Spiaggia di Bali

Una popolare località turistica, l'area di Bali is ideal for a quiet family holiday. It sits on the side of an ancient town – Astali, che i veneziani in seguito abbreviarono in Atali before the Turks gave it its present name. Here you will find all standard amenities including a doctor and a pharmacy and many shops. Within the village, you will find a great number of hotels, apartments and rooms for rent, as well as restaurants and tavernas with fresh fish and Cretan delicacies. In the summer months, a ‘water taxi’ route operates that can ferry people too and from Rethymno. Bali si trova tra Rethymno (30 km) e Heraklion (53 km) ed è facilmente raggiungibile per i visitatori che volano su Heraklion.

Bali has five sheltered beaches – all sandy and with greeny-grey crystal waters and a small harbour. For lovers of water-sports, Bali also has a diving school. The first beach you encounter when entering Bali is the largest of all. It is well-equipped and attracts a large crowd in the summer. The second beach lies a little to the east – it, however, has no infrastructure and therefore fewer visitors. The third beach is small and sheltered, with sand and clear waters – it used to be unorganized but now has lovely fresh-fish tavernas as well as hotels and apartments to rent all around. Here we also find the small port; it is reasonably organized and you will find all you need nearby. The fifth and final strand is the most scenic of all; organized, with umbrellas and sunbeds, it does not boast the same array of amenities that the others can but that might be why many visitors prefer it.

Quando siete qui, ricordatevi di fare una visita alla Monastero di Attalis costruito nel 17° secolo d.C. e dedicato a Agios Ioannis. L'antica città su cui Bali attualmente si trova è stato chiamato Astali e successivamente è diventato Porto di Atali dai veneziani. Questo spiega perché il monastero porta ancora il nome di Attali. Proseguendo verso est, la prossima spiaggia che incontriamo è quella di Livadi e dopo Glaros e Korakia.