⭐ Travel Guide for Island Crete ⛵, Greece❗

Nothing is repeated in Crete. Enormous geological contradictions and special weather conditions have formed unique landscapes, surprising the visitors and keeping senses constantly alert.

Each route in Crete is unique. Variant sensations, pictures, colors, flavors, sounds accompany visitors at every step.

One can encounter emerald beaches, scrublands, sand dunes, rocky summits, steep slopes, alpine zones, verdant mountains, deep gorges, dry lands, gurgling rivers, scenic ponds, Mediterranean woods, wetlands, fertile meadows, vineyards and olive groves, while the same contrasts are met below sea surface.

Those contradictions favor the development of different ecosystems, significantly increasing the biodiversity of the island.

Kritama beach

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Kritama Beach is located on the southern coastline of the Chania regional unit, within the boundaries of the Skaloti community in the province of Sfakia.

Katevati beach

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In the eastern part of the peninsula there is the small beach of Katevati, which has sand and pebbles. It has the imposing Talaia Mountains as a backdrop.

Charakiani beach

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The beach of Charakiani is located below the church of Panagia Charakiani, which is the second most visited pilgrimage site in Crete and belongs to the Melidoni region.

Agios Andreas beach at Finokalia

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Access is possible from Neapolis initially by a very narrow cement road that starts from the settlement of Koudoumalos and descends through a dense forest of Euphorbia characias to the monastery of Agios Andreas

Theseus Beach

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Theseus Beach is located near Cape Bourouni or Akros in the area of village Achlada, 24 km west of the city of Heraklion and takes its name from the homonymous private settlement of Theseus Village.

Halepa beach

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Agia Kyriaki is a picturesque corner of the city of Chania, located within the elegant and aristocratic district of Halepa. It borders the historic Tabakaria, where the old stone tanneries still stand.

Gournia natural pool

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Just opposite the point where the road to the monastery of Panagia Faneromeni starts to ascend, a short dirt road leads to one of the most impressive natural pools in Crete that is formed on the hard rock.