Monolithos Beach, the beach at Cap Fourni

Pack a picnic basket and head for the Monolithos beaches. Situated on the west coast the Monolithos area offers a grand view of the shoreline from the hilltop site of the ancient castle, while desolate pebble and granite sand beaches from secludes hideaways, some small enough to become your own private and romantic nook for the day.

Although not widely advertised in guidebooks, Monolithos beaches are isolated enough to be the favorite destination of nude bathers, and the limestone cliffs and boulders provide an endless spectacle of the most exquisite and dazzling shapes that time, wind and water could ever hope to cave.