Eraclea Minoa beach

Mediterranean Coast


This arcing stretch of sand is shaded by eucalyptus trees and cypress groves and bookended by chalk cliffs. Head to the western end of the beach where there's a natural rock made of mud which is good to massage into your skin.


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