Destinations Accessible From Heraklion Airport
As Crete steadily rises in stock as a Mediterranean tourist destination, so too does the interest in its smaller towns and tourist resorts.
While Heraklion and Chania continue to be the main hubs of activity on the island, and the likeliest place for tourists first coming in to find accommodation, foreigners flying into this Greek island will be happy to know that their transfers from Heraklion airport will also allow them to reach a number of farther-off destinations and smaller beach resorts.
In fact, as the second busiest airport in Greece (losing only to Athens), the airport serves a number of nearby municipalities, villages, and holiday resorts which, as demand for holiday packages to Crete rises, find themselves attracting more and more tourists each year.
And while sandy beaches and quaint tourist-resort beauty may still be these locations' main draws, each of them offers a number of attractions in its own right, ready to be discovered by more adventurous, thorough Cretan holidaymakers.
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Agios Nikolaos is a perfect example of this.
Seemingly, at first glance, simply a sleepy tourist resort, this tiny town has a much more colourful history than tourists whisking in on transfers from Heraklion airport might be led to think.
The resort was the subject, in the 1960s, of a BBC documentary, which was largely responsible for the tourist boom in the area in subsequent decades.
Even before then, however, Agios Nikolaos had already served as the setting for a Daphne du Maurier short story, which may have constituted the region's first claim to fame.
For modern tourists, this resort offers excellent beaches, a lagoon, a tiny island ready to be visited and explored, a Natural History Museum, a floral exhibition and a number of fairs throughout the year.
Another potentially interesting location easily accessible through transfers from Heraklion airport is Malia, a resort that rivals mainstays Ibiza and Magaluf as one of the most popular in Europe, especially amongst British citizens.
This resort was more recently famous for serving as the setting for The Inbetweeners Movie, based on the popular comedy series of the same name.
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to privacy Hersonissos, home of the Aquaworld Aquarium for rescued sea creatures and the Open Air Museum, is another destination served by the airport, as is Elounda, a cluster of small fishing towns that has, over the years, featured as the setting for numerous books and television programmes.
These resorts are great alternatives for tourists wanting to escape the hustle and bustle of Heraklion or the party atmosphere of Malia, and are just another example of how far-reaching the range of destinations served by transfers from Heraklion airport really is.
Customers coming into the airport will undoubtedly be pleased by the fact that all of these destinations are just a short shuttle ride away from their point of arrival, allowing for great variety throughout their holiday.
While Heraklion and Chania continue to be the main hubs of activity on the island, and the likeliest place for tourists first coming in to find accommodation, foreigners flying into this Greek island will be happy to know that their transfers from Heraklion airport will also allow them to reach a number of farther-off destinations and smaller beach resorts.
In fact, as the second busiest airport in Greece (losing only to Athens), the airport serves a number of nearby municipalities, villages, and holiday resorts which, as demand for holiday packages to Crete rises, find themselves attracting more and more tourists each year.
And while sandy beaches and quaint tourist-resort beauty may still be these locations' main draws, each of them offers a number of attractions in its own right, ready to be discovered by more adventurous, thorough Cretan holidaymakers.
From parties...
Agios Nikolaos is a perfect example of this.
Seemingly, at first glance, simply a sleepy tourist resort, this tiny town has a much more colourful history than tourists whisking in on transfers from Heraklion airport might be led to think.
The resort was the subject, in the 1960s, of a BBC documentary, which was largely responsible for the tourist boom in the area in subsequent decades.
Even before then, however, Agios Nikolaos had already served as the setting for a Daphne du Maurier short story, which may have constituted the region's first claim to fame.
For modern tourists, this resort offers excellent beaches, a lagoon, a tiny island ready to be visited and explored, a Natural History Museum, a floral exhibition and a number of fairs throughout the year.
Another potentially interesting location easily accessible through transfers from Heraklion airport is Malia, a resort that rivals mainstays Ibiza and Magaluf as one of the most popular in Europe, especially amongst British citizens.
This resort was more recently famous for serving as the setting for The Inbetweeners Movie, based on the popular comedy series of the same name.
...
to privacy Hersonissos, home of the Aquaworld Aquarium for rescued sea creatures and the Open Air Museum, is another destination served by the airport, as is Elounda, a cluster of small fishing towns that has, over the years, featured as the setting for numerous books and television programmes.
These resorts are great alternatives for tourists wanting to escape the hustle and bustle of Heraklion or the party atmosphere of Malia, and are just another example of how far-reaching the range of destinations served by transfers from Heraklion airport really is.
Customers coming into the airport will undoubtedly be pleased by the fact that all of these destinations are just a short shuttle ride away from their point of arrival, allowing for great variety throughout their holiday.