Elafonissi Beach Crete Chania Area

Elafonissi Beach is an iconic and visually stunning coastal lagoon located on the southwesternmost tip of Crete featuring a landscape of bright white and exotic pink sand created by millions of crushed seashells that gives the shoreline a magical rose-colored hue in a protected Natura 2000 environment where the shallow turquoise waters allow visitors to walk across to a small offshore island amidst a setting of low sand dunes and rare sea lilies that is widely considered one of the most beautiful natural landscapes in the world while the area is well-organized with essential facilities but maintains a sense of tropical grandeur that attracts thousands of international visitors every summer.