Falasarna gulf is our base when the weather conditions allow and could be the start point or the end point for cruises to Gramvousa and Balos or to Elafonisi.
We anchor to a small beach close to the ancient city of Falasarna where was created around the 7th century BC but destroyed by a big earthquake on 365 AD.
The superiority of their economy based on skill in navigating the sea, which makes Falasarna to become a naval power. Falasarna ancient city because of the military harbor they construct and because of the strategic point they had at west Crete, they supervised the sea routes towards Italy, Greece and northern Africa.
Falasarna acient city in the 4th century BC was one of the most important city – state of Crete and had silver and cooper coins.
Falasarna is located on the West coast of Crete and now it is popular because of its stunning sandy beaches and clear turquoise blue sea like Elafonisi and Laggon of Balos.
The sea is quite clean because of the northern sea currents and because of the thick sand.
In a very small distance from the ancient city (about 1 mile) lies the one of most beautiful beach in Greece and one of the 3 most beautiful in the Mediterranean. The so-called “thick sand”, which is 2 Km long and up to 500 metres wide in some places, impresses for its crystal clear waters and also its spectacular sand with pink pices.
The Falasarna beach has been awarded the blue flag and is highly organized. There you can find beach umbrellas, lifeguards, showers, wc and canteens.
Also Falasarna is famous for the unique magic sunset, don’t lose to see the sun turns off to the sea.