Rethymno beaches

Magnificent beaches are found along the coasts of Rethymno Greece, both on the northern and the southern side of the prefecture. Rethymno beaches on the northern side are more organized and popular, lined up with hotels, restaurants, cafeterias and water sports centers. Most Rethymno beaches on the southern side remain untouched by tourism and ideal for total privacy. A drive around will bring you to fabulous places to relax. You will find below a list of the best beaches in Rethymno Crete.
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Guide to 21 beaches
Discover our guide to 21 beautiful Rethymno beaches. They are all presented with a detailed description, photos and their location on a map of Rethymno. For the most popular spots, we also provide information about sightseeing in the area, a selection of hotels and reviews.

Bali beach
Location: 32 km east of Rethymnon Town
Description: Bali is a sandy beach that gets quite popular in summer due to the wild landscape that surrounds it and its calm atmosphere. A couple of monasteries are located in the area.

Agia Galini Beach
Location: 55 km south east of Rethymnon Town
Description: The beach of Agia Galini is a nice family place, ideal to relax. The ebach is actually a sandy cove surrounded by huge cliffs.

Preveli beach
Location: 40 km south of Rethymnon Town
Description: The beach is located right at the outfall of a river, amidst lush greenery and palm trees.

Panormos beach
Location: 22 km east of Rethymnon Town
Description: Fully organised and with crystal water, Panormos has plenty of taverns and accommodation with an amazing view over the sea.

Plakias Beach
Location: 40 km south of Rethymnon Town
Description: Some parts of Plakias beach are organized, while others are secluded. In any case, the atmsophere is relaxing and calm.

Rodakino beach
Location: 43 km south of Rethymno
Description: Rodakino is a lovely beach close to the beach resort of Plakias. Some parts of it are organized, while others are secluded.

Triopetra beach
Location: 55 km south east of Rethymnon Town
Description: Triopetra is a lovely secluded beach on the southern side of Rethymnon. Due to its long distance from most tourist places of Rethymnon, it doesn't get crowded.

Souda beach
Location: 42 km south of Rethymnon Town
Description: Souda is a small bay close to Plakias, a fishing village on the southern side of Rethymnon. Usually it is not crowded, but it is well organized.

Agios Pavlos beach
Location: 58 km south east of Rethymnon Town
Description: One of the most picturesque locations in southern Crete, Agios Pavlos is actually a small bay with sandy coast. Partly organized, this beach is great to relax.

Platanias beach
Location: 4 km east of Rethymnon Town
Description: Organized and long, Platanias gets very popular due to its soft sand and the close distance from Rethymnon Town.

Adele beach
Location: 10 km east of Rethymnon Town
Description: Adele is a long, beautiful beach in close distance to Rethymnon Town. The beach is organized and it is surrounded by many tourist facilities.

Damnoni beach
Location: 42 km south of Rethymnon Town
Description: Damnoni is a lovely, sandy bay close to the popular resort of Plakias. Organized with sunbeds and umbrellas, Damnoni is a nice place to relax.

Enetiko beach
Location: 1 km from Rethymno Town
Description: This is a sandy beach, in a walking distance from the city centre of Rethymnon.

Geropotamos beach
Location: 18 km east of Rethymno Crete
Description: This is a small beach on the way to Panormos. It is not organized and secluded, so it rarely gets crowded.

Misiria beach
Location: 5 km east of Rethymnon Town
Description: Misiria is a long sandy beach. It gets a bit crowded in summer due to its closeness to Rethymnon Town. Some tourist facilities are located around it.

Petres beach
Location: 12 km west of Rethymnon Town
Description: Petres is a large beach with sand and pebbles on the coast. Sometimes it gets windy. The surrounding area is calm and great to relax.

Agios Georgios beach
Location: 62 km south east of Rethymnon Town
Description: Agios Georgios is a secluded beach on the southern side of Rethymnon, close to Agia Galini. It has no tourist facilties, so this is a great spot to enjoy some privacy.

Pigianos Kampos beach
Location: 8 km east of Rethymnon Town
Description: Pigianos Kampos is a sandy beach organized with sunbeds and umbrellas. It is located in close distance to Rethymnon Town.

Perivolia beach
Location: 2 km east of Rethymnon Town
Description: The long and sandy beach of Perivolia is very close to Rethymnon Town, therefore it gets very popular in summer.

Stauromenos beach
Location: 11 km east of Rethymnon Town
Description: Stavromenos is a lovely beach resort on the east of Rethymnon Town. It is a calm village and even in high season it doesn't get crowded.

Town Beach
Location: In a walking distance from the city centre of Rethymnon
Description: The beach of Rethymnon Town is long and sandy. It is located within a walking distance from the city centre and some parts of it are organized.