A sea aquarium on the east side of Iraklion

   Excellent, during the winter 2008/2009 renovated premises,
huge aquariums and giant-sized glass walls. A new cafeteria,
new child care rooms and a souvenir shop are all extremely
well organized. All these things together make it a five star destination for families. It is also a good place for the physically challenged and the elderly., and it is pleasantly cool inside.
Here’s a panoramic image from the excellently organized area
where there
is plenty to see.

   The entrance has also been renovated and there are plenty of new aquariums on the exhibition premises. There is an enormous amount of water in the huge tanks and when you look
through the glass it looks like real sea life. Cretaquarium is also a part of the Thalassocosmos complex, the biggest sea research, technology and free time center in the Mediterranean area. 

The sharks are an intimidating presence up close

The watertanks contain beautifully lifelike conditions
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Cretaquarium is a great experience for the whole family
 
   The audiovisual equipment makes it possible to listen to the sounds of the underwater world while looking at the fish. One should reserve a little under an hour to be able to see the whole exhibition, but you can easily spend more time looking at the beautiful creatures of the sea.