Distances from Palmera Beach Hotel
Iraklion (25Km),Iraklion Airport (24 Km), Knossos (24 Km).

The Municipality of Hersonissos spreads imposingly from the north coast of the centre of Crete to the tips of the Lasithian mountains, just a few kilometres from Heraklion's international airport "Nikos Kazantzakis". It is comprised of settlements with unique characteristics and picturesqueness.

Hersonissos is widely known as Crete's most organized tourism destination, and natural beauties at its coastal part. Even though Hersonissos is rich in wonderful beaches, nightlife, and mass tourism, it is also very opulent in untrodden lands and interspersed with historical monuments and sites of great natural beauty.

The natural routes of Hersonissos represent at the same time routes to the past, to the rich history of a blessed land. From its southern tip, the mountainous Kera at the edge of the Lasithi mesa, to its northern boundary, the Port with the Roman and Byzantine antiquities, the wider area of Hersonissos will reward its visitor with wonderful pictures, forgotten savors, and the traditional Cretan hospitality.

The organized infrastructure of the wider area of Hersonissos represents a cultural resource and include cultural tours, walks to forgotten ancestral pathways, visits to the picturesque villages of Lagadas.

Everyone can enjoy visiting Hersonissos, as it offers a plethora of activities, such as sports, golf, water sports, aragliding, mountain bike,for the younger visitors playlands, animal farms and for the adorers of good food and wine a wide variety of local rural production.