A more Greek evening

It's time to devote a few words to the place where we are. Hersonissos is a typical tourist destination like many in Crete, 26 km east of the island's capital - Heraklion. The city focuses on one main street running along the coast, and an additional attraction is the promenade running parallel to...

One morning on the beach

Changing the room turned out to be more of a problem than it might have appeared. The hotel was full of 80+ French groups and no rooms were available! The girls at the reception put us on a special list and told us to wait and check the availability every day at 12:00. After two days we were show...

On the beach. The Myths part 1

The weather forecast for the coming days tells us that from Tuesday there might be a considerate drop of temperature and it may rain. So, we decide to spend Monday on sunbathing. It’s hot but moderated by quite strong winds.   There is no question of bathing, as the waves are quite large. But how...

Ou four-star hotel

We arrived from Heraklion to Hersonissos, where our hotel is located, after an hour of a spectacular ride. The route was quite short, but the coach driver had a lot of difficulty in "squeezing" through the narrow streets, taking tourists to the respective hotels. The passing of two coaches in such ...

Flying over Greece

A trip to Greece, or actually to one of the islands, requires supplementing at least basic information about the country. How many islands does Greece have? Please try to guess! Well, how many? First, contrary to what is imagined, most of Greece's territory falls on the mainland. Second, Greek is...

To Greece for the summer!

Polish summer is definitely over but the regret remains ... Zdzisława Sośnicka (a Polish singer) sang: "Goodbye summer for a year ...", but we did not listen to the lady and now we are going to extend this summer a bit in Crete. We chose the TUI company and a flight from Poznań to Heraklion. ...
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