greek hotels - Heraklion County Sports Everything foradventure- persons Without exaggeration, in Heraklion County you can participate in every kind o f sport, no matter how extreme it may be. In Avdou, for example, on the way to the Lassithi Plateau, you can try paragliding (tel. +30 2810-284224) on your own or accompanied by a trainer. You can go climbing or walking on excursions organised by the Hellenic MountaineeringAssociation (EOS) o f Heraklion (tel. +30 2810-227609) or some alternative travel agencies. The variety on the beaches is endless: waterskiing, surfing, jet-skiing, paragliding and scuba diving, to mention but a few of the activities you can indulge in. As for conventional sports, you can turn to the uftra-modem facilities of the large hotel complexes. There are also four water parks: `Aqua splash', the oldest and most well-known, near Chersonissos, on the way to the Lassithi Plateau, `Star golden beach' in Chersonissos, which also has bungee jumping facilities, `Bravo' which is located a few kilometres outside Heraklion, on Ammoudara beach, and 'Water city park' in Anopolis, about fifteen kilometres east of Heraklion, on the old road to Agios Nikolaos. The sailing tour of Crete is a unique experience (tel. +30 2109401616 Adrenaline S.A.). It includes visits to remote bays, isolated villages, deserted islands, unexplored beaches, archaeological sites, medieval castles and towns. You can also visit the equestrian centre in Pitsidia village, 4.5 km NE of Matala Visitors can go on riding excursions to the nearby beaches and areas (Matala, Messara valley, Agiofaraggo, Kommos bay and elsewhere). Lessons are available for amateur nders and children's programmes with ponies (tel.: +30 28920-45040).

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Everything foradventure- persons
Without exaggeration, in Heraklion County you can participate in every kind o f sport, no matter how extreme it may be. In Avdou, for example, on the way to the Lassithi Plateau, you can try paragliding (tel. +30 2810-284224) on your own or accompanied by a trainer.
You can go climbing or walking on excursions organised by the Hellenic MountaineeringAssociation (EOS) o f Heraklion (tel. +30 2810-227609) or some alternative travel agencies.
The variety on the beaches is endless: waterskiing, surfing, jet-skiing, paragliding and scuba diving, to mention but a few of the activities you can indulge in. As for conventional sports, you can turn to the uftra-modem facilities of the large hotel complexes. There are also four water parks: `Aqua splash', the oldest and most well-known, near Chersonissos, on the way to the Lassithi Plateau, `Star golden beach' in Chersonissos, which also has bungee jumping facilities, `Bravo' which is located a few kilometres outside Heraklion, on Ammoudara beach, and 'Water city park' in Anopolis, about fifteen kilometres east of Heraklion, on the old road to Agios Nikolaos. The sailing tour of Crete is a unique experience (tel. +30 2109401616 Adrenaline S.A.). It includes visits to remote bays, isolated villages, deserted islands, unexplored beaches, archaeological sites, medieval castles and towns. You can also visit the equestrian centre in Pitsidia village, 4.5 km NE of Matala Visitors can go on riding excursions to the nearby beaches and areas (Matala, Messara valley, Agiofaraggo, Kommos bay and elsewhere). Lessons are available for amateur nders and children's programmes with ponies (tel.: +30 28920-45040).