Over the past not many years, Crete has develop a rather popular destination for gay travelers in Greece. Given the evidence that gay life in Crete is not particularly developed, we can only presume that this is the finding of the amazing spontaneous beauties of Crete in combination with the scorching, hairy, Mediterranean Cretan guys.
So don't expect to find massive male lover clubs and vivid homosexual 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 excellent way to meet modern people, locals and tourists, is by visiting a gay amiable beach.
Below you will discover 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, experience 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 explore 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 optimal beaches, and the best hotels for a relaxing and super fun vacation for the LGBT+ community.
Is Crete a Gay-Friendly Destination?
In small, yes. But it always depends on which part of the island you visit.
Stay in the modern resorts or the accepted cities, and you &#; both alone, with friends, or with your spouse &#; will possess the time of your lives.
However, if you prefer to explore Crete&#;s rustic and more traditional side, you may face some unyielding looks from locals in some smaller traditional villages. Nothing
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 light is complete without a couple of days spent on the beach, and Crete, Greece, proposals the beach bum, (or babe), many opportunities for visiting some world class beaches including some where clothing is optional! So here I take at watch at some of the foremost known including Vai, Balos Lagoon, Matala, Kommos, and probably the best known nudist beach on Crete, at Hersonissos
As you would be expect 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 best 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
Crete was one of our first vacations as a gay couple and although there isn’t a vast 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 gorgeous soft sand beaches, to rich historical sights, a thriving nightlife scene and mountains inland to search by car.
During our trips we had no issues being gay in Crete and felt particularly cozy 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 act check out the smaller islands like the pretty Ios!).
In our Gay Crete Travel Guide we possess put together the shortlist of the places we have stayed and visited, investigated what the queer scene is like and put together some unmissable