Over the past few years, Crete has become a rather popular destination for gay travelers in Greece. Given the fact that gay being in Crete is not particularly developed, we can only presume that this is the result of the amazing natural beauties of Crete in combination with the hot, hairy, Mediterranean Cretan guys.
So don't expect to find massive gay clubs and vivid gay neighborhoods in Crete. However, as you may already know, there other ways to make new friends! In addition to the popular "we-all-love-to-hate" dating sites and applications, a great way to meet modern people, locals and tourists, is by visiting a gay friendly beach.
Below you will find some of the most popular beaches on the island among gay men. Moreover, some attention is required here, since none of the beaches is exclusive gay but gays are welcome. So, feel free to visit any of them and of course enjoy your "hunting in the nature".
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1. Sarantari
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In this gay Crete tour guide, you will find all the info you demand to get ready for a trip to Crete this summer, including the best gay-friendly clubs and nightclubs in Crete, the foremost beaches, and the best hotels for a relaxing and super fun vacation for the LGBT+ community.
Is Crete a Gay-Friendly Destination?
In limited, yes. But it always depends on which part of the island you visit.
Stay in the modern resorts or the famous cities, and you &#; both alone, with friends, or with your boyfriend &#; will contain the time of your lives.
However, if you prefer to explore Crete&#;s rustic and more traditional side, you may face some continuing looks from locals in some smaller traditional villages. Nothing
Crete was one of our first vacations as a gay couple and although there isn’t a large gay scene in Crete we felt very welcome on this beautiful island and have returned many times since!
Crete is the largest island in Greece offering everything from lovely soft sand beaches, to rich historical sights, a thriving nightlife scene and mountains inland to examine by car.
During our trips we had no issues being gay in Crete and felt particularly pleasant around the touristy areas. The most popular destinations in Crete for male lover travellers are typically Heraklion, Chania, Rethymnon, and Agios Nikolaos, as well as Malia (where there is a young party crowd).
Crete has thousands of visitors from all over the world every year and gay travel around Greece in general is very popular with the likes of Mykonos and Athens for example (although undertake check out the smaller islands like the gorgeous Ios!).
In our Gay Crete Travel Guide we hold put together the shortlist of the places we have stayed and visited, investigated what the queer scene is like and put together some unmissable
Here at the Gay Crete Blog I have never specifically looked at beaches so I decided it was time I did. No holiday in the sun is complete without a couple of days spent on the beach, and Crete, Greece, bids the beach bum, (or babe), many opportunities for visiting some world class beaches including some where clothing is optional! So here I take at look at some of the best known including Vai, Balos Lagoon, Matala, Kommos, and probably the best known nudist beach on Crete, at Hersonissos
As you would be anticipate from Greece&#;s largest island (and the fifth largest in the Mediterranean), Crete has a long coastline and in many places the mountains plunge dramatically down into the sea but in between there are some remarkable beaches raging from large stones to fine sand of varying colours. Perhaps the actual size of the island sometimes acts as a barrier to visiting some of the finest beaches, but the savvy independent LGBT traveller will soon realise that Crete is an ideal island for a &#;multi &#; centre&#; holiday and will spend a few days at each end of the island whic