One of the best-kept secrets in Rethymno aside from Akoumiani Gialia or more popularly known as Triopetra beach to tourists and locals alike, is the breathtaking Melissa Cape Sandhills, by Agios Pavlos, which is considered among the best beaches in Crete.
Το Λουτρό είναι ένα μικρό ψαροχώρι που βρίσκεται σε απόσταση περίπου 71 χιλιομέτρων νότια των Χανίων, στο τέλος του ακρωτήριου Μουρί. Πιστεύεται ότι αυτή ήταν η θέση της αρχαίας πόλης του Φοίνικα και ήταν το λιμάνι της αρχαίας Ανώπολης. Αργότερα, έγινε το χειμωνικό λιμάνι της πόλης των Σφακίων, λόγω του γεγονότος ότι ο κλειστός κόλπος και το μικρό νησί στην είσοδο του δημιουργούν ένα φυσικό λιμάνι όπου τα πλοία μπορούν να είναι ασφαλή ακόμη και σε πολύ κακές καιρικές συνθήκες.
Ο Λέντας είναι ένας απομακρυσμένος παραθαλάσσιος οικισμός που βρίσκεται 74 χλμ νότια του Ηρακλείου, στις νότιες πλαγιές των επιβλητικών Αστερουσίων Όρεων. Είναι ένα τουριστικό θέρετρο και λιμάνι, πολύ ήπια ανεπτυγμένο που προσφέρει δυνατότητες για πολύ ήρεμες διακοπές.
Aspri Limni (i.e. White Lake) is one of the most gorgeous beaches in Crete, that almost nobody knows. This is a small secret beach, located 500m west of Chrysoskalitissa monastery and 70km southwest of Chania. Thousands of visitors are attracted by the nearby exotic Elafonissi lagoon, but actually nobody has heard of this magnificent neighboring place.
The thousands of visitors arriving daily by boat from Ierapetra to Chrissi island mainly swim on the beach of Belegrina or Golden Beach. Bright blue waters, white sand with pink shades from the thousands of broken shells, and the junipers that hold the sand with their huge roots are the backdrop that makes anyone fall in love with this place.
Gray limestone atop mountain peaks and vertical cliffs, deep and narrow dark canyons, steep shores, shiny greenish schist, pale phyllite, light limestone eroded by rain and wind, fertile yellowish marlstone - it’s all here. No wonder Crete is a multicolour island.
Menies or Diktynna is located 45km northwest of Chania, on the northeastern shores of Cape Rodopos and at the exit of Foundas Gorge. It is a lovely secluded beach with pebbles and deep crystal blue waters.
Kato Zakros is a traditional fishing village located 107km east of Agios Nikolaos and 40km east of Sitia. It is the picturesque harbor of Zakros village (located 7km on the west), situated in a fertile valley with olive groves surrounded by rough mountains. The area is one of the most remote areas of Crete and is ideal for those seeking tranquility, away from the bustling daily life of cities.
