A number of Chania’s beaches have been given the status of “Untouched Beaches” following a Joint Ministerial Decision by the ministers of Finance Kostis Hatzidakis and Environment and Energy Thodoros Skylakakis. The decision relates to the beaches stretching from Chrysoskalitissa to the Krios peninsula, all the beaches belonging to the coastal zone of Lefka Ori, the islands of Imeri Gramvousa and Agria Gramvousa, Tigani Balos beach and parts of Falassarna, Pontikonisi island, Livadi and Vigla Bay (Kissamos), the north-eastern beaches near Drapanos (Apokoronas), parts of Georgioupolis beach, Lake Kournas, and Psimaki Cave (also in Apokoronas).
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Measures taken to protect Elafonissi
Visitors to Elafonissi this summer are finding it much changed from the picture it has presented in recent years. Restrictions on the numbers of umbrellas and sunbeds and a ban on cars entering the protected area have changed the appearance of this environmentally sensitive site for the better, though quite a few things remain to be done.
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