Incredible Mag

Breathtaking Beaches In Greece You Need To Visit In 2017

<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">Greece is a beautiful country&comma; inhabited by incredibly hospitable people&period; Its history is stunning&period; We are talking about the cradle of European civilization&comma; home to Leonidas&comma; Pericles&comma; Socrates and Alexander the Great&comma; and the political and cultural center of the mighty Byzantine Empire&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;"><img class&equals;"aligncenter wp-image-2430" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;incrediblemag&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2017&sol;04&sol;Breathtaking-beaches-in-Greece-you-need-to-visit-in-2017-1024x768&period;jpg" alt&equals;"greece 2017" width&equals;"600" height&equals;"450" &sol;><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">Every stone here has a story to tell&period; However&comma; what makes Greece a jewel of Mediterranean&comma; and a real Rockstar among the European tourist locations are its beaches&period; And believe me&comma; with 6&comma;000 islands&comma; and 8&comma;498 miles of beautiful seacoast&comma; this small Balkan state has a lot to offer&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">As a matter of fact&comma; maybe too much&period; A newcomer could easily get lost&period; Let us take a look at some of the most breathtaking Greek beaches that can serve as a perfect starting point for your Hellenic adventure&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2 style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;"><strong>Red Beach&comma; Santorini<&sol;strong><&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;"><img class&equals;"aligncenter wp-image-2423" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;incrediblemag&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2017&sol;04&sol;red-beach-1024x576&period;jpg" alt&equals;"greece beaches" width&equals;"600" height&equals;"338" &sol;><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">In the country of extraordinary tourist offer&comma; Santorini stands as one of the most popular destinations&comma; and deservedly so&period; With its bright white houses&comma; narrow streets and stunning sunsets&comma; the traditional village of Oia goes as Greek as it gets&period; But&comma; we are here to talk about the Red Beach&period; Why Red Beach you might ask&quest;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">Well&comma; the name comes from the reddish volcanic cliffs and reddish volcanic sand that create a perfect backdrop for one of the most enjoyable beach experiences you’ll get in your life&period; Nearby excavation site of Akrotiri offers something to history buffs and the abundant sea life grants an excellent snorkeling experience&period; There&&num;8217&semi;s something for everyone&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2 style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;"><strong>Navagio Beach&comma; Zakynthos<&sol;strong><&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;"><img class&equals;"aligncenter wp-image-2424" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;incrediblemag&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2017&sol;04&sol;navagio-zakynthos-1024x481&period;jpg" alt&equals;"zakynthos insider" width&equals;"600" height&equals;"282" &sol;><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">Zakynthos may be the third largest island in the Ionian Sea&comma; but&comma; without any doubt&comma; we are talking about the true powerhouse tourist performer&period; During its long history&comma; the island was ruled by Ancient Greeks&comma; Byzantines&comma; Venetians&comma; Turks&comma; French&comma; and Brits&comma; and boy&comma; does it show&period; History buffs are in for a blast&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">As for the beaches&comma; I have to give the special shout-out to Navagio Beach&period; Hidden behind the beautiful limestone cliffs&comma; this secluded piece of heaven presents a perfect combination of soft&comma; white sand&comma; and crystal-clear turquoise sea&period; Also&comma; because of the smuggler ship that got stranded here back in 1980 &lpar;the shipwreck is still there&rpar;&comma; Navagio Beach is also referred to as &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Smugglers Cove&period;” If you are into the whole &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;pirate thing” this is definitely the place to go&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2 style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;"><strong>St Paul’s Bay&comma; Rhodes<&sol;strong><&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;"><img class&equals;"aligncenter wp-image-2425" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;incrediblemag&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2017&sol;04&sol;St-Pauls-Bay-Rhodes-1024x686&period;jpg" alt&equals;"greece" width&equals;"600" height&equals;"402" &sol;><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">Rhodes is the island where history meets the legends&period; You’ve all probably heard about the mighty Colossus that once guarded the approach to the island&period; You have also heard about the Knights of Rhodes and their mighty citadel&period; But did you know that St Paul himself visited the island&quest;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">Yes&comma; according to the local legend&comma; the Apostle visited Rhodes in 51AD&comma; and it just so happens that the first place he set foot on is one of the most beautiful places on the entire island&period; Today&comma; St Paul&&num;8217&semi;s Bay &lpar;or how the locals call it <em>Agios Pavlos<&sol;em>&rpar; is home to two charming beaches&comma; lovely cafes and a couple of interesting restaurants&period; St Paul&&num;8217&semi;s Bay is also one of the most popular wedding locations in Greece&comma; so if you are planning to tie the knot&comma; this just might be the place for you&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2 style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;"><strong>Mpalos &lpar;Balos&rpar; Beach&comma; Crete<&sol;strong><&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;"><img class&equals;"aligncenter wp-image-2426" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;incrediblemag&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2017&sol;04&sol;Mpalos-Balos-Beach-Crete-1024x576&period;jpg" alt&equals;"crete" width&equals;"600" height&equals;"338" &sol;><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">When