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Hersonissos Museum
Museum in Hersonissos, Crete, Greece
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Cretan Open-air Museum Lychnostatis
The Cretan Open-air Museum Lychnostatis in Plaka Hersonissos, Crete, Greece brings you an understanding and awareness of Cretan folk cultural heritage, and here visitors can enjoy traditional dwellings, a Chapel Windmill Olive oil - press Wine-press Distillery for raki, and alcoholic beverage as well as Shepherd's shelter ceramic workshop and so much more. The collections here relate to Cretan folk tradition and Ethnology including lifestyle in the pre-industrial Crete, and the Cretan nature environment with vegetation of herbs, fruit trees and cacti, as well as Cretan folk culture. The Cretan Open-air Museum Lychnostatis has a wine press, weaving and plant dying workshop, Cretan folk artists gallery, a bee's and wax workshop, shoe making workshop, carpentry and mineral and stone exhibition. The also have an auditorium for audio visual shows and seminars and an open air theatre for culture an artistic events, enjoy a snack in the cafe and visit the museum shop for souvenirs and collectibles, come for a fascinating visit.
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King Minos Palace Hotel and Bungalows2014-03-11
Located in Hersonissos, Heraklion, Crete, Greece
King Minos Palace Hotel and Bungalows in Limenas Hersonisou, Crete, Greece brings you a four star luxurious stay with beautiful sea views, a Cretan style hotel with main building and bungalows. There's a main restaurant here open for breakfast and dinner with terrace and panoramic sea views and Greek buffet corner, as well as a snack and pool bar. For recreation, King Minos Palace Hotel and Bungalows offers a large and beautiful fresh water swimming pool with sun beds, towels and umbrellas, there a football court, tennis court, mini golf, volley ball, computer games, massages and so much more, and nearby activities include water sports, diving, horse riding, bungee jumping and more. Enjoy a wonderful stay in fabulous surrounds with extra services including currency exchange, car and motor bike rental, medical service, WIFI internet areas, a TV and bridge room and so much more, come stay and see for yourself.READ MORE
Aposperida2014-03-14
Located in Hersonissos, Heraklion, Crete, Greece
Aposperida in the traditional village of Piskopiano Hersonissos, Crete, Greece is family owned and run, serving authentic Cretan and Greek cuisine with delectable dishes from their wood fired oven and using exclusive olive oil of their own production. Enjoy a warm and comfortable environment while dining in a friendly atmosphere to the strains of Cretan and Greek music, and there's a flower surrounded terrace for wonderful outdoor dining. Aposperida welcome many return customers, proof that dining here is a sublime event of culinary delights, and they look forward to introducing you to their wonderful menu, come enjoy.READ MORE
The Albatros Spa and Resort Hotel2014-03-10
Located in Hersonissos, Heraklion, Crete, Greece
The Albatros Spa and Resort Hotel in Hersonissos, Crete, Greece brings you high quality standards with excellent Cretian hospitality, standard and superior rooms and suites in three separate building complexes all with modern amenities, terraces, located pool or seaside. The Euphoria Spa here is a beauty and fitness centre that indulges with health and beauty treatment programmes by professionally trained practitioners, in elegant and stylish facilities, and here they combine olive oil therapies with the latest cosmetic methods. There are two restaurants serving a variety of dishes from Greek to Mediterranean and International cuisines as well as a pool bar and lobby bar, and they host complimentary wine tasting sessions and weekly Greek cooking lessons and evening shows. The Albatros Spa and Resort Hotel has conference and event facilities, and there are two outdoor pools with water jets, a sundeck, WIFI, a mini market, underground parking and so much more, come for a memorable stay in divine surrounds, it's all here, close to beaches and town.READ MORE
No Name Restaurant2014-03-13
Located in Hersonissos, Heraklion, Crete, Greece
The No Name Restaurant of Hersonissos, Crete, Greece offers a big veranda with spectacular sea views, and this cafe restaurant and steak house serves the best of Greek and Cretan dishes, International cuisine and pizza's as well as delectable meals from their wood burning oven. The No Name Restaurant brings you the best of exquisite homemade cooking with incredible meat and fish dishes prepared with their own virgin olive oil for a unique and sublime taste you'll be back for. The wood fired oven not only produces the freshest, most delicious pizza, you can also enjoy the finest of Greek roasts from local meat cooked close to the fire, the old Cretan mountain way. Enjoy fresh Greek salads with pure feta cheese, and pair meals with a lovely home made wine, and every week they have different events including Greek nights with live music, belly dancing and more. The No Name Restaurant also have shisha with over 100 different tastes, as well as an internet corner and Large screen TV in the sports cafe, come enjoy.READ MORE
The Restaurant - Pizzeria IL CAMINO2014-03-12
Located in Hersonissos, Heraklion, Crete, Greece
