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Where to live in Crete? What are the best beaches/villages there?
To transparent azure water without waves, beautiful landscapes. Well, so that there was some kind of civilization around, and not an open field.
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Hello. For me the best beaches are between Rethymnon and Chania. They are almost wild and often nudist. But this is quite a distance. Need a wheelbarrow or a quad.
Here is a hotel just in case. It has both pleasant pluses and annoying minuses. But suddenly - this is what you need?
https://www.turpravda.com/gr/retimno/Alkyon_Hotel-h38696-r90495.html
Here is a hotel just in case. It has both pleasant pluses and annoying minuses. But suddenly - this is what you need?
https://www.turpravda.com/gr/retimno/Alkyon_Hotel-h38696-r90495.html
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answered 5 years ago
To no waves? There is no such thing in Crete. If only in a deep and narrow bay in the western part of the Chania region, but it is very far from Heraklion airport (at least 3 hours), and they do not fly to Chania airport from Russia. Pay attention to the island of Evian (Evia). There is a long narrow strait and there are no waves even with a strong wind.
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Turist_Rus, what is the name of the bay?
I don’t understand something, but what island in Greece should I go to for paradise beaches? I want such a transparent sea, so that the boats seem to hang above the water.
I don’t understand something, but what island in Greece should I go to for paradise beaches? I want such a transparent sea, so that the boats seem to hang above the water.
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answered 5 years ago
I liked Hersonissos in Crete. Very picturesque town, civilization and the sea is clean. But without waves. This is not about Crete.
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answered 5 years ago
And Mykonos is without waves? Where to look for these beaches from pictures? I thought Crete was the most beachy place in Greece.
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answered 5 years ago
Very beautiful heavenly beaches in the Cyclades: Koufonisi, Irakli, Naxos, Milos. There is still very light sand everywhere, which also makes the sea unusual in beauty, there are very few tourists there. But this is not a mass destination, there are no tours there. If you are ready for an independent trip, fly - you will not regret it.
There are also many good deserted beaches in Crete, especially on the south coast. In the north west of Chania there is the village of Agii Apostoli, there are four bays, there is never a wind. In the northeast, in the region of Ag. Nikolaos is located Mirabello Bay, it is also quiet there.
There are also many good deserted beaches in Crete, especially on the south coast. In the north west of Chania there is the village of Agii Apostoli, there are four bays, there is never a wind. In the northeast, in the region of Ag. Nikolaos is located Mirabello Bay, it is also quiet there.
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answered 5 years ago
I looked at the map https://goo.gl/maps/4bfgQncYxufrHodt7, it turns out there are 2 bays, choose for yourself.
On sandy beaches, water, by definition, cannot be absolutely transparent - any wave, and especially bathers, raises turbidity. This year I rested on the island of Evia (Evia) https://goo.gl/maps/cRpGiyz7g7fva3tD6 , in the city of Eretria, Eviana Beach Hotel https://goo.gl/maps/76pAU7addrLePmrH8 , there the water remained at a depth of 3-4 meters transparent almost always (sometimes caused turbidity from the side). There is clear water on pebble beaches without sand, but the wave completely eliminates the effect of a "hanging" boat. Maybe this is possible in the inner lagoons of the atolls, but most likely done with photoshop!
On sandy beaches, water, by definition, cannot be absolutely transparent - any wave, and especially bathers, raises turbidity. This year I rested on the island of Evia (Evia) https://goo.gl/maps/cRpGiyz7g7fva3tD6 , in the city of Eretria, Eviana Beach Hotel https://goo.gl/maps/76pAU7addrLePmrH8 , there the water remained at a depth of 3-4 meters transparent almost always (sometimes caused turbidity from the side). There is clear water on pebble beaches without sand, but the wave completely eliminates the effect of a "hanging" boat. Maybe this is possible in the inner lagoons of the atolls, but most likely done with photoshop!
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answered 5 years ago
Maybe Zakynthos? For me, this is the most heavenly place in Greece.
