Sofia is a small family hotel in the centre of Matala. It is located just 50 metres from the beautiful beach with the famous caves. The hotel is still quiet and calm and has a covered terrace with a fountain that gives you refreshment in the hot days. Here you can have your coffee, cold drinks, Cretan wine, perfect Cretan omelette from the hosts’ mother, free wi-fi or just to sit and relax. Sofia would like to offer you a relaxing stay and an unforgettable time. Matala is gorgeous and still retains something from the peaceful and hippies atmosphere of previous time. Come and enjoy your relaxed and creative holidays here!

Crete. As well as the magnificent beaches and warm seas, the size and physical variety of the island of Crete invites exploration, and Sofia, located at Matala, Heraklio Region, 70200, 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 Sofia, – 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 Sofia are revisited so often.