Just 50 meters from the beach, Villa Sylvia is located in Matala Village. It boasts free Wi-Fi and air-conditioned accommodation with a terrace or balcony overlooking the stone paved courtyard and garden or mountain. Villa Sylvia’s rooms come with a fridge and a private bathroom with bathtub or shower. All of the studios offer a kitchenette with coffee-tea-facilities and cooking hobs for the preparation of light meals. A variety of taverns, cafe-bars and shops are conveniently situated only 20 meters from the property. It is 41 miles from Heraklion International airport and Heraklion Port.

Crete. As well as the magnificent beaches and warm seas, the size and physical variety of the island of Crete invites exploration, and Villa Sylvia, located at Matala, Crete, 70200, 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 Villa Sylvia, – 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 Villa Sylvia are revisited so often.