Beaches with excellent water quality on the island of Crete
153 official bathing-water beaches on the island of Crete were classified Excellent in every classified season (at least 8 seasons, 2011–2024, EEA). The largest group: Municipality of Agios Nikolaos (30).
Municipality of Agios Vasileios
9 beaches.
- Agia Galini14/14 seasons
- Akoumiani Gialia - Triopetra Megali10/10 seasons
- Akoumiani Gialia - Triopetra Mikri10/10 seasons
- Asomatos - Preveli10/10 seasons
- Korakas - Rodakino14/14 seasons
- Plakias 114/14 seasons
- Plakias 214/14 seasons
- Saktouria - Agios Pavlos10/10 seasons
- Souda14/14 seasons
Municipality of Agios Nikolaos
30 beaches.
- Agia Varvara14/14 seasons
- Agios Nikolaos 114/14 seasons
- Agios Nikolaos 214/14 seasons
- Agios Nikolaos 314/14 seasons
- Agios Panteleimon14/14 seasons
- Almyros14/14 seasons
- Ammos14/14 seasons
- Ammos (Marina)14/14 seasons
- Ammoudara14/14 seasons
- Ammoudi14/14 seasons
- Chiona14/14 seasons
- Dimotiki Akti Chavania14/14 seasons
- Dimotiki Akti Chavania Voreia14/14 seasons
- Driros14/14 seasons
- Elounta14/14 seasons
- Elounta14/14 seasons
- Gargadoros14/14 seasons
- Kalo Chorio14/14 seasons
- Karavostasi14/14 seasons
- Kitroplatia14/14 seasons
- Milatos14/14 seasons
- Mirampello14/14 seasons
- Mpoufou14/14 seasons
- Pigadakia Elounta14/14 seasons
- Plaka14/14 seasons
- Poros14/14 seasons
- Poros Voreia14/14 seasons
- Schisma14/14 seasons
- Sisy - Limani14/14 seasons
- Voulisma14/14 seasons
Municipality of Apokoronas
5 beaches.
- Almyrida14/14 seasons
- Georgioupolis Beach14/14 seasons
- Kalyves14/14 seasons
- Kavros14/14 seasons
- Kyani Akti14/14 seasons
Municipality of Archane - Asterousia
1 beach.
- Arkalochori14/14 seasons
Municipality of Heraklion
1 beach.
- Karterou14/14 seasons
Municipality of Ierapetra
13 beaches.
- Achlia Schinokapsalon14/14 seasons
- Agia Fotia14/14 seasons
- Agios Ioannis14/14 seasons
- Agios Panteleimon14/14 seasons
- Ferma14/14 seasons
- Ierapetra14/14 seasons
- Ierapetra 314/14 seasons
- Ierapetra Dimotiki Plaz14/14 seasons
- Katharades14/14 seasons
- Koinotiki Plaz Makrygialou14/14 seasons
- Koutsounari14/14 seasons
- Myrtos14/14 seasons
- Pacheia Ammos14/14 seasons
Municipality of Kantanos-Selinon
4 beaches.
- Grammeno14/14 seasons
- Pacheia Ammos14/14 seasons
- Sougia14/14 seasons
- Stoney Beach14/14 seasons
Municipality of Kissamos
8 beaches.
- Elafonisi Beach10/10 seasons
- Falasarna Beach14/14 seasons
- Gramvousa - Pacheia Ammos10/10 seasons
- Gramvousa - Viglia10/10 seasons
- Kastelli Kissamou Anatolika14/14 seasons
- Kastelli Kissamou Dytika14/14 seasons
- Kourfalonas - Drapanias - Mithymna - Nopigeia10/10 seasons
- Sfinari10/10 seasons
Municipality of Malevizi
9 beaches.
- Agia Pelagia Beach14/14 seasons
- Ammoudara14/14 seasons
- Fodele Beach14/14 seasons
- Kladissos14/14 seasons
- Linoperamata14/14 seasons
- Lygaria Beach14/14 seasons
- Made14/14 seasons
- Mononaftis Beach14/14 seasons
- Palaiokastro14/14 seasons
Municipality of Minoa Pediados
1 beach.
- Tsoutsouras 114/14 seasons
Municipality of Milopotamos
5 beaches.
- Mpali – Livadi14/14 seasons
- Panormo14/14 seasons
- Panormo – Limni14/14 seasons
- Paralia Lianou Kavou - Lavris14/14 seasons
- Varkotopos14/14 seasons
Municipality of Platanias
4 beaches.
