Aquaworld Aquarium, Chersonissos

Name: Aquaworld Aquarium
Address: 7 Filikis Eterias, Chersonissos, 700 14, Greece
Telephone: +30 2897 029125

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Aquaworld Aquarium is a natural history museum in Hersonissos, Heraklion, Crete, Greece. Founded in 1995, Aquaworld was founded and developed by Scotsman John Bryce McLaren. The majority of the animals on display are either rescued or were unwanted pets which now have a home in this environment. ()

Opened: 1995 (29 years ago)Elevation: 36 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 35°19'2"N, 25°23'22"E

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7 Filikis EteriasChersonissos 700 14 Greece

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+30 2897 029125

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Aquaworld Aquarium – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Gouves, Lychnostatis Open Air Museum, Arion Stables & Apartments Hersonissos, Stalida.

4.5 miW
Locality
Gouves
114 min walk • Gouves is a village and former municipality in the Heraklion regional unit, Crete, Greece. Since the 2011, local government reform it is part of the municipality Hersonissos, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 94.963 km². It lies around 20 km east of Heraklion.
1.4 miSE
35°18'23"N • 25°24'41"E
Lychnostatis Open Air Museum, Chersonissos
37 min walk • Specialty museum, Museum, History museum
1.8 miW
35°19'10"N • 25°21'28"E
Arion Stables & Apartments Hersonissos, Chersonissos
46 min walk • Horse-drawn carriage tours, Horseback riding tours, Outdoor activities
2.9 miSE
Village
Stalida
74 min walk • Stalida is a village that lies between Malia and Hersonissos on the north coast of Crete, Greece. The name derives from the Greek verb stalizo, which means 'stop for a rest' as this was a location where shepherds and farms rested in between villages.
~1420 ftN
35°19'16"N • 25°23'19"E
Buggy Safari Motoxperience, Chersonissos
7 min walk • Off-road and atv trails, Safaris, Nature and wildlife tours
4.3 miE
Island
Afentis Christos
110 min walk • Afentis Christos is a small islet off the northern coast of the Greek island of Crete named after the small chapel built there. The islet and chapel is only a short distance away from the beach at Malia and a short distance from the islet of Agia Varvara. Afentis Christos is administered from Malia in Heraklion regional unit.
5.2 miW
Village
Epano Vatheia
133 min walk • Epano Vatheia is a Greek village in the Heraklion regional unit, Crete, Greece. It is located at an altitude of 260 m, some 17 kilometres from the city of Heraklion, in the valley of the Stavromenos river. Its population numbers 151.