In Chora Sfakion itself there is a very pleasant pebble beach at the western end of the village know as "Vrissi", the spring.
Fresh water from the mountains trickles into the sea here and provides the village with its water supply.

A 20-minute walk along the road towards Anopolis brings you to the stone beach at Ilingas, where there is also a taverna and some caves for shade. The footpath to Loutro crosses the large and famous Sweetwater beach, in Greek Glika Nera, so called because fresh water lies just beneath the sand and can be reached easily with a little digging. For those who prefer not to walk along this path, a fishing boat takes passengers to Sweetwater from Chora Sfakion every morning during the season and returns in the late afternoon. There is a small taverna on the beach.

To the east of Chora Sfakion, there are several beaches which can be reached by foot: Amoudi, which is down a track just before the large Vritomartis hotel, and Filaki, which is after the hotel along a dirt road. A road leading off the main road in Nomikiana takes you to secluded Vatalos beach, where a taverna operates in the summer. And finally there is a large sandy beach at Frangokastello, where the sea is shallow and suitable for small children.