chapel at the beach of Chersonissos, Crete, Greece. Photo by Willy Matheisl
Hersonissos is a town in the north of Crete, on the Mediterranean. This community is about 25 kilometers east of Heraklion and west of Agios Nikolaos. What is usually called Hersonissos is in fact its peninsula and harbour. It is part of the Heraklion Prefecture just 25 klm from the Heraklion airport and 27 klm from the Heraklion is oriented towards tourism industry. At the end of it there are big hotels and the Star Beach with slides, bars, pools, games, bungy jump, go-karts etc, like a day time club. There is also a lot to do for children. In the main street there are lots of souvenir shops, as well as other shops and restaurants, some of which are near the sea. Night life is also important, and feature discos, clubs, bars and pubs. One can take a sight-seeing train that runs down the main street along the sea, and provides access to the surroundings of who like to rest and sunbath on their holidays can have a good time at Hersonissos, for it has beautiful beaches, but of course excursions to other places on the island can be made from here as well, or even to other many communities on Crete, the local economy is not only based on tourism, but also on agriculture. In the fall, when most of the tourists have left, many people normally employed in the tourism industry earn money helping with the olives harvest.
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Location: Heronissos, Kreta, Griechenland
Photo credit: © willy matheisl / Alamy / Afripics
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