Villa Kaitos Greece

Stay in the Cretan countryside when you vacation in Villa Kaitos, a luxurious property near the holiday resort of Hersonissos on the northeast coast of the Greek island of Crete, in the Aegean Sea. This simply stunning villa is built out of local stone with a classic terracotta tiled roof and is only one storey, which makes it easy to manoeuvre for those with mobility issues. The villa is set on its own grounds, surrounded by a stone wall and high fencing for privacy and security. The tiled terrace is home to a centrepiece private swimming pool, surrounded by lush green manicured lawns. The property comes with garage parking, and complimentary air conditioning and Wi-Fi throughout.
The villa has three spacious ensuite bedrooms and can comfortably accommodate up to six guests in some style, perfect for a family or group of friends sharing. The contemporary interiors reflect the exterior, local stone walls have been used as a feature, the furnishings are modern, and the décor is a tranquil palette of earth tones, natural shades of beige and greys, with a crisp sharp white contrast. The villa is light and airy, with floor-to-ceiling picture windows that flood the space with natural light, and give access to the outdoors. The ambience is one of seriously smart comfort, and minimalist chic for maximum effect.
Enter the villa to discover an exceptionally spacious open-plan living area, with sliding doors that open onto the pool terrace. The seating area has a silver grey sofa and matching armchair and pouffe, with a black rug and coffee table, facing a sixty-five-inch flat screen television. The adjacent dining area has a seriously smart eight-seater dining set, in front of an enclosed designer fireplace, ideal for cosy indoor dining on those cooler evenings. The black and white fully equipped kitchen has all the appliances you will need to cater for your holiday, including a fridge freezer, a built-in oven and hob, and a preparation island, with bar stools for breakfast. Walk down the hallway where you will find three exquisitely-appointed ensuite double bedrooms. The three bedrooms have large double beds, wardrobes, a chest of drawers, flat-screen televisions, and doors that slide open straight onto the terrace. The ensuite marble bathrooms are huge, with walk-in showers, double basin vanity units, and WCs. A guest cloakroom completes the accommodation.
The exterior living space is equally special. The tiled terrace is home to a step-entry swimming pool, surrounded by relaxing modern mesh sun loungers. Lush green lawns in the shade or the sunshine, are perfect for being at one with nature and catching up with this year’s best seller. An eight-seater dining set sits under a shady pergola, next to a built-in brick barbeque with a grill and stone oven, which makes it the perfect place to prepare and eat a feast of Cretan delicacies, and toast to a most memorable holiday.
Villa Kaitos can be found near the resort town of Hersonissos, on the northeast coast of Crete, a Greek island in the Aegean Sea. The villa is a half-hour drive from Heraklion International Airport, seventeen kilometres from your holiday home from home. The lively resort town of Hersonissos is less than a kilometre away and has plenty of stores for holiday provisions, souvenir shops selling handcrafted goods, an old town and harbour, lots of cafes and restaurants serving traditional Cretan and international food, and bars and clubs that come into their own after dark. If you like a different sort of club, the area also boasts the only golf course in Crete.
The nearest beach is just over two kilometres away, and in the vicinity, the coastline is populated with blue flag sandy shores, crystal clear waters for swimming and snorkelling, and even a nudist beach if you want to bare all. Go slightly out of town to local villages, sample some Cretan hospitality, taste the local delicacies, and bring back some homemade honey. The town and port of Heraklion is a twenty-five-kilometre drive from the villa, don’t miss a tour around the ancient Palace of Knossos, a visit to the Archaeological Museum, a walk along the Venetian walls, and a stroll through the old quarter, where you can shop for souvenirs, before enjoying souvlaki and ouzo like a local For those who love walking, explore the three hundred caves the island hides, hike over hillsides, streams, and rocky ravines to discover watermills and ruins, and stop along the way at a local winery and taste the fruits of the many vineyards.
The area is soaked in history, particularly Minoan and Dorian, Crete was conquered by the Venetians in the fifteenth century, who built fortresses to keep the Ottoman pirates at bay, then finally gaining independence in the nineteenth century and becoming part of Greece. If you prefer the sea to land, all aboard a boat trip where you can scuba or snorkel underwater ruins, and strap on your jet skis or paraglide with one of the many water sports clubs. Go further afield to Vai, Crete’s easternmost tip, where you will find lush forests and a unique date palm. Explore Psychro Cave, reputedly the birthplace of Zeus, and rock climb Mount Ida to find the Ideon Cave. Sitia Geopark is three hundred and fifty square kilometres of the island’s diverse ecosystem, where you can trek through gorges, bathe on beaches, walk the wetlands, become a bird-watcher, and be at one with nature.
Get active and hike the Richtis Gorge, and stroll through streams to reach the twenty-metre waterfall, where you can cool off in the inviting pool. Find peace and solitude in the fifteenth-century Toplou Monastery, where you can see beautiful Byzantine icons. Take a boat tour to visit the intriguing island of Spinalonga, a former leper colony until as recently as the 1950s, home to a Venetian fortress, and now an open-air museum. No visit to Crete is complete without a trip to Agios Nikolaos, a harbour town that uniquely houses a lake in its centre is home to the archaeological museum of Minoan treasures, and is full of tavernas, shops, bars, and restaurants, in which to sit and watch the local life go by.