We Walked to Balos Beach (Crete, Greece)

Balos Beach is a gorgeous place on Crete with crystal clear water that, due to it's unique location is very calm.
Every side of the beach is different, from sand to rocks, and the slow slope makes it very accessible.
Balos is at the utmost north-western side of the island.
You can reach Balos by boat, which seems to be the easiest method, by car, or on foot.
Even if you go there by car, you still have to walk a lot before you reach the beach.
We choose to go on foot. As we where living almost at the start of of the dirt road, it seemed like a nice hike.
It is not a difficult route, although the road is slowly going uphill, but it was quite a distance.
In total we walked almost 24km.
And although we shared the road with some tourists in cars, it was beautiful. The sea, the mountains, nature and of course the goats ;)
Like everywhere we've been in Greece, it seemed that new stunning views were waiting around every corner.
I hope this video will give you a good impression of the beauty of Balos.
Enjoy!
TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 - Intro
01:32 - Goat
05:02 - Parking lot
07:18 - First glance
08:36 - Long path of steps
09:16 - Crystal clear water
10:39 - Walkin around the beach
14:31 - Going up again

[@ellenik]

Check out our visit to Chania: kzbin.info/www/bejne/ppfZi6ipi8qKldE

[@michaelhendry5452]

Early in the season lovely!

[@ellenik]

Indeed. It was April and I could recommend it to everyone (but then it would get too busy :) )

[@nesternavigator]

Nice walking tour. Crete is a piece of heaven on earth with its crystal clear water! I am a big fan of the Greek islands and also make relevant content. It would be nice to stay connected 👏👏👏

[@ellenik]

Thank you! The islands are beautiful indeed!

[@luchtballon8049]

Schitterend!

[@ellenik]

Absoluut! We missen het nog steeds...

[@luchtballon8049]

@@ellenik dat snap ik! Maar het wacht wel op jullie...

[@user-yq1mq6yh4k]

Hello. So it took you around 2-3 hours to get there?

[@ellenik]

Approximately. On a slow but steady pace.