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Cretaquarium
One of the largest aquariums in the Mediterranean, with sharks, octopuses and the fish of Crete's seas.
- Open
- Every day
- Price
- Paid
- Time Needed
- 2 hours
- Address
- Gournes, HersonissosDirections
- Getting There
- About 20 minutes by car east of Heraklion, at Gournes.
Why Go
Some 60 tanks hold a few thousand creatures, most of them from the Mediterranean, from rays and groupers to jellyfish, seahorses and small sharks.
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