Overlooking the village of Alikampos in the outskirts of Chania, the 19th-century Halases apartments offers traditional apartments surrounded by a pool and a garden. Free WiFi is available throughout. Fitted with stone walls and arches, all apartments are fully furnished and traditionally decorated. Each has a separate bedroom, a living room and a kitchenette with refrigerator, coffee maker, toaster and electric kettle. The nearest beach of Georgioupolis is a 15-minutes drive.

Crete. As well as the magnificent beaches and warm seas, the size and physical variety of the island of Crete invites exploration, and Halases Apartments, located at Alikambos, Chania Region, 73007, 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 Halases Apartments, – 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 Halases Apartments are revisited so often.