people say that Greece is the cradle of European civilization&comma; they are talking about Crete&period; The second largest island in the eastern Mediterranean was once home to the Minoan civilization that predates Athens&comma; Sparta&comma; Thebes and all other city-states that cross your mind&period; Once you land on Crete be sure to check the historical remains&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">And&comma; as soon as you satisfy your inner nerd&comma; hit the Mpalos Beach&comma; one of the most beautiful places on the island&period; What makes Mpalos so special is the killer combo of white&comma; blue and turquoise sea and bright white sand&period; The landscape seems almost alien-like&comma; and the look you&&num;8217&semi;ll get from the nearby cliffs is fantastic&period; Throw into the mix rare species of flora and fauna&comma; and snorkeling-friendly water&comma; and you&&num;8217&semi;ll get a once-in-a-lifetime experience&period; Oh&comma; yeah&comma; to avoid confusion – in Greek &&num;8220&semi;MP&&num;8221&semi; is pronounced like &&num;8220&semi;B&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2 style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;"><strong>Voutoumi Beach&comma; Antipaxoi<&sol;strong><&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;"><img class&equals;"aligncenter wp-image-2427" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;incrediblemag&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2017&sol;04&sol;Voutoumi-Beach-Antipaxoi-1024x683&period;jpg" alt&equals;"Antipaxoi" width&equals;"600" height&equals;"400" &sol;><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">Compared with the other places I mentioned on this list&comma; Antipaxoi looks horribly unimpressive&period; As a matter of fact&comma; with the area of only 5 square kilometers &lpar;approximately 2 square miles&rpar;&comma; you would be hard pressed even to find the island on the map&period; But&comma; this relative obscurity only made the entire place more awesome&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">For a start&comma; the island is very sparsely populated &lpar;according to the 2011 census&comma; the local population amounts to only 20 inhabitants&rpar;&comma; so nature is mostly unspoiled&period; The Voutoumi Beach we are talking about here is covered with bright white pebbles&period; The white sand that extends under the sea&comma; gives the water magical blue color you won’t find anywhere else in Greece&period; Because of all of this&comma; and its remote location&comma; Antipaxoi stand as one of the most popular sailing destinations in this part of Europe&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2 style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;"><strong>Myrtos Beach&comma; Kefalonia<&sol;strong><&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;"><img class&equals;"aligncenter wp-image-2428" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;incrediblemag&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2017&sol;04&sol;Myrtos-Beach-Kefalonia-1024x768&period;jpg" alt&equals;"Kefalonia " width&equals;"600" height&equals;"450" &sol;><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">Kefalonia is the largest Ionian island in the Western Greece&period; Culture-wise&comma; the island has a fascinating history&period; In the predominantly orthodox country&comma; Kefalonia was always opened to strong Latin influences&period; Today&comma; Kefalonia is a place of beautiful mountains&comma; stunning lakes&comma; very rich flora and fauna&comma; and&comma; of course&comma; fabulous beaches&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">What to say about the Myrtos Beach&quest; In the insanely serious competition&comma; this place was voted as the best Greek beach for 12 times&period; The coastline is covered in smooth&comma; round cobblestone&comma; the water is clear&comma; all watersports except swimming are prohibited so you definitely won’t feel annoyed by the overly-enthusiastic jet-ski riders&comma; and the restaurants where you can try local <em>meze<&sol;em> are more than abundant&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2 style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;"><strong>Sarti Beach&comma; Chalkidiki<&sol;strong><&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;"><img class&equals;"aligncenter wp-image-2429" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;incrediblemag&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2017&sol;04&sol;Sarti-beach-1024x683&period;jpg" alt&equals;"greece island" width&equals;"600" height&equals;"400" &sol;><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">And we are finally going back to mainland Greece&period; The first thing you should know – Chalkidiki is an awesome place and a gathering point for young people from all around the world&period; If you want to make new friends this is the place to go&period; Second&comma; the local <em>ouzo<&sol;em> is excellent&period; At first&comma; I was put off by the strong anise flavor&comma; but as soon as I got used to it&comma; I was hooked up&period; Third&comma; Chalkidiki is full of fantastic beaches&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">What makes Sarti Beach so unique&quest; Nature is unspoiled&comma; the soil is covered with beautiful sand&comma; the entire seacoast is full of pines &lpar;they smell extraordinary&rpar;&comma; and the water has very distinct emerald color&period; And across the bay&comma; you can enjoy the breathtaking view on Mount Athos&comma; the largest monastic community in Greece&period; Be sure to check it out&comma; the experience is incredible&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2 style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;"><strong>Which one do you like best&quest;<&sol;strong><&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">Greece is a country of many beaches and inexhaustible beauty&period; It&&num;8217&semi;s very easy to get lost&comma; so you&&num;8217&semi;ll have to take it one step at the time&period; Once you experience these seven places yourself you&&num;8217&semi;ll be addicted to Greece for a lifetime&comma; and see why Lord Byron once famously fell in love with this small nation&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;

Exit mobile version