Traditionally built Stelva Villa’s situated amidst bougainvilleas in the scenic village of Piskopiano 0.9 miles from lively Hersonissos. It features 2 pools and offers self-catered accommodation with free Wi-Fi. The rooms have large balconies, some overlooking the Cretan Sea. Each unit includes a kitchen or kitchenette with a microwave oven and fridge. Satellite TV and radio are standard while air conditioning is provided at a charge. Guests can have drinks, coffee and snacks at the pool bar or the lounge bar featuring computers, video games and a TV. For lunch and dinner, Piskopiano’s taverns provide Cretan dishes and local spirits such as raki. The long shingle beach of Hersonissos is less than 1.2 miles away and offers water sports facilities such as waterskiing. Heraklion International airport is 18.6 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 Stelva Villas, located at Main Road, Piskopiano, Hersonissos, 70014, 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 Stelva Villas, – 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 Stelva Villas are revisited so often.