Spectacular Stone Villa with Pool in Forest and Great Sea & Mountain Views

Villa Estia is located at the foothills of the White Mountains of Crete. It enjoys spectacular views to Mt Psiloritis and Georgioupoli beach, Kalyves beach and entrance of Souda bay, and of course the mountain range is so close you feel you can touch the mountains. Estia is surrounded by a forest garden and an impressive stone pool. Guests who seek tranquility and off the beaten track holidays in a small Cretan village will find their paradise here.
Villa Estia - its name taken after the name of the ancient Greek goddess of home and the family - is an authentic traditional mountain house made of stone and wood. The stone walls provide natural coolness all day. Estia on the ground floor has a spacious master bedroom, wooden double bed and a study. Large bathroom with king size bath tub is beside it. The second bedroom has wooden beds plus a folding bed. The ensuite WC includes shower. On the first floor a spacious room with great landscape views encompasses a fully equipped large kitchen with dining table for 6 and living room with fireplace and 2 sofas. One of the sofas unfolds into a double bed. Cupboards are large in all rooms to provide storage room for long stays.
The pool (28 sq. mtr surface, depth 1,70) is kidney shaped (8,5 by 4 mtrs) and includes a shallow toddler paddle area. The robust stone barbeque is close by and encourages eating around the pool.
The location is very quiet, at the outskirts of a small shepherds village called Melidoni. There are many interesting walks in the area leading to a gauge, mountain paths, and of course more advanced walks up the mountain tops. There is interesting village architecture to photograph . We offer tips, guidebooks and a detailed map with all the walks. The district of Apokoronas where the house is located is famous for Aptera archaelogical site, byzantine churches and monasteries, picturesque villages of Fres, Armeni, Vamos and others, Kiliaris river with orange trees, Kalyves and the renouned Georgioupoli sandy beaches and Kournas lake.
Best quality meat and dairy products you can get directly from shepherds, and fresh fish from the fishmongers in Kalyves.
The houses are located 30 minutes drive from Hania (Venetian port, museums and city life) and 40 minutes from Rethymnon medieval city as well. The long beaches where mainstream tourism goes to are also 25 minutes away from this quiet retreat. So you are close to the main tourist scene in a unique tranquil location.
Besides the maps and guide books, in the villas you will find a welcome pack including basic dairy products (milk and butter), Graviera cheese, bread, thyme honey and olive oil.
Bed linen is changed weekly while extra towels are stored inside the houses for your convenience. The houses are cleaned once a week by us.
Pool is cleaned and ph level checked every 3 days.
Many of our guests who have stayed in Estia return. Most of our guests love the house, view location, and especially the microclimate that provides best temperature and atmoshpere outdoors even when everywhere else they may be experiencing a heatwave (you don't really need the a/c if you open windows).

This villa offers its guests an outdoor pool, barbecue grills, and a garden. The front desk is open around the clock.

Smoking is allowed in designated areas at this Apokoronas villa.