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Hersonissos is one of Crete's biggest resort towns, packed with beaches, waterparks and nightlife on the coast east of Heraklion. A car makes the climb up to the Lasithi plateau and the quieter eastern beaches easy.
Best collected at Heraklion Airport (HER), about 25 minutes west of the resort.
Driving distances to Hersonissos
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Beaches near Hersonissos
- Star Beach
- Analipsi
- Stalida (Stalis)
What to see by car
- Aquaworld Aquarium
- Lychnostatis open-air museum
- Lasithi plateau & windmills
- Malia palace (nearby)
The old coast road through the resorts is slow in summer; the new highway (BOAK) is the fast link to Heraklion and the airport. Paid parking near the harbour.
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