Xerokambos: Crete’s Remote South-Eastern Beaches

Xerokambos: Crete's Remote South-Eastern Beaches

Xerokambos is a remote scatter of beaches and a tiny settlement at the far south-eastern corner of Crete, in the Lasithi region beyond Zakros and the mountain village of Ziros. Long stretches of soft pale sand and clear, shallow turquoise water back onto low dunes, tamarisk and old salt pans, and the coast stays undeveloped … Read more

Kleidos Beach (Naxos)

Kleidos Beach (Naxos)

Kleidos beach, also spelled Klidos, sits on the far southeastern coast of Naxos beyond Panormos, one of the wildest bays the island holds. Pale sand meets shallow turquoise water in a setting with no hotels, no tavernas and no crowds. A long rough dirt track past Sangri delivers you here, and the effort keeps the … Read more