The town of Rethymno is 58 km from Chania and 78 km from Heraklion. The main beach is somewhat on the east side of town, about a mile from the old centre.
It is a large sandy expanse, part of an extensive beach front the town possesses. It is fully developed, and indeed is really within the city and so has all of those amenities to draw upon: umbrellas, chairs, sunbeds and showers on the beach; a lifeguard for the swimmers’ safety, and plenty of choices of water-sports.
The proximity of the town and its suburbs mean that all along the beach exist tavernas, restaurants and cafeterias.
Although the beach is so connected with the busy town, it also is one of the most important nesting sites for the loggerhead turtle (Karetta karetta) in the whole Mediterranean. When you visit you may well meet numbers of fenced off areas within which the turtles may find sanctuary when laying their eggs.
Close by to the east is the beach of Adele.
