Rethymno · South Crete · Greece

Preveli beach

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moderate

9/10

best: spring, early_morning

serene, majestic, romantic

A local would say...

A beach with a river, caves, palms, and a monastery watching over it all — Preveli earns every bit of its mythology.

One of Greece's most iconic stretches of sand, bisected by a freshwater river and flanked by cliffs concealing sea caves. The beach is lapped by the Libyan Sea, with clear pools along a palm-lined riverbank perfect for cool dips. Above it watches a magnificent monastery once central to anti-Ottoman resistance.