⭐ Travel Guide for Island Crete ⛵, Greece❗

Kedrodasos beach

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Kedrodasos Beach lies in southwestern Crete, about 1 km east of Elafonisi. White sand alternates with smooth rock slabs along the shore, while the low, twisted trunks of coastal junipers stand out on the dunes behind it.

Kedrodasos means ‘cedar forest’, but the trees that gave the beach its name are junipers. Two kinds grow here, the large-fruited juniper and the Phoenician juniper. Together with the dunes, they form a protected coastal habitat within the Natura 2000 network. Keeping to established paths helps protect the vegetation and the roots that hold the sand in place.

Getting to Kedrodasos and the coastal path

A dirt track branches off the road towards Elafonisi and leads to the car park above the shore. From there, a sandy, stony path descends to the beach. There are no visitor facilities on the beach, so water and other supplies are best brought along before the walk down.

The E4 European trail links Kedrodasos with Elafonisi to the west. To the east, it continues along the coast past smaller coves on the way to the chapel of Agios Ioannis. These coves have fewer trees and less natural shade than the main beach.