Plakaki is the westernmost cove formed between Paleochora and Grammenos. It is hidden by the rocks and well protected from the winds.
- Sea water color: Blue
- Sand type: Pebbles, Fine Pebbles
- Location: Chania Prefecture, West Crete, South Crete, Paleochora area (Selino)
- Depth: Normal
- Sea surface: Usually calm
- Crowds: Quiet
- Facilities: Accommodation options nearby, Food / water nearby
- Other Information: Nudism friendly, Ideal for snorkeling / spearfishing
- Accessibility: Paved road
the small beach of Trochalou, which resembles the nearby Psilos Volakas, in a much more rocky version with large pebbles.
- Sea water color: Blue
- Sand type: Pebbles, Rocks in places
- Location: Chania Prefecture, West Crete, South Crete, Paleochora area (Selino)
- Depth: Normal
- Sea surface: Usually calm
- Crowds: Quiet
- Other Information: Nudism friendly, Ideal for snorkeling / spearfishing, Rock shade
- Accessibility: Paved road
Psilos Volakas is the most popular of the nearby beaches that you will find in the west, after the small Kalamia beach, about 1.5km west of Paleochora.
- Sea water color: Blue
- Sand type: Pebbles, Fine Pebbles
- Location: Chania Prefecture, West Crete, South Crete, Paleochora area (Selino)
- Depth: Normal
- Sea surface: Usually calm
- Crowds: Normal
- Facilities: Accommodation options nearby, Food / water nearby, Umbrellas / beds, Showers
- Other Information: Ideal for snorkeling / spearfishing, Rock shade
- Accessibility: Paved road
The beach Amoudi is located about 1.5km east of Chora Sfakion and 75km south of Chania, in an area with several adjacent pebbly beaches and very close to the nudists' hotel Vritomartis. It is one of the many unknown beaches around Chora Sfakion, and one of the nicest.The area, due to conglomerate rocks, is full of small pebbly beaches, such as Agios Charalambos, Filaki and Plakakia.
- Sea water color: Deep blue
- Sand type: Pebbles, Rocks in places
- Location: Chania Prefecture, West Crete, South Crete, Sfakia area
- Depth: Deep
- Sea surface: Usually calm
- Crowds: Quiet
- Other Information: Ideal for snorkeling / spearfishing, Rock shade
- Accessibility: Dirt track
The beach Avlaki is located at the exit of the gorge Avlaki in Arkoudovounia area, Cape Meleha, about 16km east of Chania. The access (especially the return) is quite arduous, as it takes about an hour's walking on downhill cobblestone path.
- Sea water color: Deep blue, Green
- Sand type: Rocks in places
- Location: Chania Prefecture
- Depth: Normal
- Sea surface: Usually calm
- Crowds: Normal
- Other Information: Rock shade
- Accessibility: Walking
The main beach of Nea Chora is very well organized, with several amenities nearby. It is a nice sandy beach, with rocks in some places. Nea Chora is ideal for those that do not want to leave the city centre.
- Sand type: Sand, Rocks in places
- Location: Chania Prefecture
- Depth: Shallow
- Sea surface: Usually calm
- Accessibility: Boat
The beach of Lykos is quite rocky in relation to the nearby Finikas and hosts a small pier where the boats stop, but is open to the south winds. Generally, it is not something special as a beach, but absolute tranquility and rich seabed make exploring this isolated place a nice experience.
- Sea water color: Blue
- Sand type: Pebbles, Rocks in places
- Location: Chania Prefecture, West Crete, South Crete, Sfakia area
- Depth: Normal
- Sea surface: Usually calm
- Crowds: Quiet
- Facilities: Accommodation options nearby, Food / water nearby
- Other Information: Ideal for snorkeling / spearfishing
- Accessibility: Dirt track, Boat, Walking
Glaros Beach is located 5 kilometers west of Chania city and is the coastal front of the village Kato Daratsos in the province of Kidonia and in the area of Makris Tihos. The beach is bounded to the west by Kalamaki and to the east by the beaches of Agii Apostoli.
- Sea water color: Blue
- Sand type: Sand
- Location: Chania Prefecture, West Crete, North Crete, Chania city area (Kydonia)
- Depth: Shallow
- Sea surface: Usually wavy
- Crowds: Normal
- Facilities: Accommodation options nearby, Food / water nearby, Umbrellas / beds, Sports, Lifeguard, Showers
- Accessibility: Bus services, Paved road
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