The family-run Kiriakos Apartments are on the outskirts of Stalis on the Greek island of Crete’s north-east coastline. The apartments are just 200 metres from the sandy beach and two miles from lively Ilia, enabling guests to enjoy a peaceful location but also be close to the famously lively areas of the island’should you fancy a few evenings of fun and dancing till dawn. There are 16 rooms at the Kiriakos Apartments, all of which have their own balcony or terrace and a fully equipped kitchenette. Beautiful gardens surround the property and there is a swimming pool where you can enjoy a refreshing dip and a poolside snack bar where you can relax in the shade with a snack or your favourite drink.

Crete. As well as the magnificent beaches and warm seas, the size and physical variety of the island of Crete invites exploration, and Kyriakos, located at Irinis 112, Stalida, Heraklion Region, 70007, 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 Kyriakos, – 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 Kyriakos are revisited so often.