Travel Info

HOW TO REACH US

ACCESSIBILITY:

20 Airlines connect Heraklion to major European cities
20 Daily flights between Heraklion "Nikos Kazantzakis" Airport and Athens " Eleftherios Venizelos" Airport
Ferry boats to Heraklion port daily from the Peiraeus port of Athens.

RESORT DISTANCES:

100 m from the village of Aghia Pelaghia
22 km from the city of Heraklion
25 km from Heraklion International Airport
28 km from the Minoan Palace of Knossos

PUBLIC TRANSPORTS

TRANSPORTATION TO/ FROM HERAKLION :

By public bus: approximately every hour (there is a bus stop in front of the hotel).
Taxi and limousine service as well as  Private coach and minibus service are available under request.
Helicopter and private jet service is available upon request.

AUTOMIBILE / MOTORBIKE RENTALS :

There is a car / motorbike rental office in the resort
There are rental offices at the Airport and in Heraklion city, as well as at the village of Aghia Pelaghia.

BASIC INFO : HERAKLION 

Geography	Capital of Crete, in the center of the northern coast of the island
Population	4th biggest city in Greece with 150.000 residents (2001 census)
Climate	Soft Mediterranean, Sun shinny, Mild Temperatures
History	Birthplace of the first European civilization, the Minoan period beginning around 3000BC, with its capital at Knossos.
Economy	Key sectors are Tourism, Agriculture, Trade
Crops	Olive trees, vines, legumes
Diet	Cretan foods with olive oil, vegetables, fruits, wines, raki.
Museums	Archaeological Museum Historical Museum Natural History Museum Temple of Agia Ekaterina  Dominikos Theotokopoulos (El Greco) Museum
Archaelogical Sites	Knossos Palace of Festos
Academic Institutions	University of Crete Technological Educational Institute of Crete Foundation of Research and Technology Technological Park (STEP C)
Down Town	Morozini Fountain (Lions square), Vasilika of Saint Markos, Vasilika of Saint Titos, Venetian Fortress, Logia (city hall), Outdoor market.
Also Visit	Archanes Village, Creta Aquarium
Airport	"Nikos Kazatzakis" International Airport is located about 5km from the city and it's the second busiest airport in Greece due to the charter flights.
Port	Commercial and Cruise port, that connects Crete with a multitude of destinations such as Athens, Santorini, Mykonos, Paros, Rhodes and mainland Greece
Hotels	Numerous of luxury resorts, A ,B & C Category Hotels, and rental rooms
Road Network	European road E75 runs through the city and connects Heraklion with the 3 other major cities of Crete, Agios Nikolaos, Rethymno and Chania.
Hospitals	Regional Academic (PAGNI), Venizelio General, Private Clinics, Health Centers
Emergency	Police : 100, Ambulance : 166, Fire Brigade : 199
Information	National Tourism Organization