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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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George's Place2014-03-11
Located in Hersonissos, Heraklion, Crete, Greece
George's Place is a lovely taverna restaurant located in old Hersonissos, bringing you the best of Greek and Mediterranean cuisine with mouthwatering Cretan dishes, many including olive oil grown in their nearby fields. Enjoy the best of home made dishes here with traditional mouth watering dishes including kleftiko, stifado, and moussaka, as well as various meat items from the grill. George's Place comes alive on Mondays with Greek music and dancing in the square, where you can dine on chicken and potatoes in the oven and enjoy the entertainment without it being invasive. George's Place offers a waiter service and outdoor seating and is great for groups and parties with prior notice, your are welcome to just enjoy a drink inside at the bar, everyone is catered to here, come for a divine dining experience.READ MORE
Watercity Waterpark2014-03-10
Located in Hersonissos, Heraklion, Crete, Greece
Watercity Waterpark between Hersonissos and Heraklion, Crete, Greece brings you pure amusement and exhilarating fun for adults and children alike, with over 36 different amusements, slides, pools and activities. Come enjoy the biggest wave pool in Europe, children's pools, a Jacuzzi pool, hydro tunes and free fall into the swimming pool, Tarzan's game, a body slide cyclone, a trip down lazy river, a high speed multi route slide, a kamikaze ride in a tunnel of darkness, high speed slides, tubes, hyper race, turbo guns and so much more, the fun never ends. Watercity Waterpark has a souvenir shop, lifeguards and excellent facilities, and many food and drink outlets, bars, and cafes, so come enjoy a meal, drink or snack, and get back to the water games. This amusement park offers a memorable time out on the water in a glorious setting, with natural shade areas under the trees for relaxing between the excitement, it's all here.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
Kymata Restaurant2014-03-13
Located in Hersonissos, Heraklion, Crete, Greece
Kymata Restaurant in Hersonissos, Crete, Greece brings you traditional Cretan cooking and divine Mediterranean cuisine made with extra virgin olive oil for a unique dining experience. Enjoy a delicious fusion of meat, fish, seafood and the tastes of mother earth, from a menu that has something for everyone from the salads, to the appetizers, pasta, soups, desserts and Greek specialties, a sublime dining experience awaits. Kymata Restaurant also offer a sushi menu including sashimi, nigri, maki rolls and California rolls and meals are paired with an excellent wine from a wonderful wine list. Come for the flavours of the Mediterranean known throughout the world for its nutritional value, and here you experience fresh products, many organic, and with spectacular views, an unforgettable dining experience is guaranteed.READ MORE
Hersonissos Boat Trips2014-03-14
Located in Hersonissos, Heraklion, Crete, Greece
Hersonissos Boat Trips based at the Port of Hersonissos, Crete, Greece offers all kinds of boat trips including a relaxing cruise on the glass bottom boat Nemo for a trip to the picturesque fishing village of Sissi and Milatos, all while viewing the beautiful under waters of the Mediterranean and shoreline views. The Eleni sailing boat is ideal for fishing excursions, as well as private charters for birthday parties, special events and occasions even BBQ trips are available. Hersonissos Boat Trips also have a speed boat that can accommodate 6 passengers, join them on wonderful sightseeing cruises and swim in beautiful, crystal clear waters inaccessible from land, enjoy a suntan, or simply relax on the boat, the sailing boat Eleni will take you to Dia Island, where wild beauty amazes, and it's an island of great mythological, historic, and environmental importance, come enjoy a memorable and wonderful experience on-board.READ MORE
Crete Golf Club2014-03-05
Located in Hersonissos, Heraklion, Crete, Greece
The Crete Golf Club is a championship 18 hole golf course in Hersonissos, Crete, Greece, built to international PGA standards in harmony with the surrounding landscape, and sea and mountain views. Here there is everything you need for practice and play including a driving range, putting and pitching green, rental clubs, golf carts, caddies, pro shop and clubhouse. The clubhouse features a spacious bar and restaurant with lounge and outside terrace, as well as VIP lounge and terrace. The Crete Golf Club's Aegean Golf Academy features the latest in technology and aids to become a better golfer, and with double ended driving range, short game area and chipping green, GASP system high speed cameras to analyze swing, Callaway Golf for custom fitting sessions and so much more, it's all here for the perfection of your game. Come enjoy a fantastic days play in beautiful surrounds.READ MORE
4 Colours2014-03-14
Located in Hersonissos, Heraklion, Crete, Greece
4 Colours in Hersonissos, Crete, Greece offers event and wedding planning and are a management company specializing in innovative thematic events including weddings, christenings, engagements, celebrations, launches, bachelors and birthday parties, in fact events of all kinds. Their sole purpose is your maximum satisfaction, and they take all pressure off you and handle everything, with the talented team available at your disposal offering a wealth of experience. 4 Colours expertly works within your time frame and budget and guarantee an event that will be both beautiful, flawless and unforgettable, leave everything to them, for the time of your life.READ MORE
Hersonissos Palace Hotel2014-03-05
Located in Hersonissos, Heraklion, Crete, Greece
The Hersonissos Palace Hotel in Hersonissos, Crete, Greece brings you a fantastic vacation in 5 star surrounds with luxury and comfort in the 150 rooms and 4 suites unsurpassed. Located close to the largest beach of Hersonissos, and minutes walk to the town center, guests enjoy a wonderful stay in a postmodern style building with elements of Greek neoclassic. Enjoy an outdoor and indoor swimming pool, wheelchair accessible facilities, free WIFI, bicycle and car rental, a conference room, currency exchange, massages, night bar, fitness room and so much more. The Hersonissos Palace Hotel restaurant delights with exquisite Greek and international specialties, and are open for breakfast lunch and dinner buffet style and the Know Bar serves Mediterranean cuisine and wonderful cocktails, plus there's a lounge bar and pool bar and kafenion, come enjoy a fabulous stay, it's perfect here.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
Creta Maris Beach Resort2014-03-05
Located in Hersonissos, Heraklion, Crete, Greece
Creta Maris Beach Resort in Hersonissos, Crete, Greece is ideally located close to a long sweeping bay of sandy beach and crystal clear water, and with all inclusive services and unsurpassed hospitality, surrounds and service a stunning vacation is guaranteed complete with indulgent treatments in the Hammam Spa. Accommodations cover different room categories over two buildings and include main building rooms and family rooms, suites and VIP suite and bungalows, all with breathtaking sea views and excellent amenities and facilities. There are 6 restaurants available to delight the palate with excellent traditional and gourmet cuisines for a memorable dining experience. The Hamam Spa is your sanctuary of wellness and relaxation, with multiple treatments available, and there's a fitness and wellness center with professional trainers at your disposal. Creta Maris Beach Resort offer incredible sporting activities, caters to kids and teens and ensures everyone has a fantastic holiday, come see for yourself.READ MORE