Havania Beach

Havania Beach in Agios Nikolaos, Crete, is a beautiful and easily accessible Blue Flag beach just 2 km from the town center. Known for its clear waters, soft sand, and family-friendly atmosphere, it offers organized facilities including sunbeds, umbrellas and a beach bar. Ideal for swimming and snorkeling, Havania is perfect for a relaxing day by the sea. Surrounded by natural beauty and local history, it’s a great destination near Elounda for beach lovers and travelers exploring eastern Crete. Discover one of the best beaches in Agios Nikolaos for comfort, views, and peaceful coastal charm.

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A group of people walking down stone steps toward a beach with two people entering the water, surrounded by greenery.
Sign for Havana Beach and Beach Bar near the ocean with greenery and hills in the background.
A person walking on a stone pathway near a beach, carrying a red shopping bag, with a Greek flag waving in the background, trees, scooters parked nearby, and a rocky shoreline with blue water.
A cobblestone parking lot with several cars and motorcycles parked near trees and a stone curb, with buildings visible in the background.
Man in blue swim trunks rinsing off under an outdoor shower near the beach with clear blue water and pebble shoreline, two people swimming in the ocean in the background, and trees beside the shower
Two Greek flags flying on a beach with a woman in a swimsuit standing in the water. There are rocks and greenery on the hillside in the background.
Beach scene with people sunbathing on rocky shore, a woman sitting, a person lying down, and others in the water, with hillside buildings and a hotel in the background.
People relaxing on a pebbled beach with clear blue water and a hillside with trees and buildings in the background.
People relaxing and swimming at a rocky beach with clear blue water, green bushes, and houses in the background on a sunny day.
Hilly coastline with sparse vegetation and a few white buildings, next to a calm body of water with gentle waves, under a clear blue sky.
Ocean view with three boats and a distant mountain range in the background.
A rocky beach with a shoreline of pebbles, gentle waves, and three people relaxing near the water, with a hillside covered in trees and shrubs in the background.
Person sitting under a large tree on a sandy beach, facing the ocean with a person swimming in the distance, and backpacks nearby.
A person lying on a yellow towel on a sandy beach near the water, with rocky formations and bushes in the foreground and background.
Beach scene with people sunbathing and walking along the sandy and pebbly shoreline, with a hillside town of white buildings in the background and a blue sea to the right.
People relaxing and swimming on a rocky beach with house and hillside in the background.
A small beach with a few people sunbathing and relaxing on the sand, surrounded by lush greenery and residential houses on a hillside in the background.
Beach with people swimming and sunbathing, homes and hills in the background on a sunny day.
Beach with people relaxing and swimming near a small building and residential hillside in the background.
People swimming and relaxing on a beach with residential buildings and lush green hills in the background.
A sandy beach with small waves hitting the shore, rocky formations on the right, and distant hills or islands in the background under a clear sky.
A beach with gravel and sand, turquoise ocean water, a swimmer, and a hillside with scattered houses in the background under a clear blue sky.
People enjoying a day at the beach with green shrubbery and rocky terrain in the background
A sandy beach with small rocks and pebbles, with a person’s legs visible on the left side of the image, barefoot with toes in the sand.
A couple stands in shallow water at the beach, engaging in conversation, with cliffs and other beachgoers in the background.
People on a rocky beach, some sitting, some standing, some lying down, with two children walking close to the water in swimsuits, and a woman in a towel wrapped around her waist. There are signs on a grassy dune in the background.
Ocean waves washing onto a sandy beach with rocks scattered in the foreground.