Festias Villas

Kamilari, South Coast

2 bedroom villas

Festias Villas are a group of four independent holiday rental villas, each has a private pool and are located 1 kilometre from the largest sandy beach of southern Crete. It is built at the foot of a quiet hill and the view from there is breath taking towards mountains, the sea and sunset. Each villa has a private pool with a small child pool. Nearby you find the popular seaside resorts of Matala, Agia Galini and Lendas

The Villas

Each villa can accommodate 2 to 6 persons. It has two floors with two bedrooms, a big bathroom with hydro massage, hammam  home - spa and hair dryer. In the living room there are two comfortable sofas, which can be transformed into beds.

Each villa is surrounded by a huge garden (800 m2), it also has a private swimming pool with hydro massage, a small one for children, playground, barbeque and private parking.

With in a short distance you will find cafeterias, snack bars with rich breakfast, pizzerias, taverns-restaurants with traditional Greek cuisine, mini - markets, a taxi station and tourist shops.

There is a rich variety of activities available locally, to keep everyone happy. These include the archaeological sites at Faistos, Agia Triada and Gortina. Many varied day excursions including to the nearby fishing village of Lendas, the monastery at Preveli and Palm Beach, and other mountain monasteries and villages where you can sample the different cultures. Coach tours are available from Zaros, with its beautiful lake, to Kamares and the summit of Mount Psiloritis.
Eating and drinking out in Kamilari caters for all tastes. There are typical old kafenions, tavernas with traditional Cretan dishes, cooked in wood fired ovens including some specialities from Grandmothers Kitchen. In addition there is an Italian Pizzeria with a wood oven, and a snack bar/ cafeteria.

Nearby there are the seaside places Matala, Agia Galini and Lendas. In a short distance away there are traditional unspoilt villages where events and traditional feasts with music and dancing are organized at the duration of summertime.

The people are invariably friendly and will provide you with any information you need, including taxis and car rental. Moires and Timbake are the nearest small towns where doctors, pharmacies and banks are located, with markets on Friday and Saturday respectively.