Voulisma Beach, Agios Nikolaos

Stopped here in the off season on our way around the north east part of the island. We had the whole place to ourselves. Easy concrete stairway that is slightly hidden from the parking lot. Clean beach with pristine water and a divine view.

Perfect water. Turquoise crystal clear, with fine sand. The beach itself has a more crowded part (easy to get to, on some stairs) and also has a further part where its a bit rocky road to go by car, but do’able, and not so many people. Everywhere there are umbrellas and sunbeds to rent if you want. Overall its a bit crowded beach, at least in july. But totally worth it, definitely recommend going for the water🤩 2’nd day review: we went back the next day. Because of the wind, there were some waves and ofc the water was not as crystal clear as the day before. But the main issue was the amount of plastic pieces in the water, some small, some big, disturbing. Its a pitty this is what happens to waters everywhere because of the huge amounts of trash.

Went there in mid-September late afternoon on a Saturday. Managed to find a car parking space in a nearby car park, and accessed the beach via some steps (don't think there was wheelchair access - unfortunately - like most places in Crete). Upon first glance, the water was turquoise blue which looked amazing (see my photos). However, after going a few meters into the sea, there were millions of small plastic pieces floating around. While the sea was relatively calm, the large amount of plastic pieces ruins it, did manage to find a small strech of watee which didn't have a lot of plastic pieces (by the lifeguard area). Overall it was not very clean water. If you swallowed some sea water - which can often happen if there is a bit of wave above you, then it is likely that you would have swallowed some plastic pieces. I saw some small fish swimming in the shallower part of the sea, and it was heartbreaking to see that they are surrounded by plastic and rubbish. The sunbeds (the renting company located to the left hand side of the lifeguard area) are divided into 3 categories: 10, 20 or 25 Euros for 2 benches plus an parasol/sun umbrella (see my photos), the closer to the sea, the higher the price basically. The 20 and 25 Euro ones come with a little lockable box attached to the parasol where you can store your valuables. They also come with larger coffee tables. I opted for the 10 euro one which was ok, I didn't really need the mattress/foam (see my photo). The beach feels a bit commercial with lots of sun benches tightly packed together. It seems that the area covered by the bench rental company - located to the right hand side of the lifeguard as you face the sea - is likely to be exposed to longer hours of sunlight due to its location in relation to the sunpath. That's my personal observation. Personally I think this is a nice spot for photos, but not suitable for swimming. I also hope that the local government/relevant authority can educate the public about the need to protect our seas/natural resources, and come up with a plan to clean up the water, to improve the tourism offer and to make the sea a safer environment for marine life.

I have mixed feelings. The beach is long but narrow, with a nice view. It has sunbeds and umbrellas-we paid 10Euro for a set, but you have to arrive in the morning if you want to get a spot. In the afternoon you cand get natural shade next to the rock wall-2nd row of umbrellas. Sand is very fine and soft and water is blue and clear. However, the beach and the water are full of small pieces of plastic. It is sad to see that a blue flag beach is now being polluted by our trash. Free parking is available before reaching the beach, just as you exit the main road. There is also a small bar with drinks, snacks and toilets before going down to the beach. Also there is a shower at the beach entrance.

Beach is nice, water looks very turquoise but it's full of plastic and quite crowded. It's not easy to find an empty sunbed.