The day was lovely and at 8 am o'clock we were ready on the coach driving to Kissamos, the port from where the boat of Gramvoussa Balos Cruises leaves to Gramvoussa and Balos.
Wonderful beach in Gramvoussa
For reaching the port of Kissamos we hired a transfer of an agency directly at the hotel. Since this agency buys the tickets at group rates, it's worth going with them instead of looking for an alternative transportation.
In this boat tour, the first stop is in Gramvoussa to walk up to the castle after sailing around 50 minutes. The slope of the path is high and you have to wear sports shoes. We disembarked next to a beautiful beach of clear ant turquoise water where the path up to the castle begins. The views of this beach, and the beach of Balos from the Venetian Castle of Gramvoussa are really nice. In the old Venetian fortress, only the wall remains.
So this day we visited:
- Gramvoussa
- Balos Lagoon
Boat of Gramvoussa Cruises
Boat of Gramvoussa Cruises which led us to Gramvoussa and the Balos beach in Crete
View from the boat near Gramvoussa in Crete
Gramvoussa
Beside this beach the path to the Venetian castle of Gramvoussa begins
A closer view of this fantastic and quiet beach of Gramvoussa in Crete
The boat of Gramvoussa cruises from the path to the Venetian Castle
Entrance to the castle of Gramvoussa in Crete
Bastion of the castle of Gramvoussa in Crete
Beaches of Gramvoussa from the Venetian Castle
The walls of the Venetian Castle in Gramvoussa
Beaches of Gramvoussa from the Venetian Castle
Behind the sea you can see the Balos beach on the right
The water of this beach of Gramvoussa is incredibly clear and turquoise
Balos Lagoon
We came back to the boat and 20 minutes after we arrived at Balos beach. It was 12 pm and we had around three hours to enjoy this heavenly beach of turquoise and clear water. On the way back we had lunch on the boat.
Gramvoussa castle behind Balos beach in Crete
You can get Balos beach by car (through a track of almost 10 km and about 1.5km by foot) or hiring a tour on a boat like the one of this picture
The day was lovely so we enjoyed a fantastic day in Balos beach
Wild look of Balos beach in Crete, where we spent three hours
Because of its white sand and its clear and turquoise water, the beach of Balos is one of the most beautiful beaches in the Greek Islands
In this area of Balos lagoon the water is shallow and the sand is white
Besides the water is really calm, that's why is called Balos Lagoon
In this picture you can see easily the clearness and the shallowness of the water in this area of Balos Lagoon
A perfect rock for getting a tan in Balos Lagoon, the most beautiful beach in Crete together with Elafonisi beach
A last view of Balos beach from the boat about to leave
We arrived at Kissamos shortly before 5 pm and we took the coach of the agency to Chania, where we arrived at 7:30 pm because of the many stops the bus did for leaving us in our respective hotels. After a relaxing shower we had dinner in the Jewish quarter.
This was one of the best days of our trip. A very sunny day, a really nice beach and a pleasant evening on the streets of Chania.
Day 1 - Crete: Chania
- Beach of Agios Apostoli
- Venetian Port
- Splantzia (Turquish Quarter)
- Jewish Quarter
Day 2 - Crete
- Gramvoussa
- Balos Lagoon
Day 3 - Crete: Rethymnon and Heraklion
- Venetian Port in Rethymnon
- Loggia, Rimondi fountain and streets of the old town of Rethymnon
- Fortress of Rethymnon
- Venetian Port of Heraklion
Day 4 - Crete
Day 5 - Santorini
- Hellenic Seaways ferry from Heraklion to Santorini
- Sunset in Oia
Day 6 - Santorini
- Fira
- Excursion to Nea Kameni and Volcano
- Beach of Perissa (black beach)
- Sunset in Firostefani
Day 7 - Santorini
- Red Beach, White Beach and Black Beach
- Sunset in Fira
Day 8 - Mykonos
- Hellenic Seaways ferry from Santorini to Mykonos
- Mykonos Town
- Windmills and Little Venice
Day 9 - Mykonos
- Delos Island
- Paraportiani Church in Mykonos Town
- Beach of Agios Ioannis
- Little Venice
Day 10 - Mykonos
Day 11 - Mykonos Town
- Mykonos Town
- Blue Star ferry to Athens
Day 12 - Athens
- Acropolis
- Ancient Agora
- Hadrian's Library
- Temple of Olympian Zeus
- Panathenaic Stadium
- Monastiraki District
Other countries and cities I have already visited are:
- Istanbul and Cappadocia
- Rome and The Vatican
- Florence in Tuscany
- Venice
- Dubrovnik, beaches and coast of Croatia
- Neum, Pocitelj and Mostar in Bosnia Herzegovina
