Skaletas Beach
Exploring Rethymno Sailing Holidays area
Scaleta Beach on the north coast of Crete, 12 km from the town of Rethymno. It is a beautiful long beach and offers a wide variety of services and activities. The village itself has many restaurants, shops and bars, and some of the big hotels offer water sports. Scaleta is known for being one of the guarded beaches where it comes and lays the eggs of the endangered sea turtle Caretta-Caretta.
Navigational Aids
The Missiria is actually a suburb of Rethymno, within walking distance from the city center, just 3 km to the east and on the long sandy beach. Access from Rethymnon is very easy with regular and frequent bus, taxi and rented or private cars and motorcycles.
Located on the north side of the island and 10 km from the town of Rethymno. Great sandy beach is the beach of Platanias.
Great sandy beach is the beach of Pigianos Kampos. There are several large hotels, but you will find some more isolated spots where you can swim in peace.
It lies about 11 km away from Rethymno on the road to Heraklion. Large sandy beach with crystal clear waters.
It lies about 12 km away from Rethymno on the road to Heraklion. Large sandy beach with crystal clear waters.
Follow the highway to Heraklion, just past the Scaletta will find a gas station ,immediately after turn right on a dirt road, after a while you're at the beach. A small bay with large cliffs right and left.
The beach is Geropotamos about 20 km east of Rethymnon next to the highway Rethymnon-Heraklion, under the eponymous bridge. The name comes from the river Geropotamos that leads to this beach.
Two small creeks that allow swimmers to swim even when the sea has waves. Generally you will find an organized state and two inlets located in front of well known hotels in the area.
This is a beach with golden sands and turquoise waters. The rocky shores around are a natural work of art.