Gouves is a town and former municipality in the Heraklion peripheral unit, Crete, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Hersonissos, of which it is a municipal unit.It lies a few kilometers East of Heraklion. Gouves proper is often confused with its busy summer resort, Kato Gouves. Besides this well developed tourist resort with long sandy beaches, the area has some traditional villages and interesting archeological sites and Eileithyia cave caves. West of Gouves are the tourist resorts of Kokkini Hani (also spelled Hani Kokkini) and Amn Gouves proper is located about 20 kilometer (12 mi) East of Heraklion. Kato Gouves, just a couple km north of the village, with its long Sandy Beach, is the summer resort. There is a variety of accommodation, from large hotels to boarding houses and self-catering apartments, and there are many restaurants, bars, nightclubs, and shops. Within a short distance are beautiful and picturesque villages and interesting sights, such as the monastery of Saint John “Theologos”, the Skotino cave and Eileithyia cave cave. The most important archeological sites of the area are the Minoan villas of Kokk.

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