Villa Summary

This villa combines modern comfort and amenities with a traditional Cretan flavour and is on two floors.

Ground Floor

First Floor

External Features

Facilities

Optional Extras

Check In/Out

Villa Walkthrough

This villa combines modern comfort and amenities with a traditional Cretan flavour and is on two floors.

Approach

Villa Lydia is situated in the unspoilt village of Pendamodi, in a peaceful rural setting that offers breathtaking views over to the snow-topped White Mountains.

Ground Floor

Villa Lydia has a large, open-plan living area with a sitting area, dining area and well-equipped kitchen. The living area has plain, white walls with exposed patches of stonework. The wooden-framed windows are decorated with wooden shutters. Sofas and armchairs are placed near the satellite television and there are patio doors leading on to covered terrace with a table to seat four. Here you could eat food cooked fresh on the barbecue.
The open-plan, fitted kitchen is well-equipped with a dishwasher, microwave and toaster. Also on the ground floor is a family bathroom with a separate shower cubicle and washing machine.

First Floor

A stone staircase in the centre of the living space, takes you to the first floor bedrooms. The master bedroom is spacious and has wide, sunny windows, polished wooden floors and a large double bed. It also has doors leading on to a covered balcony where you can enjoy a glass of wine late at night and watch the web of twinkling lights across the surrounding countryside.

Outside

The large, private pool is bordered by a paved terrace and small, green lawns, where you can relax on a sun lounger. The gardens also include a barbecue and leafy trees and shrubs.
One of three, detached villas at this beautiful plot in Pendamodi, Villa Lydia neighbours Villa Eleftheria and Villa Irini.

Additional Information

Air-conditioning for this property is included in the price.

There is maid service twice a week.

Location

Villa Lydia is located in the friendly, sleepy village of Pendamodi which enjoys a pretty, rural setting and uninterrupted views over the rolling landscape. Yet, peace and beauty is only 15km away from the capital city of Crete, beautiful sandy beaches and many tourist sights.

The village of Pendamodi has an authentic and welcoming taverna and a bar with a large terrace commanding panoramic views. It also has a mini-market selling basic essential items. Surrounding villages also offer a selection of tavernas and restaurants, the nearest is Petrokefalo, 3km away. The sandy beach of Amoudara lined with cafes and shops is 15km away.

Heraklion, the capital city of Crete mixes historic architecture with an eastern flavour, and modern, cosmopolitan cafes and boutiques. The older areas of town, including the harbour provide pleasant strolling grounds where you can watch the fisherman sort their catches and enjoy the cooling Aegean Sea breeze. Heraklion Archeological Museum houses collections of finds from across an incredible ten centuries, but the emphasis is on artifacts from the Minoan times, of which it has arguably the world’s richest selection.

Well worth a visit, is the archaeological site of the ancient Knossos Palace, about 12km away, south of Heraklion. This palatial ruin dates back as far as 2000-1350BC but was most importantly inhabited during the Minoan civilization when tradition states that it was home to King Minos, who placed the Minotaur in the labyrinth. The Knossos Palace site has been partially restored and there are copies of original frescoes and plenty of stunning architecture on display here.

Tílisos, only 8km away also has beautiful ruins of three, simpler Minoan villas, much less imposing than the Knossos site but superbly excavated. Tílisos enjoy a more peaceful atmosphere and is a nice place to stroll around and soak up a flavour of Cretan history.

Scattered across the island are numerous museums and ruins galore as well as beautiful Byzantine churches, Ottoman mosques with towering spires and baroque, Venetian architecture. This is to say nothing of the varied and breathtaking landscape with natural, plunging gorges, rocky outcrops and clear springs. The island of Crete is brimming with beauty and spine-tingling ancient history just waiting to be explored.

Nearest Beach
Amoudara Beach 15.0 km

Nearest Shop
Mini-market in Pendamodi 0.1 km

Nearest Restaurant/Bar/Cafe
Local Taverna 0.15 km

Distance from Airport
17.0 km from Heraklion