Elafonisi beach
Ultimate guide (August 2025)
Elafonisi - popular wild beach in the Crete island. The shallow lagoon is beautiful, but in the summer there are a lot of people here, that spoils the experience. Shore and seabed: sand, stones. [edit]
Coordinates: 35.270294, 23.539511
See also: Crete island
Hotels [edit]
There are no hotels near the beach area. So you may choose any hotel in the western part of the Crete island.
How to get there [edit]
Fly to Chania International Airport (CHQ) or sail by ferry from port Piraeus of Athens to Chania. Beach can be reached by car, taxi, bus or by excursion boat.
When to go [edit]
From June to October. There is a lot of people on the beach in July-August.Rainfall, mm
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