Villas In Hersonissos And History Of The City

Villas in hersonissos are unique accommodation facilities that are located in one of the most amazing areas on the island of Crete. Hersonissos is a worldwide known small town on the northeast of the island, 26 km away of Heraklion, between the villages of Anisaras and Stalis. It has experienced great development mainly thanks to the increasing tourism of the past years and within a few decades it has grown to be one the largest tourist resorts in Crete. Hersonissos counts approximately 3000 permanent residents. However, the number increases dramatically every summer since thousands of seasonal workers in tourism flood in the area in order to support the incoming streams of tourists. Along these, come of course the hundreds of thousands of tourists who spend their holidays there and many of them in Villas in hersonissos. Moreover, there are endless places to entertain and have fun. Synonyms to Hersonissos are mass tourism, the beautiful and crowded beaches, a great, picturesque town center with lots of possibilities to shop and explore the local, traditional craft such as clothes and jewelry, and of course restaurants, cafes, and famous bars and clubs for every taste. Villas in hersonissos are built in a place of great history, which extends back to the Minoan Era. The ancient city was placed at the exact same spot and was called Herronisos or Hersonissos. After the destruction of the Minoan civilization, people continued to live in Hersonissos during the Hellenistic years, when it became the port of the Doric city of Lyttos, and enjoyed great power.