The house is situated a few minutes walk from a quiet bay which we lived. We arrived a day late but a taxi and food had been organised for us. Regular gifts of fruit were waiting for us at the house after a day on the beach. We wanted a quiet holiday so didn’t hire a car. If you want to explore a lot of the island you will need a car. The small local supermarket has limited supplies but enough for our needs as we ate at one of the local tavernas most of the time, all reasonably priced with good food. We did walk to the next bay for a change but this did involve a few climbs! Our bay is used by locals as it is less windy than many beaches so weekends were busier. Day excursions are available and there is a local bus to Heraklion. All in all for us it was all that we could have wished for. Thank you Giorgio and Andreas!