Elafonissi Beach
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Overview
A very shallow lagoon with white sand, pink-tinted in places, and turquoise water between Gramvousa and Cape Tigani. Reaching it needs a rough dirt road and a walk, or a boat from Kissamos. It is crowded in July and August and when excursion boats arrive.
Facilities and access
| Access notes | Dirt road from Kaliviani along the Gramvousa peninsula to a car park above the lagoon, then a path down (walk back up is uphill). Seasonal excursion boats from Kissamos port. Part of Natura 2000 and a sea turtle nesting point per directory. |
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| Getting there | Dirt road plus walk, or boat from Kissamos. |
| Food and drink | Yes |
| Sunbeds and umbrellas | Yes |
Not yet documented: Public access, Entry fee, Parking, Toilets, Showers, Changing rooms, Lifeguard, Dogs, Accessibility. A detail listed here is unknown, not absent.
Activities and planning
Surface: Sand
Type: Coastal
Activities mentioned: Sightseeing, Swimming
Seasonal context for Greece is organised by coast. See the Greece season notes and pick the region closest to this beach; one town’s table is not a forecast for another.
Map
Coordinates 35.5824, 23.5885, taken from Wikidata.
Nearby beaches
Seitan Limania
Sources and updates
Last compiled 2026-11-14. Found an error? Suggest a correction.
- Visit Greece - Elafonisi and Balos (official)
- Balos Lagoon Beach - Cretan Beaches (directory)
- Wikidata Q805498 (reference)
Fact-level evidence
- location: Lagoon between Gramvousa and Cape Tigani, about 17 km from Kissamos source (2026-11-14)
- access: Dirt road to car park then path; or boat from Kissamos source (2026-11-14)
- protection: Natura 2000; listed as sea turtle nesting point source (2026-11-14)
- crowding: Busy in July-August and on boat arrivals source (2026-11-14)
- coordinates: 35.5824, 23.5885 source (2026-11-14)
Sources we could not reach
- Entrance/parking fee not confirmed from any official source
- Fee not confirmed by any checked source; left unpublished.