Seitan Limania

Akrotiri, Chania · 🇬🇷 Greece

A slit of glowing emerald water trapped between towering cliffs, reached by a steep scramble.

Sea temperature

~24°C in the warm season

Water

Vivid emerald-turquoise, glassy and deep

Sand

Tiny strip of pale pebbles at the head of a slender inlet

Swimming

Deep sheltered water in a narrow gorge; no facilities and a steep descent

Best time to visit

Jun–Sep

Setting

Sheer limestone walls plunging into a fjord-like cleft

Beach type

Wild & scenic

Region

Europe

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Photo: Eneas_Ts (CC BY-SA 4.0) · source