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By the way, the boat in the photo costs about 60 E for a few hours. Yamaha motor. Rights are not needed.
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answered 5 years ago
Here is the boat, the photo was taken on the phone, no photoshop.
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And there are a lot of sea urchins in Crete, especially on deserted beaches, where no one bothers them. They lie on the pebbles, warm themselves. Be careful. I have been to Rhodes and Crete. I liked Rhodes better. But of course this is just my opinion.
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answered 5 years ago
Turist_Rus, you are showing a bay almost at the westernmost point of Crete, it is very far away, besides, there are waves. Above I wrote about Ag. Apostoli - there really are no waves and it's next to Chania.
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There is a heavenly place in Crete and the scenery and waves are relatively small and a decent civilization is Bali village. Bali Beach is marked on the map as an ideal beach.
Traveled all over Crete, and I think that this is the best place in Crete. Pearl. Clear water and a large sandy beach surrounded by mountains.
The rest is not. Sandy beaches on the way to Rethymnon - kilometers of flat beaches, but there is no civilization, there is a problem with the shadow, unearthly boredom. There are no landscapes either. Sucks.
I do not advise Hersonissos either - the beaches are small, rocky.
Traveled all over Crete, and I think that this is the best place in Crete. Pearl. Clear water and a large sandy beach surrounded by mountains.
The rest is not. Sandy beaches on the way to Rethymnon - kilometers of flat beaches, but there is no civilization, there is a problem with the shadow, unearthly boredom. There are no landscapes either. Sucks.
I do not advise Hersonissos either - the beaches are small, rocky.
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Bali on Crete is the most touristy and crowded place, there is just "Anapa" in the season.
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answered 5 years ago
Guys, thank you so much for your help! I will carefully study all the proposed options. I will add a little to the question, maybe you will add some other options.
In general, I’m going from May 16 to May 31, I don’t know if this is the season for Crete or not yet. Tours are not interested, you can not be attached to airports. Arrival in Athens, some days will be in the capital and on the mainland, the traditional cultural and educational part of the vacation. And then the beach part of the islands begins. The preliminary route is as follows: Mykonos - Santorini - Crete. Crete is on the itinerary, because, it seems, everyone usually goes to the beach there, and because there is a direct flight to Moscow from Heraklion in order to fly home without connections. Travel between the islands by ferry. Mykonos and Santorini are on the route, because I saw beautiful pictures on the Internet.
In general, I’m going from May 16 to May 31, I don’t know if this is the season for Crete or not yet. Tours are not interested, you can not be attached to airports. Arrival in Athens, some days will be in the capital and on the mainland, the traditional cultural and educational part of the vacation. And then the beach part of the islands begins. The preliminary route is as follows: Mykonos - Santorini - Crete. Crete is on the itinerary, because, it seems, everyone usually goes to the beach there, and because there is a direct flight to Moscow from Heraklion in order to fly home without connections. Travel between the islands by ferry. Mykonos and Santorini are on the route, because I saw beautiful pictures on the Internet.
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answered 5 years ago
Zakynthos is also beautiful in pictures, but it is on the other side of the peninsula, I would not want to rush around the country, I want this time without a car to drink without restrictions. Well, a maximum of an ATV and a boat, since they don’t ask for a license. In short, as usual, I bought tickets, I don’t know what’s next.
How many days are enough for Athens? Well, what is there next to the capital of the very best?
How many days are enough for Athens? Well, what is there next to the capital of the very best?
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Kolya, is it small pebbles in the photo of Zakynthos or is it sand?
In general, I prefer pebble beaches precisely because of the transparency of the water.
In general, I prefer pebble beaches precisely because of the transparency of the water.
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answered 5 years ago
ollennka, three days to Athens.
If your plans include Mykonos and Santorini (these are the most touristic and expensive islands of the Cyclades), then include Naxos or Iraklia in your route, it's all close by on the road, so to speak.
If your plans include Mykonos and Santorini (these are the most touristic and expensive islands of the Cyclades), then include Naxos or Iraklia in your route, it's all close by on the road, so to speak.
