In an olive garden 550 meters from Damnoni beach in Plakiasassiani studios offer self-catered studios with free Wi-Fi. Each room’s a balcony overlooking the Cretan sea and green landscape. All rooms at the family-run studios Kassiani have air conditioning, a TV and a CD player. The well-equipped kitchenettes include a fridge and cooking hobs. Each studio has a dining and sitting area. The famous Ammoudi beach is 750 meters away. The centre of Plakiasth fish taverns and bars is at 0.6 miles. Guests are within a 30-minutes drive from the town of Rethymno with the Venetian Port. Free private parking is available on site.

Crete. As well as the magnificent beaches and warm seas, the size and physical variety of the island of Crete invites exploration, and Kassiani Studios, located at Plakias, Rethimno, 74060, 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 Kassiani Studios, – 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 Kassiani Studios are revisited so often.