sure to wear hiking shoes for the narrow, rocky trail that leads to paradise.
Sougia Beach
SOUGIA BEACH This is yet another stretch of beach with crystalline water and restaurants and cafes. There are trails with the most scenic terrain on either side. To the East the more adventurous can climb to Prophet Ilias peak and to the West one can explore the ancient ruins of the Temple of Asclepius and the necropolis of Lyssos.
Sfinari Beach
Sfinari beach and seafood taverns. Located at the westernmost region of Crete, it offers great seafood, swimming and bewitching sunsets!
Agia Marina Beach
Agia Marina beach. A sandy beach that stretches for 4 kilometers, lined with lively beach bar restaurants, sea sport facilities and quiet spots to boot! Only a ten minute drive from the villa.
Maleme Beach
Only a 20 minute walk from your villa lies this beautiful pebble beach lined with quality taverns and cafes.
Marathi Beach
Marathi Beach. A 20 minute drive will take you to this beautiful family beach lined with taverns and choices for swimming and snorkeling in the clearest waters in the north of Crete.
Kouloura Chalepa
This great swim spot only a three-minute walk from your doorstep has been frequented by locals for hundreds of years, or maybe thousands, as it forms a natural pool framed by volcanic rocks.
Koum Kapi Beach
If it is a sandy beach nearby that you are looking for, take a ten minute coastal walk to the west of your space and you will find a cozy stretch of sand and blue waters to swim and sunbathe.
Kournas Lake
After a swim on the beach of Georgioupolis, the lake of Kournas offers cafes and restaurants to a view that dreams are made of. Paddle boats and kayaks can be rented to enjoy the scenic environment from the lake itself.
Agia Lake
Lake Agia. Great walk around the lake to be combined with coffee and food. A 15 minute drive away.
