Heraklion Beaches

Star Beach

Star Beach mapStar Beach is located in the south-eastern part of the holiday resort of Hersonissos.

Star Beach is a combination of good beaches, a small water park and the very family-friendly all inclusive hotel Star Beach Village & Waterpark.

Star Beach
There are several beaches in the Star Beach area and they are all lovely sand beaches with shallow water.

The first beach is located right in front of the area with water slides. This is only the third-largest of the beaches, but in turn it is the one that has the best protection against waves.

Star Beach Crete

There is a lovely path leading to the next beaches. Behind these larger beaches there are several pools with water slides etc. for small children. There are also play areas.

There is free access to Star Beach, but it costs money to use the sun lounges at the beach and the pool areas. Naturally, the different activities, including the water slides, also cost money.

Star Beach children

Child friendliness
Star Beach is very child-friendly. This both applies to the beaches and the water park, which have activities for young and a bit older children.

Star Beach water slides

Water sports
Star Beach offers almost all types of water sports activities, such as jet skis, banana boat, ringos, water skis and parasailing. It is even possible to go bungee jumping over the water from a big crane!

Star Beach water sports

Beach restaurants
There are several restaurants, cafeterias and bars at Star Beach. Here they serve simple meals such as burgers, sandwiches etc.

Star Beach swimmingpool

Holiday resort of Hersonissos
Hersonissos is a large and lively holiday resort with many small and large hotels. The one-kilometre long main street is packed with all kinds of shops, including designer clothes, jewellery, watches and a shop that only sells official Formula 1 merchandise.

If the family wants a change from the beach, Hersonissos is home to the small aquarium Aquaworld. It mainly has fish and reptiles from the Mediterranean region, but there are also more exotic animals such as pythons.

For more speed, the Kartland go-kart track is close to Star Beach in Hersonissos.


Star Beach map
The map shows the many beaches in a row. The main beach is right in front of the Star Beach Village & Waterpark hotel, which is perfect for families with children.

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