Amenities from OpenStreetMap — they may have changed and the list is not exhaustive.
💧 Bathing water quality: excellent (official assessment by the Greek Ministry of Environment, 2025 — monitoring point “Episkopi 1”, 23 m from the beach)
Sandy beach near the settlement of Petres. Facing north, it offers views of the open sea. The landscape is calm and natural.
Real shoreline from OpenStreetMap at a fixed scale so the diagrams are comparable with one another — the dot marks the beach.
The beach faces north. With southerly winds the air flows offshore and the water near the shore stays flat; with northerly winds the sea builds up waves onto the beach. The orientation is computed from the shape of the shore; how much its bay shelters it has not been checked yet.
The shore faces north (2°), so from May to July the sun sets within its field of view, over the water. In the remaining seasons the sunset falls further to the side, over land.
An estimate based on the orientation of the shore — a headland or island opposite may hide the horizon.
In calm seas yes, but the water gets deep fairly quickly — normal supervision applies.
On days with southerly (offshore) winds or no wind at all. Check the live score on Beach Radar before you go — it updates all day.
No — it is an unspoiled beach with no facilities, so bring water and shade with you.
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Coordinates: 35.35128, 24.34122 · Shore faces: 2° (north) · Area: Petres, Crete · Shore type: Sand
Data: Open-Meteo · Mapping: OpenStreetMap · Page last updated: 2026-08-15