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Elounda bay
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Elounda is located approximately 65 km from Heraklion in the Eastern prefecture of the island of Crete.
During your stay in Elounda you can choose between: luxurious hotels A', B' and C' class, apartments, rooms and pensions.
You can visit the beautiful and historical places of Crete for day trips by bus, rental cars or bikes.

Your stay in Elounda can be enhanced by spending some time exploring and engaging in activities such as swimming, fishing, boating, watersports, sea kayking, windsurfing, sailing, climbing, walking and visiting the nearby traditional villages. All kinds of tavernas, restaurants, cafes, bars and shops are available to satisfy your holiday needs.

Elounda is a fully developed resort with : Banks, post office, clinic, pharmacy, tourist police, e.t.c.



Located within a sheltered position at the North West of the gulf of Mirambello the enclosed bay of Elounda is a true paradise of the Cretan sea.

Here, the land reached out its arms and embraced a strech of sea. In this region lies the traditional village of Elounda.

With the picturesque views of clean, blue sea and the nerby island of Kalidon / Spinalonga, the village offers a breathtaking sight of a Mediterranean landscape.

The Minoan, Greek Roman, Byzantine, Venetian and Ottoman Empires have all left their mark on Elounda's heritage.

Elounda is host to two of the most importantant archaeological sites of Cretan history: the relics of the ancient sunken city of Olous and the Venetian castle on the island of Spinalonga