Kalin espera! Good afternoon! It is time to sit back and enjoy the beautiful Greek sunset. And there is no better place to do that than Espera Apartment, in the heart of the cutest and most picturesque city in Crete, Rethymno.

Every year, Kournas attracts thousands of visitors who come to admire the famous lake and its beautiful surroundings. And you will be staying right on the lake shore. The calm atmosphere, the enchanting colors, the unique sunset and the wonderful starlit sky will get you spiritually drunk. Then, there is a bonus: some of the most legendary taverns of the island are just a few meters away from the villa!

Luxury is waking up in the middle of a 4.000 sq. m.gardenwith fruit trees, olive trees and colorful flowers right on a hill top overlooking the Mediterranean Sea. Would you agree?

Rocky terrain, wild herbs all over your feet, endless olive trees in every direction; this is the authentic Mediterranean landscape. And you are right in the middle of it. Sounds like holidays?

Far into the Cretan inland, at the foot of Mount Idi, the tallest mountain in Crete and birthplace of Zeus according to the Greek Mythology, two twin villas are standing proudly, waiting to be discovered.

Holidays are not just a break for you. They are a reward, a precious gift to yourself and a big thank you to your family. Yes, this is what we thought, too.

In Greek, “Limeri” means refuge, retreat or lair and as you can already guess this villa was not given its name by accident. This is a true palace hidden in the midst of massive mountains and surrounded by rich flora and fauna and dramatic rocks on every side.

You would rather share a swimming pool with nobody but your friends and family. You would rather have no dinner hours (or any “hours” for that matter). You would rather have nobody dictate you what to do and what to see. You simply want your privacy to do whatever you want with it. And this is exactly what you get.

Pantelis Villa is as humble as the times it was built. It does not feature luxurious decorations, just authentic Cretan furniture and styling elements. It does not feature modern materials just stone and wood from top to bottom. It does not feature vast spaces just little cozy ones that “force” you to come closer together.

Words like luxury and deluxe fall short in describing Pandis Palace. Perhaps the only word that transmutes the qualities of this court is the Greek word “aristocracy”, which means “the ruling of excellence”. And it makes perfect sense, since ancient Greek elements infiltrate every inch of Pandis Palace.

Villa Rodanthi was built for one purpose: to silence your mind and push away the clouds of everyday routine. Just give in. You need it, you have worked for it, you deserve it and you know it.

Lying on the hammock or on one of the sunbeds around the swimming pool of Villa Infinity will make you feel like you are on the terrace of Crete. Infinite view. Infinite silence. Infinite holidays.

More than a century of stories have been born in this villa, which was originally built in 1900. Its owners rebuilt it in full in 2012, so that you can hopefully create a story of your own; a story that you will be sharing for many years ahead.

You wouldn’t expect to enjoy the privacy and quietness of a county villa in the city, would you? You will be compelled to reconsider.

Just over five kilometers outside the cosmopolitan City of Chania, the Venice of the East, there is a whole other world waiting to be “opened”; a world of class, impeccable design and unsurpassed standards. S&K Villa is not just a high quality property rental, but one of the best buildings sitting on the island of Crete.