Featuring a private swimming pool and a sun terrace, Villa Elena is located 350 yards from Viran Episkopi Village. Surrounded by a garden with BBQ facilities, this self-catering, split-level unit offers free WiFi throughout.Opening to a furnished terrace and patio with pool, garden and mountain views, the air-conditioned, country-style Villa Elena includes a spacious, fully equipped kitchen with dining area. The living room is fitted with a fireplace and a satellite, flat-screen TV with DVD player. Featuring wooden beds, all 4 bedrooms are decorated with hand-picked items.The sandy beach of Stavromenos is 1.2 miles away. Restaurants can be found at a distance of 350 yards. Perama Town, where supermarkets, banks and shops are available, is within 6.2 miles of the property. Villa Elena is 8.7 miles from Rethymno Town and 44.7 miles from Heraklion Airport. Free private parking is possible on site.

Crete. As well as the magnificent beaches and warm seas, the size and physical variety of the island of Crete invites exploration, and Villa Elena, located at Viran Episkopi, Crete, 74052, 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 Elena, – 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 Elena are revisited so often.