Single family villa Φρέ, Melidoni, Fre

This Villas are located at the foothills of the White Mountains of Crete. It enjoys a spectacular forest garden and an impressive turquoise stone pool. Anyone that seeks tranquility and off the beaten track holidays in a small Cretan village will find their paradise here.

In the plot there is two villas one of 170 sq.m. and one of 60 sq.m. Both of the villas are traditional with following unique characteristics:

– houses are replicas/ copies of existing old traditional village homes of the area.
– special architectural features make them unique .
– cyprus tree hard wood in the interior roofs and guesthouse floor (an almost extinct aromatic timber (used by the Minoans for ship building))
– robust reinforced concrete radie type foundations
The pool is kidney shaped (8,5 by 4 mtrs) and includes a shallow toddler paddle area. It is secluded among high trees and offers a high level of privacy. It is styled like an old water tank plastered inside and rounded on all sides. The water is crystal clear and overflows one side of the pool making the sound of a stream. The robust stone barbeque is close by and encourages eating around the pool .

The location is very quiet, at the outskirts of a shepherds village called Melidoni. There are many interesting walks in the area, a gauge to visit, and of course more advanced walks up the mountain tops. And of course the district of Apokoronas where the house is located is famous for Aptera (the archaelogical site), byzantine churches, Kalyves sandy beaches, tavernas in picturesque villages of Vamos, Armeni, Stylos, Fres and others.

The houses are located 30 minutes from Hania (medieval port and city) and 40 minutes from Rethymnon medieval city. The long beaches where mainstream tourism goes to are also 25 minutes away from this quiet retreat. So you are close to everywhere in a unique place.