This article contains affiliate links, we will receive a commission on any sales we generate from it. Learn more Elafonissi has gained immense popularity thanks to its pretty pink sand and lagoon-like waters (Image: Getty) The remote Elafonissi Beach is actually an island in itself, separated from the southwest coast of Crete by a shallow, warm lagoon and sandbar that gets submerged during high tide. Depending on your preference, you can pitch up on the organised section, home to umbrellas, sunbeds, and beach bars, or walk along the sandbar at low tide to leave the more crowded shores behind.
The beach lies just over three miles from the southwesternmost end of the island of the popular island of Crete , which, according to Argophilia Travel News , drew over five million global tourists last year, solidifying its status as Greece’s second most popular summer destination behind Athens . function loadOvpScript(){let el=document.createElement('script');el.
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