Distance from airport:30 miles - Heraklion
Transfer time:30 minutes
Hotel Location
The Pela Maria Hotel boasts a central location, just minutes from all the action and the excellent resort amenities including shops, bars and restaurants in Hersonissos. There are several stunning sandy beaches in the resort, one of which is just 50 metres from the Pela Maria Hotel. Hersonissos is home to Crete’s first Aquarium where you can see stingrays and octopus as well as some interesting creatures such as turtles and alligators. If you want to cool down from the warm sunshine on your holidays to Crete, what better place to go than the largest water park on the island, Watercity Water Park where you can keep yourself busy all day with the thrilling rides and chutes.
For a great day out with the kids on your holidays, Hersonissos is close to the Lychnostatis Open Air Museum where you can get a taste of Cretan life before tourism hit the island. Why not take the opportunity to explore the island and hire a car or bicycle; if culture and history is more your thing head to the Minoan Palace of Knossos. You could shop till you drop in Heraklion, head to the museum or sample the nightlife in Malia; with so much choice, you won’t be short of things to do on a holiday at the Pela Maria in Hersonissos.