The extreme south-east coast of Crete offers a gem with topography of sweeping cave-filled mountainsides, pausing briefly to house Xerokambos itself before two long sandy beaches and great swimming in beautiful waters.
There are but a few places to stay, the same with tavernas.
Beach life at its most tranquil in a dramatic setting. Two accommodations are very close to each beach, the rest are between 150 and 400 metres away, a shortcut can always be taken on foot through olive groves if you are up to it. There is hardly a “village” at Xerokambos, each place to stay and each taverna is widely separated. Without a car or motorcycle there is a long walk if you want to eat at any but the nearest taverna to where you are staying – but you need a vehicle to get to Xerokambos anyway.
 

How to get there

Accessible from Zakros via 9 km of  dusty unsurfaced road (ok at slow speeds in an ordinary car and due to be surfaced by 2004) or from Ziros on a spectacular, winding and recently surfaced road. The road through Xerokambos itself is now surfaced. See "how to get to Xerokambos" about getting to Xerokambos and bus schedules from Ziros.