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The pink sand of Elafonisi Crete !

The crystal clear waters of Elafonisi Beach, drew me from one side of the globe to the other. Whilst working in my home office, I kept a picture of Elafonisi inlet on my computer screen. I would visualise myself there. To me, it represented one of the most beautiful aspects of Crete.

Then, one fine day, I was there! Magic!

Elafonisi Beach and islet are at the far west coast of Crete. The clear, turquoise waters have beckoned travellers for centuries, but thankfully this area has a restricted development order in place.

This natural, near pristine beach, with its pure white sandbars and natural islet, remains virtually untouched.

In some light, the sand takes on a pink glow, said to be from corals. Elafonisi is protected by an EU environmental program.

 

 

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Uploaded on August 26, 2011
Taken on August 22, 2011