Casa Di Veneto is traditional stone-built complex 0.9 miles from the beach in Hersonissos. It features romantic-style rooms decorated with antique furniture. Breakfast includes Cretan cheeses and is served in the courtyard. Rooms at the Veneto are decorated with paintings, Arabic carpets and individually selected lamps. Each is equipped with free Wi-Fi access while the hypoallergenic bedding is by cocomat and the toiletries are by APIVITA. Some units have a terrace with hot tub. Guests can relax in the leather sofas of the lounge room or have a drink at the Borgo Bar. The village centre is 50 meters away and features Cretan taverns, shops selling local products and little cafes. Crete Golf Club is just 1.2 miles away. Hersonissos port is at 1.2 miles and the International airport of Heraklion is at 9.3 miles.

Crete. As well as the magnificent beaches and warm seas, the size and physical variety of the island of Crete invites exploration, and Casa Di Veneto, located at Hersonissos, Heraklion, 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 Casa Di Veneto, – 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 Casa Di Veneto are revisited so often.