Boasting an outdoor pool and set amidst a well-tended garden with palm trees, Villa Kostas Giannoudi/Rethymno is a 200-year-old stone built property located in Giannoudi village. A children’s pool, a pond and free wired internet are also available. Traditionally decorated, Villa Kostas consists of 4 bedrooms and a fully equipped kitchen with dining area. Fitted with a fireplace, the living room includes a TV and DVD player. An outdoor staircase leads to a separate studio. A washing machine and dishwasher are included. Guests can relax in the sun terrace with lounge chairs and parasols, or enjoy a meal in the shaded, outdoor dining area. Barbecue facilities are also available outdoors. A sandy beach, various shops and taverns can be reached within 1.6 miles. Rethymno town is at a distance of 2.8 miles.

Crete. As well as the magnificent beaches and warm seas, the size and physical variety of the island of Crete invites exploration, and Villa Kostas, located at Giannoudi, Rethymno, 74100, 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 Kostas, – 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 Kostas are revisited so often.