Greek beaches are incredibly beautiful! Which of them to choose? Where to enjoy not only the sea and sun, but also views? Do not worry – choose from ten of the most beautiful beaches in Greece, which are carefully selected for you by the international operator TEZ TOUR.

Most of them are on the island of Crete.

Navaió

Zakynthos Island with white cliffs and its pine forest, where the goddess Artemis hunted, is amidst the purest emerald sea. It has magnificent white beaches. Here Mediterranean seals take their rest and Caretta caretta sea turtles lay their eggs. On this amazing island is located the world famous beach of Navaio, which translates as “shipwreck”. The photo of its bay is among the 100 most beautiful shots in the world!

There you can swim next to the ship of smugglers, which has been thrown by a storm onto the beach.

TEZ TOUR’s clients going to Navaio will have such pleasant bonuses as a boat trip to the Blue Grottoes and the opportunity to kiss the reliquary of St. Dionysius in the capital of the island.

Elafonissi

To come to the west of Crete and not to see the pink beach of Elafonissi is an irreplaceable loss in the collection of your impressions. Why go to the west of Crete? Because from the east of it, you will have to go to Elafonissi about 3-4 hours, however, like till the famous white beaches of Balos and Falassarna.

Small lagoons with warm and clear water, fine sand are best conditions for swimming. Pink color of the beach is given by the smallest particles of sea shells abandoned here by their inhabitants. Be sure to go there whenever possible!

Elounda

It’s the most famous, most prestigious and most beautiful bay of eastern Crete, one of the most expensive resorts in Greece! However, to swim in the calm and clear waters of the Mirabello Gulf can any guest of the island.

There are never winds here, and at the bottom of the bay are hidden ruins of the sunken ancient Greek town of Olous, which will especially please diving enthusiasts. Clients of TEZ TOUR can go on a boat trip to the center of the Gulf of Mirabello, to the famous Venetian fortress of Spinalonga, visiting on the way the picturesque town of Agios Nikolaos and the olive oil factory.

By the way, the attentive administration of Elounda brought this year 60 trucks of clean sand to the city beach resort. Enjoy there bathe and sunbathe!

Preveli
A beautiful place, a unique natural phenomenon and a beach to which it makes sense to get by car. Palm beaches in Crete are several, the largest and most famous are Vai and Preveli. But if Vai is very far from the spa towns, then Preveli is quite close and accessible, especially to those who stayed in the Rethymnon area.

The groves of the date palm trees have appeared here thanks to Arabs about 1200 years ago. In the 9th century, they were skilled merchants and seafarers. However, sometimes their ships flooded in off the shores of Crete:  Arabs also traded dates, and in places, where fresh water approached close to the shore, have been brought to the shore dates sprouted and formed palm groves.

Your photo shot on Preveli beach in the shadow of exotic palms will be a good quiz for your friends and relatives – let them guess where you shot this frame: Bali, Dominican Republic or Canary Islands? As a rule, no one can assume that this miracle is in Greece.

Plakias

South Crete and its beaches – this is an obligatory part of the excursion program for experienced Cretan travelers! The beaches in the north and south of the island are very different from each other. The Libyan Sea is deep, cool and transparent, like a tear, leaves completely different sensations from bathing.

Plakias is one of the most famous and popular southern beaches of Crete. Tourists and locals love it for being easy to get there, both by car and organized excursions by TEZ TOUR, as well as for the proximity of the enchanting bays – Plakias, Ammoudi, Damnoni and Sсhinaria. In the sea near all these sand and pebble beaches is a paradise for swimming with mask or diving. Just a few meters from the coast you can see here in the deepness beautiful rocky shores and a lot of fish; and with scuba divers can get to the hidden corners of underwater canyons.

In each bay, the nature itself, like a caring mother, has created small pools along the edges of beaches with shallow water and small pebbles or sand for the youngest bathers and travelers with children.

Santorini

No one is able to count, how many words and admiring reviews are written about Santorini. All of them are just! It is one of the most beautiful and unique islands of our planet. According to Jacques Yves Cousteau, it was here that sunken Atlantis, which carried with it to the sea abyss a mysterious civilization of Atlanteans lived on the great volcano of Thera.

Beaches on Santorini are volcanic and therefore unique – black, red, and white. One can swim here even at the very crater, who is not afraid, of course. And if you settle on the black beach, you can be delivered for swimming to the red, and white by quick boats during the light day.

And then you will see the famous Santorini’s sunset. It attracts millions of tourists every year. Such impressions are priceless. How to get to Santorini? With TEZ TOUR you can go on a good rest, and on the coast of Crete you can take a guided tour lasting 1 or 2 days.

Prasonisi

Prasonisi has a beautiful sandy beach, one of the southernmost on the island of Rhodes, it is also called the “kiss of two seas”. Indeed, the Mediterranean and Aegean Seas meet here.

It’s a pleasure to swim here. If you like kite surfing and windsurfing, go here for the whole day. Prasonisi is a Mecca for the Rhodes’ surfers, there are excellent spots here. Right on the beach you can also be trained in it.

If you prefer only beach rest, then take a sightseeing tour of Rhodes offered by TEZ TOUR. On the way to Prasonisi you will see a lot of amazing places and try some rare local delicacies.

Myrtos

Being one of the most beautiful beaches in Greece, Myrtos is included in all lists of “the most beautiful beaches in Europe and the world”; and the island of Kefalonia, where it is located, is exceptionally picturesque. TEZ TOUR’s travelers will get to Kefalonia on board of a white yacht.

The snow-white bay stretches at the foot of the mountains of Agia Dynati and Kalon Oros. Myrtos has been created by the nature in the form of a crescent moon. The coast is guarded from winds by high white cliffs. Myrtos’s hallmarks are the purest water of incredible shades of azure and round white pebble under foot.

This is one of the most photographed beaches in Greece. Here you can also see one of the most beautiful sunsets on the Ionian Sea.

Paleokastritsa

The island of Corfu is beautiful all, as it is – from one edge to another! However, the bay of Paleokastritsa, whose beaches form the heart of the island, is one of the most beautiful in all of Greece. Its romantic atmosphere attracts lovers and newlyweds from around the world to make photos from a panoramic platform with views over Paleokastritsa.

Beaches of the bay are very popular among tourists. After swimming here you can have a boat trip to the Blue Grotto as a wonderful addition to your sightseeing trip. TEZ TOUR’s travelers have time to complete the entire program – both a photo session, swimming and the boat trip within the framework of the sightseeing tour to Corfu.

Balos

The Maldives is called paradise on Earth and the most romantic resort in the world. Crete has its own Maldives!

Balos Bay has the beach depicted at every second souvenir card dedicated to the island of Crete and is included in every list of “the most beautiful beaches in Europe and the world”. Not surprisingly, because Balos has fine and soft, like velvet, snow-white sand. Its shallow water acquires up to 14 changing shades of azure at different times of the day. It was here that the Princess Diana and Prince Charles stayed during their honeymoon yacht cruise.

It’s easy to get to Balos, if you buy a tour from TEZ TOUR.

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Irina Krasilnikova

Creative manager of TEZ TOUR Greece