- Gerani – Platanias14/14 seasons
- Kolymparia – Rapaniana14/14 seasons
- Limanaki Platania14/14 seasons
- Máleme Beach14/14 seasons
Municipality of Rethymnon
6 beaches.
- Arkadi14/14 seasons
- Episkopi Beach 114/14 seasons
- Koumpes14/14 seasons
- Pigianos Kampos14/14 seasons
- Rethymnon Beach14/14 seasons
- Skaleta14/14 seasons
Municipality of Sitia
13 beaches.
- Analipsi14/14 seasons
- Analoukas14/14 seasons
- Chiona14/14 seasons
- Diaskari14/14 seasons
- Kato Zakros14/14 seasons
- Kouremenos14/14 seasons
- Lagkoufa14/14 seasons
- Limanaki - Goudoura14/14 seasons
- Mochlos - Xerosternia14/14 seasons
- Papadiokampos14/14 seasons
- Siteia14/14 seasons
- Vai – Foinikodasos14/14 seasons
- Vourlia Beach14/14 seasons
Municipality of Sfakia
2 beaches.
- Ilingas14/14 seasons
- Ompros Gialos14/14 seasons
Municipality of Festos
3 beaches.
- Akti Komou14/14 seasons
- Kokkinos Pyrgos14/14 seasons
- Matala14/14 seasons
Municipality of Chania
16 beaches.
- Agia Marina – Stalos14/14 seasons
- Agia Marina Beach 110/10 seasons
- Agia Marina Beach 210/10 seasons
- Agia Marina Beach 310/10 seasons
- Agioi Apostoloi – Eot Anatolika14/14 seasons
- Agioi Apostoloi – Eot Dytika14/14 seasons
- Agios Onoufrios14/14 seasons
- Golden Beach14/14 seasons
- Kalamaki14/14 seasons
- Kalathas14/14 seasons
- Koum Kapi14/14 seasons
- Loutraki (Akrotiri)10/10 seasons
- Marathi14/14 seasons
- Nea Chora14/14 seasons
- Stavros14/14 seasons
- Vlites14/14 seasons
Municipality of Chersonissos
23 beaches.
- Agia Pelagia14/14 seasons
- Agios Dimitrios14/14 seasons
- Agios Georgios14/14 seasons
- Akti Navarchou Nearchou14/14 seasons
- Amnissos14/14 seasons
- Analipsi14/14 seasons
- Chersonisos14/14 seasons
- Drapanos14/14 seasons
- Estavromenos14/14 seasons
- Gouves 114/14 seasons
- Gouves 214/14 seasons
- Gouves 314/14 seasons
- Kato Gouves14/14 seasons
- Kokkini Chani14/14 seasons
- Kokkini Chani14/14 seasons
- Limanaki Analipsis14/14 seasons
- Limin Chersonisou 114/14 seasons
- Limin Chersonisou 214/14 seasons
- Potamos14/14 seasons
- Potamos 114/14 seasons
- Saradari10/10 seasons
- Stalida14/14 seasons
- Vlychada14/14 seasons
How the list was made
The page exists when at least 5 beaches in the area were classified Excellent in every classified season and there are at least 8 such seasons. The EU classification rests on samples from four seasons and is not a reading on the day.
See also
- Creteisland
- Beaches in Greecelist
- Greece month by monthlist
- Archaeological sites on the island of Crete107
- Beaches with excellent water quality on the island of Agistri5
- Beaches with excellent water quality on the island of Aegina8
- Beaches with excellent water quality on the island of Alonissos9
- Beaches with excellent water quality on the island of Amorgos6
- Beaches with excellent water quality on the island of Andros6
- Beaches with excellent water quality on the island of Astypalea7
- Beaches with excellent water quality on the island of Chios34
- Beaches with excellent water quality on the island of Euboea48
- Beaches with excellent water quality on the island of Icaria13
- Beaches with excellent water quality on the island of Ios11
- Beaches with excellent water quality on the island of Ithaca8
- Beaches with excellent water quality on the island of Kalymnos6
Sources
Every figure on this page comes from the sources below, with the date each was updated.
- Designated bathing waters (locations)Ministry for Environment and Energy: YPEN geoportal · Current bathing season register · Date:
- Bathing water quality classificationEuropean Environment Agency: WISE Bathing Water Directive database · Latest assessed season in the EEA database; every season from 2011 is kept as a per-beach history · Date:
- Everyday places, tourism, transport and natureOpenStreetMap contributors, via the Overpass API · Live database at the time of the query · Date:
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