Chiona beach

Chiona is located 91 km east of Agios Nikolaos and 22km east of Sitia, 2km east of Palekastro. It is a nice sandy beach with whitish sand and shallow blue waters. The beach is not too long, but is renowned for its beauty and tranquility. 

Chiona means carob storehouse in the Cretan dialect and is taken after the storehouses that were usually built next to the shore in order to transfer carobs with ships. Indeed the area was known for trading carobs.

Here you can have a perfect day, especially if you combine your visit in Chiona with eating at the famous local fish taverns. There are also some small coves on the east of Chiona, where you can find a quiet place to swim alone and nude. The beach is unorganised but there are some tamarisk trees along the coast, offering shade. 

Opposite of Chiona you will see the small islands Grandes. Moreover, in the position Roussolakkos you can visit the remains of an ancient Minoan port. North of Chiona, you will meet the long beach of Kouremenos, very famous to windsurfers, that exploit the very strong winds of the area. Moreover, you can walk till the top of the hill Kastri on the west end of the beach, where you'll meet the ruins of an old fort and have amazing views to the sea.

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Wind forecast

Greece - Chiona (GFS 18.05. 06 UTC)   Powered by WINDGURU  Fr 18. Fr 18. Fr 18. Fr 18. Fr 18. Sa 19. Sa 19. Sa 19. Sa 19. Sa 19. Sa 19. Su 20. Su 20. Su 20. Su 20. Su 20. Su 20. Mo 21. Mo 21. Mo 21. 09h 12h 15h 18h 21h 06h 09h 12h 15h 18h 21h 06h 09h 12h 15h 18h 21h 06h 09h 12h Wind speed (knots) 12 7 4 6 8 11 11 10 8 7 6 6 5 3 3 1 4 2 4 5 Wind direction Temperature (°C) 18 19 19 17 16 17 18 19 20 19 18 18 20 22 22 21 20 19 21 22 Cloud cover (%) high / mid / low - - - 86 72 14 54 44 9     6 11     7         22     13 25     79     65     29     43 32   65 6   Rain (mm/3h) -   0.7 1.8 2.5         0.3                     Windguru rating                                      Lat: 35.2, Lon: 26.28 Timezone: EEST (UTC+3) 06:11 - 20:11  [Archive]