Rethymno Beach
Παραλία Ρεθύμνου
A golden sand beach stretching more than 10 km from the new harbor on the east side of the old town. Hotels, restaurants and beach bars line the seafront promenade. It is the main swimming beach for visitors staying in Rethymno.
The section of beach in the city is close to the old town and a few minutes' walk away. The sand is fine and the water is shallow. Facilities include lifeguards, showers and paid sunbeds (typically two sunbeds with an umbrella cost about €8-10). Further east, around Platanias and Adelianos Kampos, hotels are denser but the crowds are thinner. On windy days in the north, waves can be large, and red flags are raised to ban swimming, so watch the lifeguards' flags. This is also one of the nesting grounds of the loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta). In summer, do not approach the protected nests marked on the sand at night. The seafront promenade, Sofokli Venizelou, is a lovely place for an evening stroll and dinner.
Opening hours
All day
Nearby sights
- Venetian Harbour & Lighthouse of Rethymno
- Rimondi Fountain
- Neratze Mosque
- Rethymno Old Town
- Archaeological Museum of Rethymno
- Fortezza of Rethymno
- Late Minoan Cemetery of Armeni
- Arkadi Monastery