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answered 5 years ago
Thank you Irina0709! And the second half of May will not be very terrible in terms of the abundance of people?
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There are definitely fewer people in May than in July, but the water in the sea will be 21-23 degrees, not higher. But on the other hand, in May it is very beautiful, everything blooms and the smells are breathtaking))
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Crete has a nice large beach in the village of Georgiopolis. This is just between Rethymno and Chania. But the beach is sandy, the sand is yellow, and the entry into the water is shallow.
Beautiful beach in Elafonisi. There is pink sand and water of exactly the color everyone wants. But you need to go to him by typewriter and preferably early. Already from 11 am there are many buses. And also a very beautiful sea in Balos Bay, this is the confluence of several seas. The water is insanely beautiful, has more than 16 shades.
Beautiful beach in Elafonisi. There is pink sand and water of exactly the color everyone wants. But you need to go to him by typewriter and preferably early. Already from 11 am there are many buses. And also a very beautiful sea in Balos Bay, this is the confluence of several seas. The water is insanely beautiful, has more than 16 shades.
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That's just Matala - Anapa, you can't lie down there at the height of the season. And a bunch of visitors, tent camps, stench, problems with a shadow on the beach, with catering too.
And Bali - there are few visitors, 90% of all who are there are vacationers from hotels, there are enough sunbeds for everyone, a lot of bars on the beach where you can sit right on the embankment under the shade of trees, even under banana trees.
And Bali - there are few visitors, 90% of all who are there are vacationers from hotels, there are enough sunbeds for everyone, a lot of bars on the beach where you can sit right on the embankment under the shade of trees, even under banana trees.
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In Elafonisi, unfortunately, there is only one hotel, and even that is not on the first line ...
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I'm watching Bali, Nostos Beach Boutique Hotel just enchanted))).
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There are few visitors to Bali when the sea is calm. And when there was a red flag on the entire coast, people made soup in Bali, they themselves went there from Rethymnon.
Consider Ag.. Nikolaos, there is a bay and a pleasant town.
Consider Ag.. Nikolaos, there is a bay and a pleasant town.
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I join the opinion that Bali is very crowded with tourists (at least in the second half of September this year it was), and the bay there is not very big. She herself looked at him before the trip, but then she was glad that she had not chosen him.
True, in Stavromenos (11 km from Rethymno) there was also sadness with the beach - there were no people around and in good weather they swam in one direction along the coast for an hour, then in the other for another hour and no one interferes, they don’t get under their feet! The beauty! But when there was a strong wind and a storm, it was really impossible to enter the water!!! This is despite the fact that I am an adult who swims well, is not afraid of water, waves, etc. And the wind is often there, as I understand it ...
But when we traveled around the island, the village of Plakias on the south coast simply conquered - there is also a bay, a long sandy beach and 15 beachgoers for all this magnificence. Lots of apartments and hotels. And as I understand it, ours have not yet reached there - by conversation, she identified Germans, British, supposedly Slovaks ...
True, in Stavromenos (11 km from Rethymno) there was also sadness with the beach - there were no people around and in good weather they swam in one direction along the coast for an hour, then in the other for another hour and no one interferes, they don’t get under their feet! The beauty! But when there was a strong wind and a storm, it was really impossible to enter the water!!! This is despite the fact that I am an adult who swims well, is not afraid of water, waves, etc. And the wind is often there, as I understand it ...
But when we traveled around the island, the village of Plakias on the south coast simply conquered - there is also a bay, a long sandy beach and 15 beachgoers for all this magnificence. Lots of apartments and hotels. And as I understand it, ours have not yet reached there - by conversation, she identified Germans, British, supposedly Slovaks ...
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answered 5 years ago
Are the beaches open in Greece or reserved for hotels? If outsiders are not allowed on the hotel beach, then the rest of the crowds, in principle, do not bother me. And it is unlikely that there will be a full house in May, it seems to me.
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