The Restaurant - Pizzeria IL CAMINO in Hersonissos, Crete, Greece is open all year round and so close to the ocean it's literally on the waves, come enjoy spectacular dining with breathtaking views. The Restaurant - Pizzeria IL CAMINO brings you the best of International and Italian cuisine from a menu with something for everyone, and you have to try the best pizza ever made in a wood fired oven. To compliment your meal enjoy a Greek wine or beer with a great many to choose from and a fantastic dining experience. Above the restaurant are wonderful apartments for rent, the EN PLO with great sea and port views close to the market and town, and they come with full kitchen, comfortable balconies, air conditioning, music, television, telephones and more. Come for a great meal and head upstairs for comfortable accommodations, it's all here at The Restaurant - Pizzeria IL CAMINO.READ MORE
Galini Restaurant2014-03-11
Located in Hersonissos, Heraklion, Crete, Greece
Galini Restaurant in Koutouloufari, Hersonissos, Crete, Greece brings a wonderful menu of Greek and Cretan dishes based on the Greek cuisine of the ancient Atheneans, Spartians and other Greek civilisations for a truly unique and delicious dining experience. Meals are paired and complimented by the best wines from Italy, France, Australia, South Africa, California, Lebanon and more, and the meals can be enjoyed indoors or outside in the cool green garden, plus they have live music and dance events regularly for great entertainment while you dine. Galini Restaurant also has an internal hall perfect for business meetings and private dining complete with wine bar and the finest cigars in the world. The Gala Lounge here is ideal for weddings, receptions, anniversary celebrations and birthday parties, come for a fantastic dining experience or event, they look forward to being of service.READ MORE
Scubakreta Dive Center2014-03-10
Located in Hersonissos, Heraklion, Crete, Greece
Scubakreta Dive Center is located at the Nana Beach Hotel in Hersonissos, Crete, Greece and here they provide high standards of PADI diver education and recreational diving. They have 80 complete sets of diver equipment from Mares, Oceanic and Technisub and compressors for supplying divers with top quality air, they also have a diving boat that can accommodate up to 15 divers and an inflatable rib boat. Scubakreta Dive Center offers open water dives for divers of all levels from shallow to deep at carefully selected dive sites, where you can explore, wrecks, reefs, walls and cave diving is available for experienced divers, the beautiful Crete underwater world awaits you. Scubakreta Dive Center offer full certification diving courses where you can learn to dive with the PADI open water diving course, or do an Advanced Open water course for certified divers, they go right up to divemaster and also have an Instructor development course where you can become a professional in the diving business.READ MORE
Hersonissos Freedom Yacht Charters2014-03-14
Located in Hersonissos, Heraklion, Crete, Greece
Hersonissos Freedom Yacht Charters of Port Hersonissos, Crete, Greece offer daily cruises aboard the MY Freedom Dolphin cruiser, depart everyday at 12:00. Enjoy a first stop in Saint George Bay or Stalis beach for swimming enjoy light snacks and drink, then head out to Sissi Port, the main destination of the cruise, and here you can walk around and enjoy the traditional fishing village, taste the local cuisine, explore and enjoy a refreshing swim. Hersonissos Freedom Yacht Charters then departs Sissi Port and cruises along the coast of Malia, Stalis and Hersonissos and will have you back in the port around 17:00. While onboard enjoy comfortable inner spaces, wide decks, toilets, showers and bedrooms with four beds for resting, come enjoy a memorable cruise on a real yacht with crew, it's a wonderful experience.READ MORE
Asterias Village Resort Hotel2014-03-13
Located in Hersonissos, Heraklion, Crete, Greece
The Asterias Village Resort Hotel in Piskopiano Hersonissos, Crete, Greece offers incredible facilities, welcoming and friendly staff, a vast swimming pool area with sunbeds and parasols and more to ensure your stay is memorable, enjoyable and pleasant. Accommodation choices include studios with sea, pool or garden views and small fully equipped Kitchen, and the one bedroom apartments with views are comfortable and spacious with views and WIFI, there's also maisonettes with sea or pool views and small kitchens. The Asterias Village Resort Hotel has it all for the perfect holiday in beautiful surrounds, including the Oliva Restaurant with delectable Mediterranean, International and Greek cuisine with magnificent sea views, as well as pool snack bar, a buffet breakfast in the wooden pergola and excellent children's facilities. Enjoy an open air cold water jacuzzi, thematic events, massage therapy in your room, WIFI, currency exchange, a doctor on call, mini market, and they can even organise your tours and excursions, come enjoy a fantastic stay here, paradise awaits.READ MORE
Poseidon Glass Bottom Boat2014-03-14
Located in Hersonissos, Heraklion, Crete, Greece
The Poseidon Glass Bottom Boat at the Port of Hersonissos, Crete, Greece offer incredible boat trips with breathtaking views of the Mediterranean underwater and this modern boat was purpose built for visitors to enjoy the sea life while sitting comfortably. The boat can comfortably hold 45 people with good views from every seat, and has four large panes of glass in the floor for viewing, and with clear visibility in the beautiful waters, a magical underwater world awaits. There is a wheel chair accessible ramp for people with special needs, and on these boat trips with Poseidon Glass Bottom Boat, you can swim, fish and relax with a drink enjoying the spectacular Cretan sunset. The boat trips are about three hours long, and they stop in Agios Georgios bay for snorkelling, swimming and fishing and they provide all the equipment, they then head west visiting wetlands to the village of Gouves, and eastwards towards Malia for great beach views, come enjoy a memorable trip and snacks, fruit and soft drinks are included.READ MORE