Right next to Pahia Ammos beach, Koxyli offers self-catered accommodation with a balcony overlooking the Venetian fortress of Palaiochora and the Libyan Sea. Free Wi-Fi is offered throughout. A kitchenette with cooking facilities, fridge and dining area is included in all accommodation types at the Koxyli. Each spacious unit has a satellite TV and a private bathroom with shower. Sougia beach is 21.7 miles away. The famous Elafonissi beach is 28 miles away.

Crete. As well as the magnificent beaches and warm seas, the size and physical variety of the island of Crete invites exploration, and Koxyli, located at Pachia Ammos, Palaiochora, 73001, 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 Koxyli, – 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 Koxyli are revisited so often.