Chersonissos
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Chersonissos (Greek: Λιμένας Χερσονήσου - Liménas Chersonísou) is a town in the north of Crete, on the Mediterranean. This community is about 25 kilometers east of Heraklion and west of Agios Nikolaos. What is usually called Chersonissos is in fact its peninsula and harbour. It is part of the Heraklion Prefecture just 25 klm from the Heraklion airport and 27 klm from the Heraklion port.
Chersonissos is oriented towards tourism industry. At the end of it there are big hotels and the Star Beach with slides, bars, pools, games, bungy jump, go-karts etc, like a day time club. There is also a lot to do for children. In the main street there are lots of souvenir shops, as well as other shops and restaurants, some of which are near the sea. Night life is also important, and feature discos, clubs, bars and pubs. One can take a sight-seeing train that runs down the main street along the sea, and provides access to the surroundings of Chersonissos.
People who like to rest and sunbathe on their holidays can have a good time at Chersonissos, for it has beautiful beaches, but of course excursions to other places on the island can be made from here as well, or even to other islands.
Like many communities on Crete, the local economy is not only based on tourism, but also on agriculture. In the fall, when most of the tourists have left, many people normally employed in the tourism industry earn money helping with the olives harvest.
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