The house is in an ancient and picturesque village on a hill about 10 km from the capital Heraklion and near the high beautiful mountains including Mt. Ida with its cave where legends claim Zeus was born. Thee is a beautiful terrace with an orange tree from which we picked our orange every morning and there are views of the mountains and the city all around. The house has been completely renovated so it has all modern appliances and features. There was a problem with the heating system, and as it even snowed when we were there [for the first time in at least five years], this made things a bit awkward at times, but Nikos and his father George were very attentive and came out to help. In fact, they picked us up at the airport in Heraklion, brought out to us packages that we needed delivered from the states, and made many helpful suggestions.
The village has a wonderful bakery and a few other local small markets. There are three cafes.