Villas and Country Houses to rent in Crete
 
◄ Back
 

Villa Ariadne, Drapanias


Ariadne was built in stages about 100 years ago and sat on what was once the twisting main road from Chania to Kastelli. Now the traffic on the quiet street is mainly agricultural tractors, or visitors to the “town hall” next door but one. Drapanias is a completely natural, ungentrified agricultural working village with no pretensions whatsoever. There are two mini markets, three Kafeneons/tavernas, and a baker's shop. Ariadne is sited in an area of genuine Cretan culture. There are no foreign-owned housing developments or tourist accommodation anywhere nearby.
  Villa Ariadne
Shady olive groves   Unspoilt beach   An unspoilt natural sandy beach is 10/15 minutes easy walk away (or 2 minutes drive) through lush, shady olive groves and fields which often stretch right down to the sea.

This is a glorious spot for swimming and sunbathing
Wonderful walking...   There are three tavernas on or near the six km beach - otherwise there is nothing but a patchwork of fields and the occasional house.

Two km along the coast, in the corner of the bay at Nopigia, the sand gives way to rocky grandeur and wonderful countryside for walking and exploring.
  ...the rocky beach
Villa Ariadne - Bedroom   Living Room
Inside and immediately to the left is a double bedroom. Then a wide hallway opens out into a sitting dining area with a woodburning stove and thick old walls with many of the original dressed Roman stones revealed through the plasterwork. The toilet shower-room has a huge walk-in two person shower. The fully-fitted kitchen opens through an archway at the end of the hallway.
Villa Ariadne - Kitchen   Sitting   Hallway
Opposite the kitchen through another arch is a small double bedroom that can also be used as a rear sitting room, or even a dining room, depending on how many people are living in the house and/or personal preferences.
Private rear garden   Cool protected garden
Through Ariadne's back door is a very private walled rear garden with lemon and orange trees. The garden is not overlooked at all and is ideal for very private sunbathing in between the shade of the trees. Very romantic.
   
Drapanias
This is a completely genuine quiet farming village, not at all spoiled or changed by the march of time or tourism. Once it was a thriving community on the old main road from Chania to Kastelli but nowadays, whilst it may be peacefully off the beaten track, it still has local shops and Kafeneons for immediate needs and the village is still on the main bus route
Church   Local shops and Kafeneons
Drapanias   Drapanias
The new national road junction is only two minutes away so, despite the peace and quiet, external communications for touring and more sophisticated activities such as shopping, clubbing and dining-out are excellent...
Crystal clear waters...
...and of course the clear blue sea is never more than a few minutes away.
Prices
  This house is available for thirteen-week rental periods up to one year or even longer. This is not a tourist house. Prices vary according to length of contract and time of year but as a guide they start from around €160 per week in winter and €195 per week in summer and our prices INCLUDE all charges for gas, water, electricity, heating logs for winter (if appropriate) and local taxes. The houses are fully equipped - you need only bring your clothes. The only extras would be the telephone/internet (ADSL Broadband) line rental and any call costs which we just pass on to you at bare cost to us.

This is exceptional value - often at around one third of normal tourist accommodation rental prices. We have clients for short and long-term rental from all over the world and no two requirements are ever the same so do please ask for a specific quotation appropriate to your circumstances.
 
Car Hire
Click for Car Hire
Contact us
Contact us
Telephone us in London on: + 44 (0) 207 263 7080
◄ Back
If you are viewing this page outside its frame, please click here