We had a lovely stay at Villa Analipsi. Mihail is a terrific host who looked after us very well. The villa was very comfortable and situated within its own beautiful garden. Also, to illustrate Mihail’s hospitality, the fridge was stocked with the basic essentials you need to get started when you first arrive: olive oil, olives, coffee, wine, milk, fruit, butter, bread, cakes and wine and beer. Analipsi itself is a nice, quiet village with several very good, friendly tavernas who looked after us very well. It also has an excellent hand-made leather shop, a butcher, several supermarkets, and a bar selling craft beers which are brewed on site. Analipsi beach is lovely with soft golden sands that are not overcrowded. Analipsi itself is 20-30’ minutes by taxi or bus from Heraklion (40€ or 2.5€ respectively) and there are several car hire centres available if you want to explore this beautiful island and meet its lovely people. We had a superb, really enjoyable holiday and I would come again.