If you would like to stay on a quiet sandy beach outside Heraklion yet close enough to the city center for its historical sites & shopping, the Civitel Creta Beach on the golden shores of Ammoudara is an outstanding choice that combines all these elements. The renovated hotel is unique in its multiple private bungalows and tastefully refurbished hotel rooms set in natural landscaped gardens among more than 200 palm trees, just meters away from the beach.