Location

Private beach

The Resort is situated directly at a private beach that offers soft, golden sand. The shallow waters make the beaches here especially family-friendly, and there is a variety of tavernas, restaurants and bars.

Lovers of watersports will have no difficulty finding what they are after. The sea is between 20°C and 27°C during the main season.

Climate in Crete

Summer is the most popular time to visit Crete. Kernos Beach Hotel & Bungalows opens from April until the end of October. The average temperature in Summer is between 27°C and 30°C and the island receives between 9 to 12 hours of sunshine daily. The chances of experiencing rain are very slim with the average rainfall at about 0mm in June, July and August and 10mm in September.

There are big differences between the day and evenings temperatures, providing the island with much welcome relief for those struggling with the heat during the day.

Transportation

The resort is within easy reach of the town of Malia, Stalis, a waterpark, an aquarium and other attractions. Knossos, the capital of Minoan Crete, home to the legendary King Midas and the Minotaur are 30 minutes away. The nearby Agios Nikolaos Port offers connections to nearby islands allowing you to travel and explore the treasures of the Aegean.

A round trip transfer from Heraklion International Airport to the hotel can be arranged upon request. A limousine Service is also available.

Nearby cities

Town of Malia

Walking distance

Stalis

Walking distance

Heraklion

32km Distance (25 minutes)

Agios Nikolaos

32km Distance (35 minutes)

KNOSSOS PALACE

Distance from Kernos Beach 35km

Knossos Palace, is the largest Bronze Age archaeological site on Crete and the ceremonial and political centre of the Minoan civilization and culture.

PALACE OF MALIA

Distance from Kernos Beach 5km

The palace of Malia, dating from the Middle Bronze Age, was destroyed by an earthquake during the Late Bronze Age; the palace was later rebuilt toward the end of the Late Bronze Age.

ARCHEOLOGICAL MUSEUM HERAKLION

Distance from Kernos Beach 33km

The Heraklion Archaeological Museum is one of the most important museums in Greece. The museum houses artefacts from all periods of Cretan prehistory and history, covering a span of over 5,500 years from the Neolithic period to Roman times including the masterpieces of Minoan Culture.

PLATEAU OF LASSITHI

Distance from Kernos Beach 30km

This excursion is a trip through several villages to the Dikti mountains 1050m height to the Lassithi Plateau. In this route the you will have the opportunity to admire the most wild and beautiful countryside as well as the windmills.

SPINALONGA

Distance from Kernos Beach 35km

The island of Spinalonga (official name: Kalidon) is located at the eastern section of Crete, near the town of Elounda. The name of the island, Spinalonga, is Venetian, meaning "long thorn", and has roots in the period of Venetian occupation.

MONASTERY OF ST. GEORGE SELINARIS

Distance from Kernos Beach 15km

At the side of the gorge of Selinari, is the small old chapel and the newly founded monastery of Agios Georgios Selinaris. The small chapel was probably founded early in the 16th century AD, and ever since it is a place of worshipping. The people passing through the chapel stop to light a candle to the saint.
The chapel is considered miraculous, there are various legends concerning miracles related either with healing of sick people or with divine punishment of people that did not pay the respect due to the saint.

LYCHNOSTATIS OPEN AIR MUSEUM

Distance from Kernos Beach 5km

The Cretan Open-Air Museum located on the seafront at Hersonissos. It consists of four main collections: Nature & Flora Collection, with gardens of fruit-trees, aromatic herbs, cactus, shrubs and plants, stones and minerals of Crete; Ethnographic Collection, with a presentation of Cretan traditional life; Art collection with works of folk artists; And a collection of pre-iIndustrial technology with equipment used in the past.

AQUAWORLD AQUARIUM & REPTILE RESCUE CENTRE

Distance from Kernos Beach 8km

Local aquarium offering hands-on activities with snakes & other reptiles, plus sea life displays.