Mitä tehdä Hersonissoksessa

In and around town

• The old harbour - the sunken Roman fish tanks and the small church are at the far end, past the bars.
• Koutouloufari and Piskopiano - the two hill villages above the resort, five minutes up, with the best evening tavernas in the area.
• Star Beach and the town beaches - organised, shallow and busy; fine with children, less so if you want quiet.
• Analipsi and Anissaras - a short drive east and west for calmer sand.

Day trips that work from Hersonissos

• Agios Nikolaos and Elounda - one hour east, easily a half day, or a full day if you add the Spinalonga boat.
• Lasithi plateau - 50 minutes up into the mountains, cool even in August.
• Knossos and Heraklion - 25 minutes west; do the palace first, museum after lunch.
• Matala - 1h30 south across the island, best as a full day.
• Chania - 2h30 each way on the national road. Doable, but better as an overnight.

With children

Hersonissos is the easiest part of Crete to travel with kids: the waterpark and Amazonas Park are both within a short drive, the town beaches shelve gently, and almost every taverna has high chairs and an early-evening kitchen. Child seats are available with every rental car for a small extra fee, and we fit them before handover.

Getting around

Buses along the north coast to Heraklion, Malia and Agios Nikolaos are frequent and cheap, so you can manage without a car if you plan to stay on the coast. Everything inland - the plateau, the villages, the gorges - needs your own wheels. We deliver to hotels and apartments in Hersonissos free of charge.