Beaches | East Crete Travel Guide

Peristeras Beach

The Peristeras beach is located at a quiet place in east Ierapetra area, southeast Crete. The distance from Ierapetra city is 2km and from Makrigialos 27km. Actualy it is the next beach group at the east end of the big…

Galini

Galini Beach is located 47km southeast of Agios Nikolaos and 13km east of Ierapetra and just 800m west of Achlia Beach. It is a small village, slightly developed, which is built in a lush landscape with pine trees. The coast around the…

Pigadi Beach, Ferma

This beach is 100m east than Xerokamara Beach, 1500m east from Agia Fotia Beach and belongs to the Ferma group beaches. Shortly after Koutsounari settlement, 16 km east of Ierapetra and 41km southwest from Sitia, between Xerokamara beach and Agia Fotia beach, there…

Xerokamara Beach, Ferma

This beach is 100m western than Pigadi Beach, 1700m east from Agia Fotia Beach and belongs to the Ferma group beaches. The access to it is just as adventurous as the access to Pigadi Beach. The road passes through some holiday…

Xerokambos Beaches

This was for us love at first sight. Xerokampos in the extreme southeast of Crete and can be reached from the substantial village of Ziros or from the village of Zakros which is more north. The roads are good here…

Kato Zakros Beach

The settlement of Kato Zakros, only 8 km away from Pano (upper) Zakros, 25 from Palekastro and 44 from Sitia is an impressive small fishing village, hidden away in the southeast corner of Crete, behind a beautiful tamarind-fringed beach. There…

Koutsouras Beach

The beach or beaches of Koutsouras are situated at a distance of 55 kilometers far from Agios Nikolaos, 35km away from Sitia on the way to Ierapetra, which is the seat of the Makris Gialos municipality, and 20 kilometers eastern to…

Koutsounari Long Beach

Koutsounari is a small sea side village located 6km east of Ierapetra and 43km southeast of Agios Nikolaos, near the picturesque village of St. John. It is situated in a lush green hill with many olive groves and pine trees…

Diaskari Beach

Makrigialos’ highlights are its beaches and although most people head for the easy option – the sandy, Blue Flag Long Beach (Makrigialos main beach) that runs parallel to the town – there are better, less crowded options like the peaceful…

Achlia

It is a touristic resort at the coast of Libyan Sea. The area between Makri Gialos and Agia Fotia is rocky and there are just few sandy beaches. Most of them are surrounded by high rocks. If you spend time…