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Organized beaches in Chania
Prefer sunbeds, umbrellas and a beach bar in Chania? These 40 organized beaches usually have facilities and easier access. Check wind and waves in CalmBeach before you go.
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Loutraki
Sandy - Easy road access
The enclosed cove of Akrotiri — Loutraki lies on the southeastern side of the Akrotiri peninsula of Chania, next to Marathi, about 16 kilometres from town. It is an enclosed cove…
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Paralia Fragkokastellou
Sandy - Easy road access
The sands beneath the Venetian castle — Fragkokastello beach stretches out in front of the Venetian fortress of the same name, on the south coast of Sfakia, about twelve kilometres east of…
- Kyani Akti Rocky - Easy road access
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Paralia Psilos Volakas
Pebbles - Easy road access
The great boulder west of Paleochora — Psilos Volakas lies about one and a half kilometres west of Paleochora in Chania, beside the road leading towards Koundoura and Krios. It takes its…
- Vrysi Pebbles - Easy road access
- Paralia tou Maleme Sand & pebbles - Easy road access
- Kalamaki Sandy - Easy road access
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Elafonisi
Sandy - Easy road access
The pink sand and the lagoon — At the southwest tip of Crete, an islet is joined to the mainland by a shallow lagoon (~20-40 cm) you wade across on foot. The sand takes on a pink…
- Paralia Meltemaki Sand & pebbles - Easy road access
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Agios Onoufrios
Sandy - Easy road access
The Akrotiri coves with the little chapel — Agios Onoufrios lies on the Akrotiri peninsula of Chania, Crete, about eight kilometres from the city, near Kounoupidiana. The small settlement and…
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Afrata
Pebbles - Easy road access
The pebble cove of Rodopos — Afrata beach opens onto a small pebble cove on the Rodopos peninsula of Chania, about one kilometre east of the village of the same name and 3.5…
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Paralia Agion Apostolon
Sandy - Easy road access
The sandy coves with the chapel of the Twelve Apostles — Agioi Apostoloi beach stretches about three kilometres west of Chania town, on the north coast of Crete. It is a series of sandy coves wrapped around…
- Filaki Pebbles - Passable dirt road
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Paralia Glyka Nera
Pebbles - Difficult access (path)
The shore of the freshwater springs — Glyka Nera hides between Chora Sfakion and Loutro, on the south coast of Chania, at the foot of steep slopes that drop from the Lefka Ori mountains…
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Stavros
Sandy - Easy road access
The bay of "Zorba" — This is where the famous final scene of "Zorba the Greek" (1964) was filmed, with Anthony Quinn dancing the sirtaki against the mountain. Partly…
- Paralia Agia Marina Sandy - Easy road access
- Tersanas Sandy - Easy road access
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Kalathas
Sandy - Easy road access
The Akrotiri bay with the little islet — Kalathas sits on the west side of the Akrotiri peninsula, about 12 kilometres northeast of Chania town, at the heart of an open natural bay. The…
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Sougia
Pebbles - Easy road access
The ancient seaport at the mouth of the gorge — Sougia lies on the south coast of Chania, at the mouth of the Agia Irini gorge, about 70 kilometres from the city. Its long beach, roughly 1.5…
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Nea Chora
Sand & pebbles - Easy road access
The city beach with the fishing harbor — Nea Chora is the town beach of Chania, a few minutes' walk west of the Venetian harbour. It takes its name from the namesake quarter, the 'new town'…
- Rapaniana Pebbles - Easy road access
- Methexis Pebbles - Easy path
- Pachia Ammos Stavrou Sandy - Easy road access
- Mavros Molos Sandy - Easy road access
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Krios
Pebbles - Easy road access
Three coves at the cape of Selino — Krios lies about 10 kilometres west of Paleochora, on the southern coast of Selino in Chania. It takes its name from the homonymous Cape Krios, on…
- Georgioupoli Sandy - Easy road access
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Kalyvaki
Sandy - Easy road access
The sandy strand at the mouth of the Almyros — Kalyvaki is the westernmost beach of Georgioupoli, in Apokoronas of Chania, beside the mouth of the Almyros river, which flows all year round. The…
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Falasarna
Sand & pebbles - Easy road access
The white sands of the ancient harbour — Falasarna sits on the west coast of Crete, at the base of the Gramvousa peninsula, about 59 kilometres from Chania. The great shore is in fact a…
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Gialiskari
Sand & pebbles - Passable dirt road
The shore at the mouth of the Anydri gorge — Gialiskari lies about four kilometres east of Paleochora, on the south coast of Chania, where the Anydri gorge meets the sea. It is a small cluster…
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Paralia Marmara
Pebbles - Difficult access (path)
The white sculpted rocks of Aradena — Marmara lies at the mouth of the Aradena gorge in Sfakia, about five kilometres west of Loutro and far from any road. It takes its name from the…
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Chrysi Akti
Sandy - Easy road access
The golden sands just west of Chania town — Chrysi Akti sits just a few kilometres west of Chania town, in Nea Kydonia, right next to Agioi Apostoloi. It owes its name to the golden colour of…
- Alonaki Sand & pebbles - Easy road access
- Tavronitis Sand & pebbles - Easy road access
- Aptera Sandy - Easy road access
- Kera Sandy - Easy road access
- Paralia Agiou Charalampous Pebbles - Easy road access
- Kalyves Sandy - Easy road access
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Orthi Ammos
Sandy - Easy road access
The dunes of the Drosoulites — Orthi Ammos stretches beside Frangokastello in Sfakia, Crete, about eighty kilometres south of Chania. It owes its name, 'upright sand', to the tall…
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Kalami
Sand & pebbles - Easy road access
A shore below ancient Aptera — Kalami sits on the southern shore of Souda Bay in Apokoronas, Crete, about fifteen kilometres east of the city of Chania. The beach spreads below the…
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Marathi
Sandy - Easy road access
The fishing harbor with traces of ancient Minoa — Marathi lies on the southeastern shore of the Akrotiri peninsula of Chania, about 17 kilometres east of town, looking across the bay of Souda towards…
Which beaches in Chania are organized?
The beaches listed here are marked as organized, usually with sunbeds, umbrellas and food or a beach bar nearby. Facilities can change by season, so confirm locally.
Are organized beaches less windy?
Not necessarily. Facilities do not change the wind or waves — check live conditions in the app and compare less exposed beaches on windy days.