The fashionable Avdou Villas has an enviable position and imbued with mesmerizing picturesque beauty of the "Lagada" valley. This is right at the pediment of the Lassithi plateau mountain range. These superb villas are situated at a distance of 39 km from Heraklion city with about 600 citizens. The surrounding ambiance is exceedingly rich in exuberant flora, which is composed of olive trees, oranges, tangerines, apricot trees, kiwis and a vegetable garden spread in abundance all over the estate. The Avdou Villa is favourable for trekking, cave exploration and relaxing in the surrounding Avdou area. An eco-tourism dwelling, Avdou Villas, offer an alternative way of escaping from all you daily routine.
Short history
The earliest recorded reference to "Avdou" is in 1381, in a Venetian state document stating the area as a benefice belonging to Michel Quirino. Excavations in the area unearthed a building with mosaics, probably part of an extensive complex of an early-Christian basilica. The village is dotted with frescoed Byzantine churches. Avdou probably took its name from the prophet Havdeu whose church existed in nearby Kontaria. Near the Avdou settlement there are two caves, Faneromeni and Haghia Fotini, where archaeologists found artifacts dating back to the Neolithic period, in Minoan Crete when they were probably used as worship grounds.
Room types
The One-Bedroom Apartment up to 4 persons features a ground floor with kitchen, dining room for 4 persons, sitting room with a 3-seat sofa (converts to 2 single beds or 1 double bed), an arm-chair, a fireplace, a WC and a terrace. A first floor is with a master bedroom (with a double iron bed in one of the houses and 2 single beds in the other), a WC with a bath and a large terrace. Total capacity is 4 persons.
Each of “One-Bedroom Apartment & a Loft “Ondas” up to 3 persons” and Studio up to 3 persons” features a Kitchen, a dining table for 3 persons, an arm-chair that converts to a single bed, WC with bath, one of the studios has 2 single beds, the other studio 1 double bed and a terrace. Total capacity is 3 persons.
The Two Bedrooms Apartment features a ground floor with 1 master bedroom (with 2 single beds), WC with shower, kitchen, 6-persons dining room, living room with 3-seat sofa (converted to 2 singles or 1 double bed), arm-chair, fireplace and terrace. On the first floor the bedrooms are with a second bedroom (with a double iron-rail bed), WC with a bath and a large terrace. Total capacity is 6 persons.
Room facilities
All houses and studios are equipped with: Electric kitchen, Refrigerator, Cooker-hood, Kettle, Coffee-maker and other equipment. All houses also feature Telephone, Central heating, Safe, Iron-board and Iron, House cleaning service twice a week. All boudoirs have a magnifying mirror for make up and all WCs provide a hair-dryer. House litter is collected daily and disposed at the organic farm compost. Other options include Bath or Shower, Air-Conditioning, Satellite TV, Radio or Music TV Channel, Direct-Dial Telephone, Mini Fridge, Laundry / Dry-Cleaning Service, Balcony or Terrace, Fireplace in Maisonettes, Oven with Grill and Hotplates (Cooker), Cooker-hood, Kettle and Percolator.
Hotel facilities
The complex consists of 2 Studios up to 3 persons, 3 One-Bedroom Apartment up to 4 people, 1 Two Bedrooms House up to 6 persons. Facilities include Express Checkout, Free Parking, Hairdryers Available, No Smoking Rooms/Facilities, Safe Deposit Box, Television with Cable, Laundry/Valet Services, Swimming pool.
Sports and Leisure
The Crete Golf Club, the most challenging golf course in Greece, has opened. Its 18 holes cover 72 hectares on a mountainous terrain just south of Hersonissos.
You can take horse riding lessons in an organized area (for beginners) or to ride over the hills of Lagada accompanied by a guide.
You can hire mountain bikes for training, exploration or for a visit to the Byzantine churches around the area.
You can visit the Saint Fotinis cave, which is 20 minutes by car over a dirt road path, to see the church which is situated in the bottom of a cave in the mountain at 500 m above the sea.
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