holidays in Gouves

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Holidays in Gouves, Crete

Gouves lies on the north coast of Crete, east from Heraklion and expands from the seashore with the beautiful beaches to the fertile fields and picturesque villages in the island. Spending your holidays in Gouves, you can easily notice that the area has experienced a significant tourist development in recent years mainly due to its wonderful beaches, to its vicinity to Heraklion to the west and to Hersonissos to the east.

Gouves covers an area of 9496 ha and has a population of 4918 people. It is a contemporary holidays destination that can meet all tourist demands. It offers well organised beaches, large modern hotels, family apartments, restaurants, small tavernas, recreation centres, sports centres, shops, cars and motorbikes rentals and marinas for small boats. Overall, Gouves provides most our visitors expect for carefree holidays.

Excavations are in progress at Vlyhada, a location close to the beach, where archaeologists have found ancient buildings. The area of the delta of Aposselemis river (actually a torrent), is a stopover location for migratory birds.

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