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Family beaches in Lasithi
18 shallow, organised beaches in Lasithi: all with easy access, picked for young children. Check live wind & waves on CalmBeach.
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Travelling with young children in Lasithi? We picked these 18 beaches because they are organised, not hard to reach, and recorded as shallow. How quickly the water deepens varies from beach to beach, so check wind and waves in CalmBeach before you go.
The beaches
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VaiThe largest palm forest in Europe — At the northeast tip of Crete, the beach is framed by Europe’s largest natural palm forest — about 5,000 Cretan date palms (Phoenix theophrasti)…
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Voulisma
The golden sand of Mirabello Bay — It holds a Blue Flag, with shallow water near the shore that makes it ideal for families; organised and busy in summer.
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Schisma
The sandy beach by Elounda's harbour — Schisma is the main beach of Elounda, on Mirabello Bay in Lasithi, right beside the village harbour. It takes its name from the seaside settlement of…
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Boufos
The cove named after a cave's sound — Boufos is the best-known beach of Sisi, on the north coast of Lasithi in Crete, just a few metres east of the picturesque fishing village, in…
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KitroplatiaThe town beach of Agios Nikolaos — The town’s central beach, next to Lake Voulismeni, with light golden sand and gentle water, ringed by tavernas and restaurants — convenient rather…
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ChavaniaThe shore of the stone mortars — Chavania lies at the northern edge of Agios Nikolaos in Lasithi, Crete, on the road towards Elounda, facing east over the Mirabello gulf. The name is…
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Ammos Agiou Nikolaou
The town's sandy beach by the marina — Ammos is the central town beach of Agios Nikolaos in Lasithi, Crete, right beside the city's marina and about five hundred metres south of Lake…
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DiaskariThe Dioscuri shore on the Libyan Sea — Diaskari lies on the south coast of Lasithi in Crete, about four kilometres east of Makrigialos, open to the Libyan Sea. It is said to take its name…
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KouremenosThe windsurf mecca of eastern Crete — The premier windsurf/kitesurf beach of eastern Crete (near Palekastro). The Meltemi, boosted by thermal effects, gives a steady side-shore wind…
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Photo credits
- Vai: Wouter Hagens, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Kitroplatia: Vadim Indeikin, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Chavania: Stegop, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Diaskari: Olaf Tausch, CC BY 3.0
- Agios Panteleimonas: Olaf Tausch, CC BY 3.0
- Karavostasi: Olaf Tausch, CC BY 3.0
- Tholos: Lemur12, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Almyros: George Chorafas, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kouremenos: Olaf Tausch, CC BY 3.0
- Paralia Kato Zakros: Olaf Tausch, CC BY 3.0
Good to know
Which beaches in Lasithi are family-friendly?
Every beach on this list meets three criteria: it is organised, it has no difficult access, and our data records its water as shallow. How fast the seabed drops away underfoot is not something any map can guarantee — for small children, pick a calm, sheltered day as well.
How do I compare sea conditions?
CalmBeach checks wind, waves and exposure, so you can compare less exposed beaches and more comfortable visiting times.
When is the sea calmest here?
Across 16 of the beaches on this page, the open water in front of them is typically 0.53 m in June, 0.61 m in July and 0.59 m in August when the meltemi is at its strongest, and 0.56 m in September. June is the calmest month of the season. We calculate these figures ourselves from European Copernicus wave-model data at 4.2 km resolution. They describe the sea offshore, not the shelter of an individual cove — a bay protected by a headland will usually be calmer than this.
How warm is the water, month by month?
Off 16 of the beaches on this page the sea is typically 19.6 °C in May, 23.0 °C in June, 25.3 °C in July, 26.1 °C in August and 25.4 °C in September — ideal at the height of summer, mild in June. In October it is still 23.5 °C — warmer than June. August is the warmest month. Satellite measurements, 1995–2024, from a sea cell about 5 km offshore; shallow bays usually run warmer than this.
Wind and waves change every day. See live conditions for any of these beaches before you drive out.
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