An exceptionally beautiful villa, with views out across a tree lined valley, the Mediterranean and a snow capped mountain. It's hard to capture the true beauty of this setting. The house has been designed to make the most of the views and the sunshine, you can have breakfast on the top patio, spend the day luxuriating by the pool and entertain in the evening on the terrace with a BBQ, looking up at the stars.
There were 8 in our group in total and I know we will all remember the first moment we stepped through the door and gasped in amazement at the luxuriousness of the villa. The outside and inside space was perfect- enough room to spread out and well designed areas where we were able to come together to eat, drink and relax. All the rooms are a good size, very clean and have en-suite bathrooms. The living room is gorgeous too with a huge dining table, sofas and French doors leading onto a balcony.
The villa is so peaceful, surrounded by olive groves, with a lemon and orange tree as well as thyme and rosemary plants- all of which we used to cook delicious food drenched in Harris's amazing olive oil. His generosity was reflective of all the people we met in Crete, who are the most friendly and warm hearted of people.
A short stroll up from the house, along a lane bordered with wild flowers is the nearby village of Amnatos and THE best Taverna. The two Maria's who served us were exceptionally generous and the food was just delicious. Sitting outside in the square with swallows flying over our heads we felt so lucky to have come to this area of Crete.
I wouldn't think twice about returning to Liostasi and would have no hesitation in recommending it to anyone who wants to enjoy a fabulous holiday in Crete.