Michel Mari is quietly located in a flowered garden, only 100 meters from Agia Pelagia beach. It features self-catered accommodation with a balcony. Shops, taverns and bars are within a 2-minutes walk. All air-conditioned studios and apartments have a kitchenette with a mini fridge, coffee maker and cooking hobs to prepare a light meal. Each includes a bathroom with a shower and a TV. The private balcony offers garden view. An archaeological site is across the street. Michel Mari lies 12.4 miles from Heraklion City and Nikos Kazantzakis International airport. The archaeological site of Knossos can be reached within a 30-minutes drive.

Crete. As well as the magnificent beaches and warm seas, the size and physical variety of the island of Crete invites exploration, and Michel Mari, located at Neofitou Pedioti, Heraklion, 71500, Greece, is the ideal staring point. Uniquely among Greek islands, Crete’s mountainous spine creates a sense of spaciousness, a life distinct from sea and sand. Fly-drive holidays to Crete – or simply the hire of a car for some days during your stay in Michel Mari, – will enable you to seek out the rugged formations of the interior, the fertile countryside and tiny chapels filled with frescoes, the mountain villages where time has stood still. Always, the authentic spirit of the islanders, their fierce independence and pride – as well as the best cooking and most delicious meals that constitute the famed “Cretan Diet” – will more likely be found where few others are looking. With so much to see, with dolphins to watch, shaded squares to paint, olive trees and wild orchids, Minoan remains and sweeping beaches, no wonder Crete holidays and Michel Mari are revisited so often.