Located in Sivas Village, the family-run Agapi Holiday House offers self-catering accommodation in a renovated 19th-century traditional Cretan house. It has a furnished terrace overlooking Messara Plain and the mountains of Asterousia and Ida.Traditionally decorated in light green colours, Agapi House consists of a fully equipped kitchen and a living room with an attic, fireplace and sofa. Facilities include a laptop with free WiFi, a flat-screen TV and a washing machine.Guests will find a variety of traditional taverns, cafe and grocery stores within a short walk from Agapi Holiday. Komos Beach is 2.5 miles away and Matala is at a distance of 3.1 miles. The archaeological site of Festos is 3.1 miles away. Three bicycles are provided free of charge.

Crete. As well as the magnificent beaches and warm seas, the size and physical variety of the island of Crete invites exploration, and Agapi Holiday House, located at Sivas, 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 Agapi Holiday House, – 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 Agapi Holiday House are revisited so often.