Salt-whipped air, the glint of white‑hot limestone, a swell that slides from aquamarine to inkwell blue – welcome to the sliver of Crete locals simply call “our coast.” From the wind‑polished coves east of Hersonissos to the sun‑soaked, lunar stretches that meet Libya’s warmer waters in the south, this is a shoreline of delicious contradictions: cosmopolitan yet rough‑hewn, ancient yet startlingly fresh.

To capture its full spectrum, we traded postcards for prime lenses, drones and 4K reels, letting the beaches script their own light. The result: A kinetic portfolio where sand grains sparkle like sequins, tamarisk shadows flicker in real time, and the soundtrack is pure surf. Slip off your sandals – Heraklion’s untamed edges are ready for their close‑up.

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