Diktynna offers traditional houses, converted into villas with fireplace and views over the Libyan Sea. It is situated 7.5 miles from Ierapetra. Free Wi-Fi and free parking are provided.Diktynna Traditional Villas air-conditioned with 2 bedrooms and a living room. They all have a large kitchen with dishwasher, and a patio with BBQ. There is free Wi-Fi, and a flat-screen satellite TV is available in each of the rooms.Guests can use the traditional wooden oven, or look at the stars with the hotel’s telescope. Special rates are offered on car rental, and car pick-up and drop-off at Heraklion airport or port can be arranged.With Diktynna as their base, guests can explore the surrounding villages of the Lasithi region. There are many scenic walking paths, while you can also ride a mule or a donkey. Free mountain bikes are provided on site.

Crete. As well as the magnificent beaches and warm seas, the size and physical variety of the island of Crete invites exploration, and Diktynna Traditional Villas, located at Anatoli, Ierapetra,72200, Greece, is the ideal staring point. Uniquely among Greek islands, Crete’s mountainous spine creates a sense of spaciousness, a life distinct from sea and sand. Fly-drive holidays to Crete – or simply the hire of a car for some days during your stay in Diktynna Traditional Villas, – will enable you to seek out the rugged formations of the interior, the fertile countryside and tiny chapels filled with frescoes, the mountain villages where time has stood still. Always, the authentic spirit of the islanders, their fierce independence and pride – as well as the best cooking and most delicious meals that constitute the famed “Cretan Diet” – will more likely be found where few others are looking. With so much to see, with dolphins to watch, shaded squares to paint, olive trees and wild orchids, Minoan remains and sweeping beaches, no wonder Crete holidays and Diktynna Traditional Villas are revisited so often.