The beach of Sougia is 1,2 km long and is the longest beach in the South-West of Crete. Although it is a pebble beach, these vary a lot in size and there are plenty of places where they are very small, more like coarse sand and it is not at all uncomfortable to lie on them.

Sougia (Greek Σούγια) is a village in Chania Prefecture on the island of Crete, Greece. It is located on the south coast of the island, 70km south of Chania. It has 109 residents (2001 census source) and it's within the municipality of East Selino (Anatoliko Selino). Sougia is reached from Chania by car in 2 hours or by ferry boats from Paleochora, Agia Roumeli, Loutro and Hora Sfakion.

The beach has several quite unique features: nudism is tolerated (and practiced but in no way compulsory) in a large part of the beach, there are only a few beach chairs and umbrellas in a limited area, the beach never ever feels crowded because it is so long and wide and the sea in Sougia is one of the cleanest in Greece (not only Crete!) according to a water quality survey made in 1999.

The pebbles are also worth a mention: they come in different colours and shapes with all kinds of markings and many visitors collect the nicer ones to take them back home. There are no buildings whatsoever on the beach so that you feel really close to nature and the views of the coast are superb and unspoilt. The beach has little shade apart from some tamarisk trees in the eastern area.

Small children who cannot swim will need to wear safety swimming aids or be supervised because the water drops quite quickly. There are no currents.

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