Gouves, Greece

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Goúves Γούβες
View of Kokkíni Háni
Goúves
Location within the regional unit [show]
Coordinates: 35°18′48″N 25°18′48″ECoordinates: 35°18′48″N 25°18′48″E
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Crete
Regional unit	Heraklion
Municipality	Hersonissos
Population (2001)[1]
• Municipal unit	7,761
Community
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code	710801

Church in Kátó Goúves by the sea

Cretaquarium

Goúves (Greek: Γούβες) is a town and former municipality in the Heraklion regional unit, Crete, Greece. Since the 2011, local government reform it is part of the municipality Hersonissos, of which it is a municipal unit.^[2] It lies a few kilometers east ofHeraklion.

Goúves proper is often confused with its busy summer resort, Kátó Goúves. Besides this well developed tourist resort with long sandy beaches, the area has some traditional villages and archaeological sites and Eileithyia caves. West of Goúves are the tourist resorts of Kokkíni Háni (also spelled Háni Kokkíni) and Amnísos, both with similar attractions, and, to the east, Crete's largest resort, Hersonisos.

Goúves proper is located about 20 km (12 mi) east of Heraklion. Kátó Goúves, 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 picturesque villages and sights, such as the monastery of Saint John "Theologos", the Skotino caveand Eileithyia cave cave. The most important archeological sites of the area are the Minoan villas of Kokkíni Háni and Amnísos.