Information on our house beach can you find here.
 
 

Beach at Blue Bay Palace (Agia Marina) About 350 meters from the house is the publicly accessible beach of Agia Marina which is located in front of the 5* luxury resort hotel Blue Bay Palace. According to Greek laws all beaches should be accessible to the public. The beach has all kinds of water sports and the hotel beach bar is open to the public. The Blue Bay Palace also boasts a wonderful spa with many facilities and treatments also available to non-residents, (by appointment at the reception desk). Likewise the five restaurants at the hotel also welcome non-residents, again reservations to be made through the reception.
Driros Beach 150 meters further on from the Blue Bay Palace towards Elounda lies the beautiful sandy beach of Driros. Sun beds and a nice bar are available also there is a very friendly water sports team. Wind surfing is very popular here as well as pedalo and motor boat hire (no license required) for exploring the bay or indeed trips over to and around the island of Spinalonga.
Main beach Elounda In Elounda itself there is a large public sandy beach offering all kinds of water sports. Because of its location in the centre of the village and has easy access and parking, it is quite crowded in the summer months.
Beaches Agios Nikolaos In the larger town of Agios Nikolaos there are three popular beaches. Havania beach is on the outskirts of the town (approaching from Elounda) which is sandy. Kitroplatia beach which in the very centre of the town. This popular beach is skirted by local cafes and restaurants. Almiros beach on the way out of town towards Siteia. Almiros beach is sandy and has a natural fresh water river running in to it at one end. It is a very pretty spot but again quite popular in the summer months. This is a very safe beach for children as it is shallow for at least the first 50 meters of water.
Beaches between Agios Nikolaos and Kalo Horio Heading out of Agios Nikolaos in the direction of Kalo Horia there are many small sandy coves and beaches accessible by car. In particular the beach of Voulisma which is long and sandy approx 9km from Agios Nikolaos. Leaving Agios Nikolaos in the direction of Heraklion, there are many sandy beaches and rocky coves to be explored.

All within 45 mins drive from Plaka. On the south coast there is the well known beautiful palm beach of Vai. With its amazing white sand and clear waters and palm tree forest, this is a very popular destination in the summer months.