Crete – the fifth largest island in the ... to reach this pristine sandy cove 25 kilometres (15 miles) east of Sitia. Sadly, the small beach and its adjacent restaurant are over crowded in ...

Crete stretches some 300 kilometres from Chania’s Venetian harbour and beach-lined suburbs in the west, to the relatively little-visited region surrounding the seaside town of Sitia in the east.

Also known as Palm Beach, Vai Beach ... the far northeast corner of Crete. The best way to get there is from one of the three direct daily buses that depart from Sitia. If you choose to drive ...

Although it is slightly crowded, particularly during the summer months, travelers and experts say the beach's ... that runs along Crete's northeast coast, the small town of Sitia mixes tourist ...