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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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Royal Mare Aldemar Luxury Five Star Resort2014-03-10
Located in Hersonissos, Heraklion, Crete, Greece
Royal Mare Aldemar Luxury Five Star Resort in Hersonissos, Crete, Greece, is a luxurious hotel with spectacular surrounds and sea views, landscaped gardens and private beach, here you are indulged and pampered from treatments at the Thalasso Centre to fabulous Cretan cuisine of Mediterranean flavours in the restaurants. Accommodation options include fabulous double rooms and suites with sea or garden views, cable TV, marble bathrooms, free WIFI, furnished balcony and more. The Royal Mare Aldemar Luxury Five Star Resort offers many turquoise swimming pools, a fitness centre and tennis club as well as the Aldemar Golf Academy ideal for both amateurs and professionals, and there are excellent land and water activities here including diving, canoeing, windsurfing, water skiing, pedal boats, parasailing, catamarans, banana rides and more, come for a stay in paradise, because you deserve it.READ MORE
CORAL Diving Center2014-03-11
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Hersonissos Freedom Yacht Charters2014-03-14
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Located in Hersonissos, Heraklion, Crete, Greece
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