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Top beaches.  Crete, Greece
Geropotamos
You can spot its characteristic arks from the National Road connecting Herakleion and Rethimno. Once you get down and harbor in, you will forget about roads and traffic…
Agios Pavlos (Southern Rethymno - Crete)
Behind the protected creek, 30 meters high dunes and an amazing sunset at “Triopetra”, the “three-rocks-cape”. Trying to climb up the sand hills on your way back is not an easy task, especially when the sun is burning - and it really does burn around here!
Plakias (Southern Rethymno - Crete)
A series of small private beaches for total tannning…
Frangokastello (Southern Rethymno - Crete)
The Venetians built the castle bearing the same name during 14th century as a watchtower over the surrounding area and the sea. Today its ruins dominate the underlying lagoon of green-blue, or blue-green if you prefer, waters.
Rodakino (Southern Rethymno - Crete)
Your bathing suit is optional, your sunscreen products mandatory.
Lakki east of Frangokastello (Southern Rethymno - Crete)
Something here for everyone: shallow waters for the young, rocky parts for line fishing, Frankokastelo is not far away if you like to immerse yourself in Medieval Cretan history…
Liggres between Agia Galini and Plakias (Southern Rethymno - Crete)
Piece and tranquility without electricity, telephone and other useless devices…
Preveli (Southern Rethymno - Crete)
The most photographed beach of Crete. Early in the morning and late in the afternoon, when the day-trips depart, you’ll understand the reason why the hippies once considered it a spiritual centre of meditation and inner peace…