Natural features in Greece

Natural features

Balos Lagoon, Crete

Kíssamos, Crete

A shallow turquoise lagoon of white and pink sand between the Gramvousa peninsula and a rocky cape, at the far north-west tip of Crete.

Natural features

Oia, Santorini

Oía, South Aegean

A village of white houses and blue-domed churches clinging to the rim of Santorini's caldera, a flooded volcanic crater, with famous sunsets over the…

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Antiparos Cave

Antíparos, South Aegean

A deep cave on the small island of Antiparos, a 10-minute ferry ride from Paros, with impressive stalactites and stalagmites.

Natural features

Kolymbithres Beach, Paros

Páros, South Aegean

A beach of small sandy coves separated by smooth granite rocks, worn by wind and sea into strange, rounded shapes.

Natural features

Navagio Beach (Shipwreck Beach), Zakynthos

Zakynthos, Ionian Islands

A white-sand cove enclosed by towering limestone cliffs on the north-west coast of Zakynthos, with the rusting wreck of a smuggling ship, the Panagio…