Town walk
Old Hersonissos village walk.
Photo: Pham Ngoc Anh / Pexels
Quick facts
- Region
- Heraklion
- Start town
- Hersonissos
- Typical duration
- 2–3 hours
- Type
- Town walk
Above the resort, the older village of Hersonissos has lanes, a view, and the Roman remains that the beach strip does not bother to explain. The walk is short and uphill. It is the hour that makes the town make sense if you have only seen the harbour at night. Go before it is hot, or in the evening when the coast road is a queue.
Walk up from the harbour or take a taxi to the village and walk down. The Roman fountain and theatre site are signed. Shade is limited.
It suits a slow morning. It will not thrill teenagers who wanted a boat. Pair it with a swim, not with Knossos and a winery.
Old Hersonissos village walk needs 2–3 hours from Hersonissos. The months that usually work are year round. The distance is short and the ground can be marble, stone or a harbour kerb. Summer evenings are crowded on the front and quieter one street back. Do it on foot from Hersonissos rather than as a coach excursion. Old Hersonissos village walk stays on foot in Hersonissos. It is not a coach loop and it is not another town’s old quarter.
Is it worth it
Old Hersonissos village walk is worth the hours from Hersonissos when it suits a slow morning. The walk is short and uphill. If that is the part your group will fight, leave it for another date.
What to bring
- Water and a hat, because Above the resort, the older village of Hersonissos has lanes,
- Shoes that match the ground on Old Hersonissos village walk. Walk up from the harbour or take a
- A layer for the start in Hersonissos. Year round still has cool mornings and wind.
- The return hour written down. Old Hersonissos village walk takes 2–3 hours, and a second plan the same day is how you miss it.
Tips
- Year round is the window to trust for Old Hersonissos village walk. Outside it, ask whether the day is even running.
- Leave Hersonissos with 2–3 hours clear. Walk up from the harbour or take a taxi to the village
- Search “Old Hersonissos village walk” and check that the meeting point really is Hersonissos.
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FamilyHersonissos harbour and beach
Hersonissos2–4 hours
Hersonissos is a resort town east of Heraklion with a small harbour, a sandy town beach, and a hillside of older houses above the strip. The walk is short. The swim is the point for most people staying here. The harbour is pretty in the morning and loud at night in August. Neither version is the whole town. The hillside is the quieter half. The usual length is 2–4 hours, and the months that usually work are May to October. It suits people already sleeping in the resort who want a local day. It is an odd excursion from Chania. You would drive past better uses of the same hours. The harbour is the centre. The older village is uphill, signed from the coast road. Beach beds are in front of the hotels. The public sand is between them.
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HistoryKnossos from Hersonissos
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Hersonissos is close enough to Knossos that the palace is a morning, not an expedition. You ride in, walk the site, and can be back for a late lunch. The mistake is adding the museum, a village and a wine cellar and calling it a half-day. From this coast the palace is the easy ancient stop. Treat it as that, and go early before the coaches from the hotels fill the path. The usual length is 4–5 hours, and the months that usually work are Year round. It suits resort guests who want one proper visit. It is a poor plan at noon in August with children who will not wear hats. The site is exposed. Taxis and tours leave Hersonissos and the neighbouring hill villages for Knossos in well under an hour. Ask to be collected at opening time, not after breakfast has drifted.
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Jeep safariInland from Hersonissos to the hills
Hersonissos4–5 hours
A jeep or driver from Hersonissos into the hills is a half-day of villages and a view back to the coast, not a crossing to the south. The point is to leave the resort strip. Tracks that a hire car should not use are the reason to take the operator’s vehicle. Ask which villages. A loop that only drives the coast road is a waste of a jeep. The usual length is 4–5 hours, and the months that usually work are Year round. It suits resort guests who want a contrast. Skip it if you would rather swim. The hills in August are cooler, not cool. Pickup is from Hersonissos hotels. Confirm you return to the resort and not to a distant beach you must solve yourself.
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FAQ
Questions.
- Plan on 2–3 hours from Hersonissos. It suits a slow morning.
- Year round. Outside those months the day is often closed, cancelled, or a different trip. Ask the day before you leave Hersonissos.
- Walk up from the harbour or take a taxi to the village and walk down. The Roman fountain and theatre site are signed. Shade is limited.
- It suits a slow morning. It will not thrill teenagers who wanted a boat. Pair it with a swim, not with Knossos and a winery.
- Old Hersonissos village walk is worth the hours from Hersonissos when it suits a slow morning. The walk is short and uphill. If that is the part your group will fight, leave it for another date.