Rethymno holiday villa rental, Aghia Paraskevi with walking, beach/lake nearby, balcony/terrace, air con, rural retreat

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Nafsika (villa)

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Villa Nafsika is located just a few minutes’ walk from the beach, on the outskirts of the traditional village Agia Paraskevi as one of Crete’s best kept secrets. Quiet and peaceful, yet only some minutes by car from the famous places such as Preveli, the villa has easy access to all amenities, including the local market for bargain hunting and excellent small restaurants for eating out.
Leading from the living room is a spacious yard with stunning sea views, furnished with a table and chairs to enable you to dine al fresco. With one double and two twin bedrooms, the villa is ideal for families, with plenty in the surrounding area to see and do during your stay.

Back view of the villa	front view
Side view of the villa	balcony view

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The Crete region

After having covered a total distance of 35 km from Rethymno you will arrive at the crossroads of Kissou Kampos. The road to the right leads to a number of villages such as Ardaktos, Drimiskos, Kerame and - most important - to Sotiras Christos, the village of Akoumia and the beautiful beach of Ligres. The Church of Sotiras in the village of Akoumia is ornamented with frescoes. The road turning to the right inside the village will take you to the famous beach of Akoumia and to the beach of Triopetra. Agia Paraskevi and Agalianou are two very small traditional villages of Crete, with friendly people and nice surroundings.

The climate is the classic mediterranean, warm most of the period of the year and nice to feel every time.

Rethymno / Aghia Paraskevi area

You can spend your time at the beach, make a walk in the village or make a tour by car to Preveli Monastery and Preveli beach, Spili, Agia Galini which are nearby.
Apart from the religious holidays, the farmers' and stockbreeders' festivities are of similar importance. Such festivities are related to the harvest of agricultural produce, the testing of the produce or stockbreeding procedures. Since the necessary and often hard work could only be accomplished if all the villagers joined together and helped each other, many of these events developed into celebrations. The host organises a feast with music and dancing in order to thank all those who helped accomplish the task. It was the necessity of agricultural tasks that helped the villagers to enhance their life, to develop long-lasting bonds of friendship, to have fun and to express their enthusiasm and devotion for nature and productivity. In a similar vein the grape harvest, which takes place in September, developed into a true festival with a lot of fun and singing, which is continued when the grapes are pressed to produce wine and raki. The event of raki distilling is also celebrated as the so-called festival of the "kazani" (cauldron). Furthermore the cultivation and harvest of various other produce always offers the opportunity to celebrate as for example during the cherry and walnut harvest and in earlier times during the olive harvest. Another impressive festivity takes place in the area of stockbreeding, when the sheep are sheared in springtime. The stockbreeders of the mountain villages invite their friends and relatives and after the shearing they all celebrate the event with plentiful food and wine, and music and dancing.

How to get there

Fly to Chania or Heraklion airport.
Car hire available at the airport or can be arranged by us.
Taxi transfer from / to the airport can be arranged directly upon your arrival at the airport, or previously by us.

Activities near Rethymno

Facilities

Further details indoors:
Parking facilities, balcony.

Further details outdoors:
The swimming pool will be ready for the summer season of 2009.

Further details

Welcome pack provided on arrival.
English-speaking staff available on phone or on spot to answer any questions.

Rental rates

Period	From	To	Weekly	Nightly rate		Minimum  stay
				Weekday	Weekend
September	26 Sep 08	1 Oct 08	455£  367	6552	6552	Flexible
October	1 Oct 08	1 Dec 08	420£  339	6048	6048	Flexible
Winter	1 Dec 08	1 Apr 09	500£  403	7560	7560	Flexible
Spring	1 Apr 09	1 Jul 09	700£  565	10081	10081	Flexible
Summer	1 Jul 09	1 Sep 09	980£  790	140113	140113	Flexible
Autumn	1 Sep 09	1 Nov 09	700£  565	10081	10081	Flexible
Winter	1 Nov 09	1 Apr 10	560£  452	8065	8065	Flexible

The owner's weekend rates apply to: Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights

NB: Prices may be subject to change at the owner's discretion.

Refundable 100 € security deposit required with final balance payment.

Guestbook

Refundable breakages deposit of 100 € required on arrival, to be refunded within two weeks of your departure (subject to satisfactory property inspection).
25% of rental fee due six weeks before your stay to secure booking.

Availability notes

To see availability please visit http://www.holidaylettings.co.uk/58486

Contact owner

To contact this owner please visit: http://www.holidaylettings.co.uk/58486

Contact details for home 58486 Please mention Holiday Lettings
Name:	Christos Kokkinakis
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Advertiser joined: 27 May 2008 This property added: 27 May 2008

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