Looking for info on Hersonissos, Crete without all the hotel & holiday company sites?
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Just 25 km east of the Iraklion is the most cosmopolitan place of Creta, Hersonissos. A city with many late 20th century buildings and hotels. It keeps the name of the ancient city that was located in the place that the harbour of Hersonisos is today. The village of Old Hersonisos, located within a small distance to the south was built due to the fear of the pirates, that forced the inhabitants of the village to move in the inland.
Near Old Hersonisos there are two picturesque small villages, Piskopiano and Koutouloufari, overlooking the busy resort of Limin Hersonissos.
The harbour of Hersonisos is famous for its night life as there are many bars, restaurants and tavernas next to the beach.
At the neighbouring villages a number of small hotels and apartments offer quiet and peaceful environment for family vacation.
The visitor to the area of Hersonisos will find a large number of shops with jewels, furs, clothing etc. and of course many places to rent cars or bikes.
Daily cruises are also organised by various travel agents, to the neighbouring island of DIA and many other small islets and beaches in the area.
What do you want to know, I was their 2 months ago and if you are looking for a holiday in either night clubs or pubs its the perfect place, very little viriaty in shopping though!
I stayed in Stalis just up the road from Hersonissos we had a fantastic time.Plenty of good restaurants and bars all along the beachfront. Hersonissos is more lively most people seem to be in their early 20's with the teen's heading off to the dreaded Malia (furthest resort away from Hersonissos!) we had a good day in Hersonissos went to Star beach a waterpark on the beach which is free! but never went down at night as we prefer it a little more relaxing.
All in all crete is brilliant, great food, great weather,great people.
Hersonissos is popular for it's night life.No worth visiting autumn or winter.
Ιt's a lovely summer holidays place, with great night life and gorgeous sand beaches during the day. Good food, reasonable accommocation, worthy sight seeing.
Not for winter time!
herosnissos is the Cretan Sodoma. if u want to drink,drink,throw up,chase women (mostly brittish and holland),get la*d, and avoid any contact with the faboulous greek culture and language, this is the right place for you. tip- if u r into this, Malia is told to be Gomora. :)
Perhaps you will find this interesting: http://www.explorecrete.com/hersonissos/.
It is titled: 15 crazy days in Hersonissos - A diary by Cam and Jeanette
hersonissos is a busy place if tou are looking for something more peacefull but in easy reach of hersonissos try koutoulafari 10 mins away lovely village but plenty of resturants and bars people really friendly
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