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Agios Pavlos in southern Crete

Agios Pavlos is located about 50 kilometres south of Rethymnon, but the difference between them is so big that Agios Pavlos might as well be located on the moon. Agios Pavlos is as close to virgin land as you can get. Here is so calm and quiet that you almost do not think it is true. Add to that an amazing scenery and a couple of incredible beaches and you have the perfect haven. It's no wonder that there is a yoga centre in Agios Pavlos.


Agios Pavlos near Triopetra in southern Crete.

Agios Pavlos. It is not bigger than this.

 

Sunbathe, swim, laze and lie in the hammock and read books in Agios Pavlos in southern Crete.

Agios Pavlos in a nutshell.

 

The village is tiny and there is only a few buildings, most of them houses pensions or tavernas. There are no streets, nor are there any real shops, if you would like to shop away, you have to do it elsewhere. But there is a mini market with quite a good selection.

 

A mini market is located in the same building as the Agios Pavlos Hotel.

A mini market is located in the same building as the Agios Pavlos Hotel.




Below the village is a pretty okay sandy beach (see picture below). The best beaches are about 10 minutes walk away. To get there, you aim at the high sand dunes after the village beach. There are two sandy beaches with a location so beautiful that it cannot be described, it must be seen. To get down to the beaches you have to slide down a steep sand dune.

 

Agios Pavlos beach and village in southern Crete.

The beach and "village" of Agios Pavlos.

 

One of the sandy beaches that look like dunes in Agios Pavlos in southern Crete.

One of the sandy dune beaches of Agios Pavlos.

 

Big Beach in Agios Pavlos in southern Crete

The second dune beach, also called Big beach, in Agios Pavlos.


The white arrow in the picture below points to the rocks of Triopetra, which is also a forgotten paradise. Don't miss this gem in southern Crete. Triopetra is one of my absolute favourite villages in Crete. Sometimes it is fully booked in Agios Pavlos and then you can try your luck in Triopetra instead.

 

The beaches of Agios Pavlos and Triopetra south of Rethymnon in Crete.

It is a bit of a walk in the sand to get down to Big beach. Triopetra starts at the white arrow

 

In Big Beach in Agios Pavlos south of Rethymnon there are several smaller beaches and caves where you can swim naked.

Along the Big Beach in Agios Pavlos there are several smaller beaches and caves.

 

To feel the soul of Agios Pavlos, you should stay overnight. To sit at the Taverna Agios Pavlos and see the warming sun go down behind the crocodile-like rock formation is absolutely marvellous.

 

The sunset in Agios Pavlos in southern Crete.

The sunset in Agios Pavlos. The crocodile on the left.


If you don't fancy sunbathing, swimming, lazing around or lying in a hammock reading books, you can have fun exploring the strange rocks of Agios Pavlos. Because they are, in my words, absolutely fantastic.

 

Dive from cliffs in Agios Pavlos on Crete in Greece.

Rocks in Agios Pavlos. You can actually swim here too.

 

One of the strange rock formations in Agios Pavlos in Crete.

One of the strange rock formations in Agios Pavlos.

 

Agios Pavlos Hotel Restaurant in Rethymnon region on Crete has very good Greek food.

Restaurant at Agios Pavlos Hotel.

 

ACCOMMODATION IN AGIOS PAVLOS

The range is, for obvious reasons, small. We have stayed at Agios Pavlos Hotel twice and will certainly stay there next time as well. In the hotel there is a very good restaurant and there is a mini market. Perhaps the best thing about Agios Pavlos Hotel is the wonderful location and the fantastic view.

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WHAT YOU MUST NOT MISS WHEN YOU VISIT AGIOS PAVLOS

 

Don't miss Triopetra when you travel to Agios Pavlos in southern Crete.

Don't miss Triopetra, which you can read about here »

 

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