Gouves Water Park Resort
Gouves Waterpark can be found 18 km east of Heraklion on the popular island of Crete, and is fast becoming a sought after spot for wedding destinations. There is Kato Gouves (lower Gouves) and Pano Gouves (upper Gouves) which is actually built in the side of a small mountain with spectacular views. This beautiful waterpark resort has a lot to offer with plenty of things to keep you occupied, but if you wanted to venture further afield, try the fabulous beaches that are a mixture of open sand beaches and private coves, where you have the sea on one side and the stunning mountains on the other. If you like history then next to Gouves is the Skoteinos cave, a 150 metres deep, chambers on four levels, and with artefacts dating from the Minoans to the Romans, it is said to be one of the most interesting caves in Crete. For the hikers there is the Asposelemis Gorge, a wonderful two and a half hours hike through a variety of trees and wildlife, with the canyons walls 200 metres high in places, it makes for dramatic scenery.