Villa Selena

Villa Selena is setting up in about 480 m., on the site of Vigla. It is about 1.5 km. far from the village Ηoudetsi, 5 km. far from Archanes, 17 km. far from the port and the airport and 15 km. from the General Hospital in Heraklio. The place is absolutely ideal for the echotourisism and outdoor activities because: • It is located between two mountains, which are offered for specific forms of tourism (Psiloritis and Lasithiotika Mounts). • The approach to the north and south coastline of Crete for daily excursions and tours is excellent. • It has a lovely view oner North, East and West due to the height (480m.). • The Villa is surrounded by crops of vineyards with naming origin. • Nearby the Villa are found archeological places (Knossos, Archanes, Vathipetro and Giouchtas), monasteries (Agarathos, Spiliotissa and St. George Epanosifis) and Byzantine castles. • It is close to traditional settlements and settlements with traditional architecture, such as Archanes, restaurants and museums of Secular Art. It is also near to the Centre of Mediterranean Music in Ηoudetsi, near to processing units of agricultural products and near to some of the essential wine-producing units in Crete. On the construction, we focused on the minimization of any negative consequences that might affect the environment. We only used renewable sources of energy such as wind and solar power and natural gas in order to cover the power needs of the Cottage.

Rooms: 2 units with 3 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms, can accommodate 12 people, satellite TV, internet, music, telephone, fire alarm system, clima air Living room with 12 seats, fireplace, dinning room with 12 seats, kitchen with all the facilities, bookcase, meeting room.

The guest during his stay has the chance to enjoy activities and services by getting in contact with the couriers, who are experts in all types of activities, in order to form the appropriate program.

• The support in taking part in special activities like climbing, walking tours, cycling, camping, speleology and others, is possible.
• The participation in supplementary-agricultural activities inside and outside the building plot, for example gardening, grape-harvest, wine-production, oil-production, oil-harvest, tsikoudia-production (traditonal drink), and are also taught how to deal with the Cretan cuisine, visits in places of traditional handicraft activities and farms and others, is also conceivable.

The substructures of the guest’ house, its facilities, the equipment and the stuff above all, offer high quality services to the guests, who will enjoy their holidays in a peaceful, picturesque and traditional environment, which combines the modern comforts of a holiday resort with the simplicity, the warmth and the family character of Cretan hospitality.

Indoor Facilities:

• 2 spas,
• home cinema,
• internet corner,
• play room,
• cellar with hand-picked wines.

Outdoor Facilities:

• gardens with special kinds of local plants,
• orchards,
• vineyards with traditional hand-picked grapes,
• football (5χ5),
• badminton and volleyball fields,
• ping-pong table
• gym multi-machine,
• children’s play ground and BBQ

In the guests’ house traditional breakfast is served, while the midday meal or the supper will be ordered a day before to the cook of the Cottage. The ingredients, which are used for the preparation, come from the Cottage’s garden of from local companies and associations. The guest (if he wishes) has the chance to participate in the preparation, guests have the chance to familiarize with the Cretan cuisine.