Hersonissos Beach, Iraklio, Crete, Greece

Hersonissos Beach, Iraklio, Crete, Greece

Hersonissos (Greek: Χερσόνησος - Chersónisos), also transliterated as Chersonisos and Hersónisos, is a town in the north of Crete, bordering the Mediterranean / Aegean Sea. 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 km from the Heraklion airport and 27 km from the Heraklion port.

Hersonissos is oriented towards tourism industry, and popular with Dutch, British and German nationals. The strip near the harbour is heavily themed with Irish and Dutch pubs.[2] On the eastern side are large hotels and the Star Beach with slides, bars, pools, games, bungie jump, go-karts, like a day time club. There is also a lot to do for children. In the main street there are many souvenir shops, as well as other shops and restaurants, some of which are near the sea. There is also a small aquarium called Aquaworld Aquarium[3] featuring local sea life and reptiles, which the children can hold. The Lychnostatis Open Air Museum[4], with its recreation of a traditional Cretan village, is another interesting place not only for those with children. Nightlife 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 Chersonissos.

People who like to rest and sunbathe on holiday can enjoy Hersonissos, for it has beaches, and excursions to other places on Crete can be made from here as well. Like 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 with the olive harvest.

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