Best Gay Beaches in Crete

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Neighborhood All Akrotiri peninsula (about 9 km from Chania old town) (1) Georgioupolis, between Chania and Rethymno (1) Hersonissos (about 25 km east of Heraklion) (1) South coast, near Matala (about 65 km southwest of Heraklion) (1)

Maherida Beach, gay beach in Akrotiri peninsula (about 9 km from Chania old town), Crete

Maherida Beach

Akrotiri peninsula (about 9 km from Chania old town)

Small sandy cove on the Akrotiri peninsula near Chania, mostly nudist and increasingly popular with gay visitors.

Mixed LGBTQ+ Nudist allowed Secluded

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