Georgioupoli Beach
A long sandy beach where the Almyros river meets the sea at Georgioupoli, inside a Natura 2000 site that also covers Lake Kournas. The town was built from 1893 on drained marshland and renamed Georgioupoli in 1899 after Prince George, then High Commissioner of Crete.
WhatBeach, GeorgioupoliCrete
WhenMay to November21° in Nov
Getting there Car Bus
CostPublic shoreFree
AccessInside a Natura 2000 site (GR4340010, which also covers Lake Kournas)
- 16°J
- 16°F
- 16°M
- 17°A
- 19°M
- 22°J
- 25°J
- 26°A
- 25°S
- 23°O
- 21°N
- 18°D
Expect the sea at about 26 °C in August and 16 °C in January, going by the 1991 to 2020 averages. The swimming season runs from May to November.
Getting in
- Access
- The beach runs east from the mouth of the Almyros river in front of the town. The Municipality of Apokoronas staffs 13 lifeguard towers along it in summer, daily 10:00 to 18:00.
- Public transport
- KTEL Chania-Rethymno buses between Chania and Rethymno stop at Georgioupoli about hourly every day (timetable valid from 26 September 2026).
Cost and facilities
- Entry
- Free, public shore
- Official site
- apokoronas.gov.gr
- Facilities
- Lifeguard in season