In Chania, like in the rest of Crete, You will find countless amazing beaches for every taste. Here are the most indicative beaches of Chania in clockwise order.

• Elafonisi (Southwest Crete - Chania): At the far edge of Crete lies Elafonisi, one of the most stunning beaches of Greece. The trademark of Elafonisi is the pink sand, the result of centuries of smashing sea-shells. Of course the beauty of Elafonisi is not limited to the color of the sand, as he shallow sea has an exotic turquoise color. There are some big rocks scattered on the beach, while there is a cedar forest near by.
• Palaiochora (Southwest Crete - Chania): In Palaiochora there are two main beaches, although there are more in the area. Both beaches are large and organized, offering sand and clean sea. There are shops, taverns and rooms to let to cover your every need.
• Grammeno (Southwest Crete - Chania): A large beautiful beach with sand and crystal shallow water, ideal for children. The beach is organized, bu there are also trees for shade. There is also an organized camping nearby.
• Orthi Ammos (Southeast Crete - Chania): A stunning beach of rare natural beauty, as it lies at the base of a sand-hill, after which it was named. It has light sand and shallow blue sea that is usually calm. You can access the beach easily by walking a short smooth path. It lies very close to Fragkokastello and it is not organized.
• Fragkokastello (Southeast Crete - Chania): A lovely stretch of sand with clean shallow sea with the venetian castle in the background, after which the beach was named. The beach is partly organized while there are some trees near the castle.
• Sfakia (Southeast Crete - Chania): There are a lot of beaches in the area of Sfakia, the main one being Vrysi. It is a small sandy beach with crystal sea, umbrellas and sunbeds. From the small port there are boats leaving for the nearby beaches.
• Glyka Nera (Southeast Crete - Chania): An impressive beach of wild beauty with blue-green water on the foot of a steep rocky slope. The beach is not organized but it has some tamarisk trees, while you can get here only by sea.
• Sougia (South Crete - Chania): A large unorganized beach with sand and pebble, preferred for camping and nudism. It has a deep blue sea and some vegetation, but not near the sea.
• Falaserna (Northwest Crete - Chania): Falaserna is one of he most famous beaches in Crete and with good reason, as it is gifted with white sand and clean crystal sea. Although it attracts a lot of people, the beach is so long and wide that it is impossible to become crowded.
• Mpalos (Northwest Crete - Chania): On Mpalos you will encounter a very special scenery that resembles a lagoon, which combined with the white sand and shallow turquoise sea gives off an exotic feeling. There is a boat from Kasteli, otherwise geting here is tough as some walking is required after the end of the rough dirt road.
• Diktynna - Menies (Northwest Crete - Chania): This is a small beach in a closed sheltered bay looking east. The beach has a wild beauty, with dark turquoise water and gray thin pebble. Access to this beach i not easy due to the long and rough dirt road.
• Marathi (Northeast Crete - Chania): A very small beach for the standards of Crete, but it attracts a lot of tourists hanks to its golden sand and clean shallow sea, ideal for little kids. The sea is usually calm while he beach is literally covered with umbrellas and sunbeds. There is easy road access and there are plenty of shops around.
• Kalyves (Northeast Crete - Chania): Kalyves is a seaside village with two nice sandy beaches at its sides. The eastern beach is larger and more popular, as the western one is small and quiet. There is some vegetation in the area and the village provides everything you might need.
• Almyrida (Northeast Crete - Chania): Almyrida is a seaside village near Kalyves with some vegetation. Almyrida beach provides sand, shallow clean sea and tamarisk trees. here are many shops, taverns, and rooms to let near by.
• Georgioupoli (Northeast Crete - Chania): A large sandy beach with golden sand an deep blue sea. It is fully organized with umbrellas, sunbeds and shops. The sea is cold due to a river that ends near by.
• Platanias (North Crete - Chania): A vast and fully organized beach with light sand and blue shallow sea right by the Platanias village. Down the road lies the beach of Agia Marina that is essentially the continuation of Platanias. In the area you will find all sorts of shops, taverns, hotels, etc.
• Chrysi Akti (North Crete - Chania): This beach is named after its golden sand. It is a large and fully organized beach, split in two by a hill. It is very close to Chania town with easy road access.
• Kalathas (North Crete - Chania): A beautiful beach with golden sand and tamarisk trees, but it is exposed to the northern winds. It lies next to Kalathas village, in the Akrotiri peninsula.
• Stavros (North Crete - Chania): Two consecutive organized beaches on the northern part of Akrotiri peninsula. Visit the small Stavros with its blue-green water and the light sand, as it is located in a very closed bay. The view of the opposite imposing mountain only adds to the scenery.
• Seitan Limania (North Crete - Chania): This tiny but lovely hidden beach lies in he northeast side of Akrotiri peninsula. It has a turquoise sea and white sand, but getting here is not easy as the climbing down to the beach requires caution.