Goúves () is a village and former municipality in the Heraklion regional unit, Crete, Greece. Since the 2011, local government reform it is a part of the municipality Hersonissos, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of . It lies around east of Heraklion. Goúves is better known for its busy summer resort, Káto Goúves. Besides this well developed tourist resort with long sandy beaches, the area has some traditional villages and archaeological sites and Eileithyia caves. To the 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. Káto Goúves, just a couple kms. north of the village, is a summer resort. There is a variety of accommodation (from large hotels to boarding houses and self-catering apartments) . There are many restaurants, bars, nightclubs, and shops. Villages in the Municipal Unit of Gouves Villages in the area include: Anopoli - several some minutes from Kokkini Xani village, and 5 km south in the mountains at an altitude of 205 m. Elia Village - located 12 km southeast of Heraklion city, in the inland of Hersonissos Municipality, and just 4.5 km from Kokkini Chani village by the sea. The village is on a small hill, at an altitude of 230 m Epano Gouves - located on the south side of Gouves village by the north side of Ederi Mountain, just 18 km east of Heraklion city and just 3 km from Gournes village. Epano Vatheia - is located in the valley of Vatheianos Kampos, at an altitude of 260 m in the inland of Hersonissos Municipality, just 15 km southeast of Heraklion city. Gournes - a village by the sea and located just 15 km east of Heraklion city in the Municipality of Hersonissos. Gouves village - also known as Kato Gouves, this is a village by the sea Charasso village - located southeast of Heraklion city just 27 km from the airport and at an altitude of 388 m, in the inland of Hersonissos Municipality just 10 km south of Gouves village. Kalo Chorio - located just 7 km south of Gouves village and 25 km southeast of Heraklion city Karteros Village - located by the sea just 8 km from Heraklion city and is the natural limit of Hersonissos Municipality Kato Vatheia village -