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Balos beach and lagoon photo from Kissamos Hotels website

Photo from Kissamoshotels.com

 

Balos beach photo from Shore2Shore Excursions

Photo from Shore2Shore Excursions

 

Balos photo shared on Facebook by Justin Law

Photo shared on Facebook by Justin Law

 

Balos lagoon photo by Giannis Fountoulakis

Elizabeth Estate Agency photo by Giannis Fountoulakis 

 

Balos photo shared on Facebook by Alessia Rinaldi

Photo shared on Facebook by Alessia Rinaldi

 

Balos beach photo from Hellasbeach.gr

Photo from Hellas-beach.gr

 

 

Balos photo from Zozinka blog

Photo shared on Facebook by My Trips in Pictures blog

 

Balos photo shared on Facebook by Mariangela Tsopela

Photo shared on Facebook by Mariangela Tsopela

 

Balos photo shared on Facebook by Helios de Cimiez

Photo shared on Facebook by Helios de Cimiez

 

Balos Crete photo 04 by Antoine Nikolopoulos of Odyssey Art Photography

Photo by Antoine Nikolopoulos of Odyssey Art Photography

 

Balos beach and lagoon photo photo by Giannis Fountoulakis

Elizabeth Estate Agency photo by Giannis Fountoulakis 

 

Balos lagoon photo from chania-vacation.com

Photo from Chania Vacation

 

Balos photo shared on Facebook by Τάσος Αποστολόπουλος

Photo shared on Facebook by Τάσος Αποστολόπουλος

 

Balos beach pink sand photo from ellada365 website

Photo from ellada365.com

 

Balos beach photo shared on Facebook by Marko Djukanovic

Photo shared on Facebook by Marko Djukanovic

 

Balos photo from Zozinka blog

Photo from My Trips in Pictures blog

 

Balos photo from Fantasy Travel of Greece

Photo from Fantasy Travel of Greece

 

Balos photo by Antoine Nikolopoulos

Photo by Antoine Nikolopoulos of Odyssey Art Photography

 

Balos Crete photo shared on Facebook by Всё об о. Крит - To Crete Com

Photo shared on Facebook by Всё об о. Крит – To Crete Com

 

Balos photo shared on Facebook by Costin Marian Visuals

Photo shared on Facebook by Costin Marian Visuals

 

Balos photo 29 from Cretan Beaches website

Photo from Cretanbeaches.com

 

Balos photo shared on Facebook by Dominika Religa

Photo shared on Facebook by Dominika Religa

 

Balos photo shared on Facebook by Konstantinos Tsakalidis

Photo shared on Facebook by Konstantinos Tsakalidis

 

Balos beach photo by Antoine Nikolopoulos

Photo by Antoine Nikolopoulos of Odyssey Art Photography

 

Balos lagoon Crete photo from Cretan beaches website

Photo from Cretanbeaches.com

 

Balos beach photo from Beautiful Places of Barcelona and Catalonia blog

Photo from Beautiful Places of Barcelona and Catalonia blog

 

Balos Crete photo from Mantinades blog

Photo from Mantinades blog

 

Balos Crete photo 02 by Cretan beaches website

Photo from Cretanbeaches.com

 

Balos photo alos lagoon photo by Giannis Fountoulakis

Elizabeth Estate Agency photo by Giannis Fountoulakis 

 

Balos beach photo from Googreece website

Photo from Googreece.com

 

A busy day at Balos photo photo by Giannis Fountoulakis

Elizabeth Estate Agency photo by Giannis Fountoulakis 

 

Balos lagoon photo 2233 from West Crete website

Photo from west-crete.com

 

balos photo from reachyourdreamsblog

Photo from Reach Your Dreams blog

 

Want to see more fabulous photos of Balos and Gramvousa? Take a look at the Balos galleries on these websites:

Cretanbeaches.com

Elizabeth Estate Agency

Mantinades blog

West-crete.com

My Trips in Pictures blog

 

The Balos sunset experience

One of the big advantages to driving to Balos is that you can go there and leave whenever you want — departing early in the morning to arrive before all the ferries, and leaving in the late afternoon or early evening so you can enjoy the lagoons after the ferry crowds have disappeared. You can also hang around even longer to watch a magnificent sunset.

 

“If you stay at the beach until late in the afternoon, then take no hurry to leave; walk higher up the path and enjoy one of the most breathtaking sunsets you have ever seen.” — Elizabeth Estate Agency

 

Balos sunset photo from gogreeceyourway.gr

A panoramic view of Balos and the Tigani peninsula at sunset (Photo from gogreeceyourway.gr)

 

Balos sunset photo from Mantinades blog

A spectacular sunset-hour view of the Balos beaches and lagoons, Tigani peninsula and Gramvoussa island. This photo was shared on Facebook by the Mantinades blog.

 

Balos sunset photo by Giannis Fountoulakis

Another sunset view of Balos and Tigani, this time in an Elizabeth Estate Agency website photo by Giannis Fountoulakis 

 

This video shows evening and sunset-time aerial views of the Balos beaches and lagoons, Cape Tigani, Gramvousa island and the surrounding area. The clip was posted online by Folia Hotel Apartments at Agia Marina, a beach resort area 8 km west of Chania.

 

 More Balos videos

 You’ll find thousands of Balos films online, though many the clips are personal vacation videos that show more of the people doing the filming than the beach and its surroundings.  Here are a few of my favourite videos that focus primarily on the beach, lagoons and scenery:

This is a fun timelapse video that Michal Lapko shot during a ferry ride from Kissamos to Balos in September 2014

 

The lagoon of Balos, a 4.5-minute clip by Simply Crete, primarily features aerial views of the beach and lagoon, but also includes some underwater shots and shows part of the driving route to Balos

 

In his film Balos Crete, LucasPaludetto takes you on a scenic 2-minute flight above the beach and the footpaths leading to it along the surrounding rocky slopes 

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