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Secluded beaches in Crete
21 beaches in Crete away from the roads and the crowds: no road for cars, bar, taverna or parking lot mapped nearby. Ranked live for today's wind.
A secluded beach here has no road for cars or dirt track at the beach, and no bar, taverna, beach resort, toilets or car park mapped within 300 m. Expect a walk or a boat, bring water and shade, and check the sea before you go: there is no lifeguard or shop close by.
All 21 secluded beaches on Crete
| Beach | Faces | Surface | Way in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beach | south | – | No way in mapped |
| Chironisia Beach | east | – | No way in mapped |
| Limnionari | east | Pebbles | No way in mapped |
| Poros | south-west | Pebbles | No way in mapped |
| Sfakos Beach | south-east | Pebbles | No way in mapped |
| Sougia Beach | south | Pebbles | No way in mapped |
| Agiofarango | south | Pebbles | Footpath |
| Astropelekita Beach | south | – | Footpath |
| Domata beach | south-west | – | Footpath |
| Kedrodasos | south-west | – | Footpath |
| Kendrodasos | south-west | – | Footpath |
| Leprias | south | – | Footpath |
| Martsalo | south-west | Pebbles | Footpath |
| Salamias | south | – | Footpath |
| Timios Stavros beach | south-east | Pebbles | Footpath |
| Trachoulas | south | – | Footpath |
| Tripiti Beach | south | – | Footpath |
| Lissos Beach | south-east | Pebbles | Footpath |
| Platanakia | west | Pebbles | Footpath |
| Paralia Maufomouri | east | Pebbles | Footpath |
| Karoumes | east | Sand | Footpath |
Crete: how busy is it, month by month
Crete is busiest in August. In May and October there are about half as many visitors, or fewer. For a flat sea and fewer people, the best months are May and October.
Visitor levels are nights spent in tourist accommodation in the Crete region (Eurostat, average of 2023–2025), compared with its busiest month. They show when the area is busy, not how many people are on a given beach.
Frequently asked questions
Which beaches in Crete are quiet and secluded?
21 of the 268 mapped beaches on Crete have no road, bar, taverna or parking lot mapped nearby, for example Beach, Chironisia Beach, and Limnionari.
How do I get to a secluded beach?
The "Way in" column shows the best way the map knows: a dirt track, a footpath, or none, which usually means a walk over rough ground or a boat. Maps are incomplete, so look at satellite images and ask locally before you set out.
How do you know which beaches are sheltered?
For every beach we measured how much open sea lies in each of 16 compass directions, using OpenStreetMap coastlines. Waves build over open water, so a beach with land close by in the direction the wind comes from is sheltered. Today's wind forecast from MET Norway is then applied, and the result is refreshed every 2 hours.
Are the forecasts reliable?
They are estimates. The model does not include swell from distant storms, and local gusts can be stronger than forecast. Always follow lifeguard flags and local warnings.