Located 100 meters from the beach, Ilios offers studios and apartments that feature a balcony overlooking the sea and mountain. Free WiFi is offered throughout. All air-conditioned accommodation is equipped with a kitchenette, electric kettle, fridge and coffee machine. There is a TV and bathroom with shower. Ilios is 3.7 miles from the picturesque village of Matala and 12.4 miles from the archaeological site of Faistos. Heraklion International airport is 37.3 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 Ilios, located at Kalamaki, Moires,Heraklion, 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 Ilios, – 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 Ilios are revisited so often.