greek hotels - Chersonissos Introduction Chersonissos is known as the most organized destination in Crete.It is famous for its high-quality hotel complexes, its conferenceinfrastructure, and the natural beauty of its coastal area.The beautiful bays, nightlife and mass tourism are, however,only one side of the "Chersonissos" coin.The other side, the less well-known one, is the rich interior, untouchedby tourists. It is full of historical monuments and landscapes of amazingnatural beauty. Chersonissos Municipality's nature tours are also toursthrough the sights and the rich history of a blessed place. From itssouthern end, mountainous Kera at the foot of the Lassithi plateau,to the northern border of Limani, with its Roman and Byzantineantiquities, the broader region of Chersonissos will reward its visitorswith rich images, forgotten tastes, traditional Cretan hospitality.The cultural routes, walks along forgotten ancestral footpaths, visitsto the lively villages of Langada, are a breath of culture and an escapefrom the organized infrastructure of the north.There is something for everyone: for sports- persons (golf, water sports,gliding, mountain bikes), for young visitors (nurseries, animal farms),and a rich agricultural production for gourmets. Spyros Danellis Mayor of Chersonissos

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Chersonissos is known as the most organized destination in Crete.It is famous for its high-quality hotel complexes, its conferenceinfrastructure, and the natural beauty of its coastal area.The beautiful bays, nightlife and mass tourism are, however,only one side of the "Chersonissos" coin.The other side, the less well-known one, is the rich interior, untouchedby tourists. It is full of historical monuments and landscapes of amazingnatural beauty. Chersonissos Municipality's nature tours are also toursthrough the sights and the rich history of a blessed place. From itssouthern end, mountainous Kera at the foot of the Lassithi plateau,to the northern border of Limani, with its Roman and Byzantineantiquities, the broader region of Chersonissos will reward its visitorswith rich images, forgotten tastes, traditional Cretan hospitality.The cultural routes, walks along forgotten ancestral footpaths, visitsto the lively villages of Langada, are a breath of culture and an escapefrom the organized infrastructure of the north.There is something for everyone: for sports- persons (golf, water sports,gliding, mountain bikes), for young visitors (nurseries, animal farms),and a rich agricultural production for gourmets.

Spyros Danellis
Mayor of Chersonissos