Within 450 yards from the beach, Athena Villas offers fully equipped accommodation with a private pool and views over the Libyan Sea. The village of Makry Gialos is 1.2 miles away.Villa Athena is spacious and traditionally furnished opening out to sea-view balconies and patios. It includes a kitchen with dining area, adjacent living room with fireplace and 3 bedrooms. It is equipped with a satellite TV, DVD player and washing machine. A USB stick for internet access is provided free of charge.In the village of Makry Gialos you will find traditional Cretan taverns, cafe and shops. The airport of Siteia is 21.7 miles away, while Heraklion City is at 74.6 miles. Free parking can be found near the premises.

Crete. As well as the magnificent beaches and warm seas, the size and physical variety of the island of Crete invites exploration, and Athena Villas, located at Lagkada, Makrigialos Lasithi, 72055, 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 Athena 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 Athena Villas are revisited so often.