Click or flick through info on Crete and you really can't miss Aghios Nikolaos. Holidays here home-in on the most photographed spot on the island – the beautiful 'bottomless lake', lined with the parasols and pavement tables of pizzerias and popular cafe bars. But holidays in Aghios Nikolaos are more than just people-watching evenings and promenade strolls. There are boat trips from a bustling little harbour – lined with shops and restaurants.
There's a busy after-dark scene of lively music bars. Pebble beaches fill a clutch of coves in and around the town – many with various watersports. And Ag.Nikolaos has every kind of eatery from fast food to fine food and typical taverna – where the mood is cheerful and the menu is cheap. Holidays in Aghios Nikolaos have lost none of their appeal … and the town has maintained its charm and good looks. Families can enjoy fabulous views and fun activities for every age group on self-catering holidays at Candia Park Village Apartthotel. And for last minute holidays, couples could be quids-in with late deals to Aghios Nikolaos and its seafront surroundings. Sit by the lake and sip your sundowner …and every time you see that photo, you can put yourself in the picture.

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Aghios Nikolaos Quick Info
Aghios Nikolaos has compact, shingle beaches with bathing platforms below the promenade. Watersports are nearly everywhere, with a wide range to choose from. Enjoy relaxed evenings lingering over a glass of ouzo or retsina, watching the world go by. The lively restaurants lining the harbour-front offer the chance to enjoy your meal whilst watching the boats, as well as the people. Meze makes the perfect appetiser, selecting as many or as few as you want from plates of dolmades, pickles, olives, nuts, deep-fried calamari, whitebait and other delicious delights.
The nightlife in Aghios Nikolaos ranges from smart restaurants and discos to traditional tavernas and bars.
So whether you're looking for a lazy evening of backgammon with the locals, a frenetic night of dancing with other tourists or a few hours learning to Greek dance, you'll be over the moon that you chose Aghios Nikolaos for your holiday. Aghios Nikolaos has numerous chic boutiques and tempting jewellery shops as well as plenty of scope for buying more typical Cretan handicrafts to take back home. The best shopping streets run up from the harbour front and are open until quite late each evening. Take a trip out of town to the mountain village of Kritsa which is renowned for its woven goods and handicrafts. For some local interest, visit Elounda Beach or take a boat trip to the island of Spinalonga, which lies opposite Aghios Nikolaos and boasts an incredible history. When the Turks were banished from Crete after its independence in 1898, they fled to Spinalonga and refused to leave. In an attempt to reclaim Spinalonga, the Cretans sent a leper colony to live on the island and the Turks, fearing contagion, soon returned to their own lands