If you want to get away from the tourist crowds & see the real Crete, Patio House is the jewel in the crown. From the moment we arrived, we didn't want to move from the house or garden. Luisa's taste from soft furnishings to furniture to pottery was exquisite & the house had been sympathetically restored. We kept finding new nooks & crannies, full of quirky nic nacs.
The garden was stuffed with perfumed flowers, drying figs, outdoor beds, wrought iron furniture & the view to the sea was to die for.
Antonis the gardener was always at hand to help, advise & bring fruit from the garden.
All of Luisa's tips of where to visit were very helpful, especially Alatsis. Cristina's taverna in the village was lovely fro morning coffee & freshly squeezed orange juice & 55 was a real surprise, stuffed with old curiosities & home made furniture & 45 beers to choose from.
Luisa's house & Agios Ioannis are magical.