Tag: Greek exotic beaches

Bella Vraka: The exotic beach with pink sand

Bella Vraka! The beach that proves that mainland Greece often resembles an exotic island destination. There are places you can only approach by car and leave you speechless. One such case is the Bella Vraka beach in Sivota. The sandy beach with the pink sand and turquoise waters that you are gonna fall in love with it. A heaven on earth that is worth visiting at least once in your life. Bella Vraka, the exotic beach in Sivota Bella Vraka is actually the beach that connects Sivota Thesprotia with the ...

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Chiona and Grandes: An exotic and unexplored corner of Greece

You may be hearing these names for the first time, but when you see what special and beautiful places they respond to, you will surely stay with dumbfounded and make plans as to how you can get to know them up close. We are talking about Chiona and Grandes, two exotic, neighbouring places in Crete that remain unexplored from the general public (those outside of Crete). The images speak for themselves about their beauty and peculiarity that make them have unparalleled beauty. Chiona Beach and Grandes Islets, the exotic corner ...

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Mikro Pilion: the hard-to-find azure beach of Attica

If you decide to explore the coastline of Attica you will find that it hides many small and unknown diamonds. Small beaches just outside Athens that you have never visited but you may never have heard their name before. One of them is the Small Pelion in Attica. A secret beach - diamond that is not in Magnesia but much closer to us, in Attica. As soon as you reach this beach you will see that the pine trees reach the water while the waters are turquoise colors. In a ...

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Sheitan Ports: The exotic “devil harbours” of Crete

It's a magical spot and no photo can attribute to its magnificence. When you get up close, the only sure thing is that you will be speechless by the beauty that a beach can have. We are talking about the Sheitan (Satan) Ports, on the northeast side of the Akrotiri peninsula in western Crete, 20 km from the city of Chania. The exotic "devil ports" of Crete and their history It is undoubtedly one of the most beautiful beaches in Crete. Strips of sea penetrate between the hidden rocky shores ...

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Five Greek beaches with Caribbean-like waters

The Caribbean may be famous for its crystal clear waters but the summer holidays in Greece will convince you that our country does not fall short of this exotic destination in terms of beaches. There are Greek beaches with Caribbean-like waters combined with trees that almost touch the water. They are the so-called exotic beaches of Greece that you can find scattered in many parts of the country. The Ionian Sea certainly has its fair share since there, the waters in many cases are literally transparent. In exploringgreece.tv we gathered ...

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The exotic Greek beaches which were pirate-related

Looking back at the history of the 6th and 7th centuries we can see the rich action of the Saracen pirates in Greece. Later they gradually expanded to Lower Italy but also to North Africa and Sardinia. With the term "Saracens", Greeks used to describe all Arab Muslims. The word comes from the term "sarkeyin", which in Arabic means East. But what do they have to do with the exotic beaches of Greece? These are beaches from which they passed using them either as a base or as a shelter. ...

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The Greek beach that looks like an African oasis

Among the thousands of beaches of Greece are some that definitely stand out for their beauty and the dreamy scenery that surrounds them. This is also true about a Greek beach that looks like an African oasis. We are talking about Preveli beach with the palm forest by the river. It is one of the most famous and most favoured beaches in Crete. The palm forest of Preveli, an area of about 40 acres, was the second-largest palm forest in Crete (first was the one in Vai) and in it, ...

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