Skinos Beach
Skinos Beach is a beach in Agios Vasileios, Rethymno, Crete. Skinos Beach is situated nearby to the dive center Phoenix Dive Club, as well as near the church Zoodochos Pigis.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Plakias Beach and Plakias Korifi (Paligremnos).
Plakias Beach
Beach
Photo: Uoaei1, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plakias Beach is situated 1 km southeast of Skinos Beach.
Plakias Korifi (Paligremnos)
Archaeological site
Photo: Oltau, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Plakias Korifi (Paligremnos) is an archaeological site, which is situated 2 km southeast of Skinos Beach.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Plakias and Mirthios.
Plakias
Photo: Wolfgang Staudt, CC BY 2.0.
Plakias is a village in Rethymno region of Crete. Plakias has grown from a fishing jetty and a few houses in the 1960s to a tourist resort today. Plakias has a 1300-metre-long sandy beach and there are several other beaches within walking distance.
Lefkogeia
Village
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Lefkogeia is a village and a community in the municipal unit of Foinikas, Rethymno regional unit, Crete, Greece. The community has 252 inhabitants. Lefkogeia is situated 5 km east of Skinos Beach.
Skinos Beach
- Type: Beach
- Category: landform
- Location: Agios Vasileios, Rethymno, Crete, Greece, Balkans, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
35.19208° or 35° 11′ 32″ northLongitude
24.38973° or 24° 23′ 23″ eastOpen location code
8G7659RQ+RVOpenStreetMap ID
way 336922983OpenStreetMap feature
natural=beach
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Satellite Map
Discover Skinos Beach from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From French to Greek—“Skinos Beach” goes by many names.
- French: “Plage de Skinos”
- German: “Skinos Strand”
- Greek: “Σκίνος”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Zoodochos Pigis and Phoenix Dive Club.
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