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Beaches in Chania usually better when the meltemi blows
When the meltemi blows, more comfortable beaches in Chania are often bays oriented away from it. These 43 beaches sit away from it based on the geospatial exposure model — still check live conditions before you go.
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Machairida
Sandy - Easy road access
The white cove by the knife-shaped cape — Macherida is a small cove of white sand on the Akrotiri peninsula of Chania, Crete, near Chorafakia and Tersanas. Its name is attributed to the sharp…
- Pachia Ammos Sandy - Easy road access
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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…
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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…
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Grammeno
Sand & pebbles - Easy road access
The peninsula of the seaside junipers — Grammeno stretches along a low peninsula a few kilometres west of Paleochora, on the southern coast of Chania, Crete. The headland forms shores…
- Paralia Trochalou Pebbles - Easy road access
- Finikas Pebbles - Easy path
- Vrysi Pebbles - 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…
- Argilos Sandy - Moderate access
- Paralia Sentoni Pebbles - Difficult access (path)
- Paralia Lissos Pebbles - Difficult access (path)
- Ammos Sand & pebbles - Easy road access
- Paralia Koutelos Pebbles - Easy road access
- Stomio beach Pebbles - Easy road access
- Timios Stavros beach Pebbles - Easy path
- Filaki Pebbles - Passable dirt road
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Kedrodasos
Sandy - Passable dirt road
The white dunes with the coastal junipers — Kedrodasos lies at the southwestern tip of the Chania prefecture, about one kilometre east of Elafonisi, facing the Libyan Sea. It owes its name to…
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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…
- Tersanas Sandy - Easy road access
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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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Ilingas
Pebbles - Easy road access
Pebbles and sea caves at the gorge mouth — Ilingas lies about two kilometres west of Chora Sfakion, on the road to Anopoli, at the mouth of the gorge of the same name, also known as the Kavi…
- Lykos Pebbles - Easy path
- Paralies Vatalou Sand & pebbles - Easy road access
- Paralia Trypitis Pebbles - Difficult access (path)
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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…
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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…
- Voulolimni Pebbles - Passable dirt road
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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…
- Paralia Plakaki Pebbles - Easy road access
- Paralia Lakki Pebbles - Easy road access
- Astropelekitá Sand & pebbles - Difficult access (path)
- Alonaki Sand & pebbles - Easy road access
- Paralia Kalamia Sand & pebbles - Easy road access
- Chalikia Pebbles - Easy road access
- Paralia Domata Sand & pebbles - Difficult access (path)
- Paralia Agiou Charalampous Pebbles - Easy road access
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Sougia (gymniston)
Sand & pebbles - Easy road access
The naturists' cove among the rocks — At the eastern end of Sougia's long beach, on the south coast of Chania, the shore ends in a small cove hidden among the rocks. This stretch, of fine…
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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…
Which beaches in Chania may be better when the meltemi blows?
The bays listed here are shielded from the meltemi in the exposure model, so they may be more comfortable when it blows. Local conditions still vary, so confirm wind and waves before you go.
Does this guarantee low waves?
No. Shelter shows which coasts are shielded from a wind direction, not guaranteed calm or low waves. On strong-wind days follow local flags and check live wind and waves in the app.