Find Out About The Beautiful Villas In Hersonissos

The villas in Hersonissos are the optimum choice that a person can make if they want to spend a summer vacation that they will never forget. They offer the highest quality services, combining luxury, tradition and ease. Moreover, all around the place there are endless spots and sites to visit. It is notable that Hersonissos is a city with great abundance when it comes to history. The people who live in villas in Hersonissos have the fortune to be spending their summer in one of the most significant cities in this part of Crete. As far as its past is concerned, the city experienced great prosperity mainly during the Hellenistic - Roman & Early Byzantine period. It was one of the most important and safest ports on the North coast of Crete with two natural coves embracing Cape Kastri and providing safe mooring for ships depending on the weather. It was originally the port of Lyttos, a very important city of the historical times of Crete located at a distance of 15 km inside the Prefecture of Heraklion next to the modern village of Xida and close to many villas in Hersonissos. The history of Hersonissos begins in Minoan Crete, where in The city of Herronisos or Hersonissos was in the same place as today. Ceramics and traces of habitation have been found both in Hersonissos on the small hill Kastri in the port of the city, and around Hersonissos.