Finding Amazing Hotels In Hersonissos Crete

Ano Hersonissos is a small village located on the hills east of Heraklion. There are around 1.200 permanent residents in the area and it has retained its traditional pleasant appearance. The visitor can wander around the buildings with the unique cretan architecture, which have no more than two floors and are usually made of stone. hersonissos hotels crete Also he can wander around the narrow streets and enjoy the quiet pace of life. At the main square, which has become a pedestrian street,  one will find many wonderful taverns with outdoor seating areas and live music. Often there are traditional dances performed for the tourists. 

Ano Hersonissos is a key point on the road that leads to the area of Kastelli. From there starts the provincial road that leads to the water park "Acqua Plus ", which is the largest of its kind in Crete as well as to a golf course. Going on through Potamies, the visitor can see the dam and the artificial lake Sfentili, Avdou, Gonies and the historic monastery of Panagia Kera Kardiotissa, which is considered to be one of the most important monastic complexes of Crete and amounts to 866 meters average altitude in the Lassithi Plateau. This is a plateau of Lassithi that comes from the crater of an inactive volcano and that is why the soil is highly fertile and now densely cultivated. It was once known as the "valley of windmills" because they were here in large numbers and were used to extract groundwater.