Gouves (Γούβες) is a town and municipality a few kilometers east of Heraklion in Crete. A municipality is an administrative entity composed of a clearly defined territory and its population and commonly denotes a City, Town, or Village, or Heraklion or Iraklion (Ηράκλειο Irákleio, iˈɾaklio̞ Candia is the largest city and capital of Crete. Crete ( Greek: Κρήτη transliteration: Krētē, modern transliteration Kriti) is the largest of the Greek islands and the
Gouves is a well-developed tourist resort with long sandy beaches, traditional villages and interesting archeological sites. Tourism is Travel for Recreational or Leisure purposes The World Tourism Organization defines tourists as people who "travel A resort is a place used for Relaxation or Recreation, attracting visitors for Holidays or Vacations Resorts are places towns or sometimes Archaeology, archeology, or archæology (from Greek grc ἀρχαιολογία archaiologia – grc ἀρχαῖος archaīos West of Gouves are the tourist resorts of Kokkini Hani and Amnisos, both with similar attractions, and to the east is Crete's biggest resort, Hersonisos. Amnisos, also Amnissos and Amnisus, is a Bronze Age settlement on the north shore of Crete used as a port to the palace city of Knossos Hersonissos (Greek Λιμένας Χερσονήσου - Liménas Chersonísou) is a town in the north of Crete, on the Mediterranean.
The village of Gouves lies about 20 km (12 miles) east of Heraklion. Kato Gouves, with its long sandy beach, is the summer resort just outside the village. There is a variety of accommodation, from large hotels to boarding houses and self-catering apartments, and there are many restaurants, bars, nightclubs, and shops. A hotel is an establishment that provides paid lodging usually on a short-term basis A boarding house, also known as a "rooming house" (mainly in the United States) or a "lodging house" is a House (often a family home A restaurant is a retail establishment that serves prepared Food to Customers. A bar (also called a Pub or Tavern) is a business that serves drinks especially Alcoholic beverages such as beer liquor and mixed drinks for consumption A nightclub (or "night club" or "club" is a drinking, dancing, and entertainment venue which does its primary business after dark
Within a short distance are beautiful and picturesque villages and interesting sights, such as the monastery of Saint John "Theologos". A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet, but smaller than a Town or City. This article concerns the buildings occupied by monastics. For the life inside monasteries and its historical roots see Monasticism. The Skotino Cave lies about 6 km (3¾ miles) inland and is one of the largest and most spectacular in Crete. About one km (½ mile) inland from the summer resort of Amnisos (about 7 km (4½ miles) from Heraklion city) are the mysterious caves of Eileithyia. Eileithyia (Εἰλείθυια was the Cretan goddess whom Greek mythology adapted as the goddess of childbirth and midwifery The most important archeological sites of the area are the Minoan villa in Kokkini Hani and the one in Amnisos. The Minoan civilization was a Bronze Age civilization which arose on the island of Crete. A villa was originally an Upper-class Country house, though since its origins in Roman times the idea and function of a villa has evolved considerably
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