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Balos beach in western Crete |
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Balos is located off the Gramvousa peninsula just north of Falassarna, in western Crete. To get independently to Balos is not easy, at least not by car. We have driven to Balos once, and we never do it again. The road is the worst I've seen in whole Crete. If you get the idea to drive to Balos, you have about 10 kilometres of bumping gravelled road in front of you, and it is just as long, and just as bumpy, on the way back. From the parking lot, you have to walk a steep downhill path, and later you have to walk that path uphill too.
Lagunen där Balos beach ligger. Den lilla ön till höger heter Gramvousa.
I do not recommend driving the road to Balos.
But what is Balos, and how can I get there if the road is so bad? Well, you can compare Balos to a large lagoon with extremely turquoise water and pink-coloured sand. I don't think I've seen anything like this in Greece.
The road to Balos is the worst we have driven on Crete. |
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The parking lot near Balos.
It takes about 20 minutes to walk from the parking lot to Balos.
The path that leads from the parking lot down to Balos beach.
Opposite the shallow beach is an island that you can walk to if it is low tide. The surroundings are strikingly beautiful. The picture at the bottom is not fair. Just as I got up the camera it got cloudy and it started to rain. Fortunately, the turquoise image is well preserved in my brain.
The incredibly awesome beach and lagoon of Balos.
The most convenient way to get to Balos is by excursion boat from Kissamos. The boats starts to run in May and continue into October. Read more about the boat trips here: www.gramvousa.com |
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