Set in Kato Kalesia, this detached villa features a garden with a seasonal outdoor pool and a barbecue. Guests benefit from terrace. Free private parking is available on site.There is a seating area, a dining area and a kitchen. A flat-screen TV with satellite channels is available. Villa Metaxas features free WiFi throughout the property.Bike hire is available at the property and the area is popular for horse riding. Heraklio Town is 5 miles from Villa Metaxas, while Hersonissos is 18.6 miles from the property. Guests can enjoy various activities in the surroundings, including snorkeling and diving. The nearest airport is Heraklion International Airport, 6.8 miles from the property.

Crete. As well as the magnificent beaches and warm seas, the size and physical variety of the island of Crete invites exploration, and Villa Metaxas, located at Kato Kalesia, Heraklion, 71500, 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 Villa Metaxas, – 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 Villa Metaxas are revisited so often.