Set right across the beach of Kalamaki, Kiknos studios offers self-catering accommodation with free Wi-Fi access and views over Mesaras Cove or the garden. It has a seaside cafebar with a shaded seating area. Kiknos studios feature wooden furnishings and open out to private balconies. Ôhey come with a kitchenette equipped with mini fridge, electric kettle and coffee maker and they also have an en-suite bathroom with free toiletries. At Kiknos cafe you can enjoy you are breakfast or have a refreshing drink, a cocktail or a light snack while admiring the direct sea views. Within proximity, you will find several traditional taverns and cafe. The nearest bus stop can be reached at 100 meters. Nikos Kazantzakis Internatuional airport is 29.8 miles away, while the town of Rethymno is at 28 miles. Free private parking is available.

Crete. As well as the magnificent beaches and warm seas, the size and physical variety of the island of Crete invites exploration, and Kiknos Studios, located at Kalamaki, 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 Kiknos 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 Kiknos Studios are revisited so often.