With its pretty pink sands separated from the mainland by a shallow lagoon, Elafonisi was once Crete’s best kept secret. Even now (except for the height of summer) this beach, 82 kilometres (50 ...

Washed by the waters of the Sea of Crete and the Libyan Sea, the beaches on the island’s western coast are some of the finest in all of Europe. Pink sand, turquoise waters, and ochre rocks ...