Elafonissi · pink-sand lagoon
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Hala says
The far-west lagoon: pale-pink crushed-shell sand, turquoise shallows running 50 metres out, a protected Natura 2000 islet you wade across to reach. 90 minutes from Chania. Go before 11 a.m.; by lunch the day-buses land and the picture changes. Lunch at the small taverna on the headland.
Good to know
- Neighborhood — Far west
- Free
- Pre-11 a.m.
- 90 min from Chania
From the HALA guide, reviewed August 2026.
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