If you always dreamed of meeting a beach from a fairy tale in which the shore consists of unusual sand color, then congratulations, your dream came true, and you know the address of this beach. This is Elafonisi, the beach, which is located on a small island of the same name. If you began to figure out how to get to the island, then do not think long, but just go a distance of a hundred meters ford. After all, they will have to pass them along the water with a depth of only 20 centimeters

On the beach pink sand, which was formed due to the content of a large number of impurities - the remnants of corals, small shells and sea stars form the greater part of it, the bottom becomes such color even at depth. The shade of the sand - from gentle pink to lilac.

If you talk about rest with children, you can not imagine this beach better. There is a very small depth, there are no high waves, so that the guys are not threatened. Getting here in the summer months and enjoying the pink sand in splendid isolation is unlikely to happen: except for you, most tourists know about the beach, because it is always crowded.

Elafonissi Beach is located in the south-western part of Crete. The city of Chania is about 76 kilometers from here, and 42 kilometers to Castelion. The easiest way to get to Elafonissi is if you rented a car that allows you to tour the whole coast of Crete in a few days and visit almost all the famous beaches.

If you do not have the right or do not want to get behind the wheel - there are regular buses from Chania or from other cities, but to get to Elafonissi beach, another bus in Kissamos. In addition, to the pink sand will take a sightseeing buses, the services of which are available from May to October, but, of course, the easiest option will be to rent a car - they are offered in Crete on every corner in Crete.

Elafonissi Beach

Paradise Beach Elafonissi