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Ano Gouves is a small picturesque village located about 20 km east of Heraklion, in an altitude of 300 m next to the small mountain of Ederi. Kato Gouves is a well-developed tourist resort with long sandy beaches. The area also has some traditional villages and archaeological sites. 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. There are also remains of an ancient Minoan ceramics workshop which is worth seeing, as well as the Christian remains, like the Church of Zoodochos Pig, patron of the village and the Eileithyia caves. Within a short distance are picturesque villages and sights, such as the monastery of Saint John Theologos, the Skotino cave and the Eileithyia cave. The most important archeological sites of the area are the Minoan villas of Kokkini Hani and Amnisos. Transport from Heraklion to Gouves is very easy due to regular and frequent bus itineraries, taxies or rented cars and motorcycles.