Hersonissos

Hersonissos (Greek Λιμένας Χερσονήσου ( m. sg. ), Hersonissos, " port of the Peninsula " ) is a former fishing village on the north coast of Crete. The town is located some 26 km east of Heraklion and 43 km west of Agios Nikolaos. Colloquially, the name is usually abbreviated to Limin Hersonissos.

Limenas Hersonissos is very strongly influenced by tourism. In the center there are numerous shops, bars, restaurants and nightclubs. Because of the nightlife on the waterfront of the city is especially popular with younger people. Away from the main roads, there are also quieter areas of the town with less tourist-oriented restaurants and homes. Apart from tourism, agriculture is another important industry.

About a kilometer above the village are the villages Hersonissos (the small harbor of today's coastal town once was) Piskopiano and Hersonissos. These are designed with more emphasis on tourism for families and less on mass tourism for younger people. The main road through these three villages is lined on both sides by a variety of restaurants in the pricing of foods.

Ancient Hersonissos

In the village there are some minor excavations of the ancient world. To the north of the modern village lies the ancient ruins Chersonaos ( Chersonesos ), which is mentioned in the Tabula Peutingeriana Cresonesso and was affiliated with the city of Arsinoe Lyctus.

Is Chersonesos as Chersonesus in Crete a titular of the Roman Catholic Church.

See also: Chersonesos

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• Place in the Crete region
• Hersonissos