Elafonissi and its beaches

Elafonissi, a Natura 2000 site about 76 km and two hours by mountain road from Chania, whose patchy pink sand comes from crushed foraminifera shells; removing sand or shells is illegal. Covers this beach and its access; other pink or lagoon beaches sit under beaches and lagoons generally.

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