Dimitra offers great panoramic views over the hills and olive trees. It lies at the edge of Mavrikiano, a small settlement built on the top of a hill, over the Mirabello bay and the seaside village of Elounda. Even though this area lies, practically at the edge of Elounda, one of the most popular tourist destinations in the world, Mavrikiano village, manages to keep its character of a typical Cretan village and thus you, our visitor, can wonderfully combine, the simplicity of village life with the cosmopolitan lifestyle of Elounda. The beach lies just 8min walk away.
''Dimitra'' used to be part of an old Church demolished by the Turks at the end of the 15th century. It has been rebuilt using only stone and wood. Reverence and respect of the old structure has been exercised with the help of the local people and their stories.
On entering the house's main entrance you'll find yourself in a small cozy sitting area with a couch and an arched wooden patio door onto a spacious terrace with your dinning table and, of course, the swimming pool. (The pool may commonly be used by the residents of the House Penelope at the upper floor, if there are residents there during your holiday)
Past the sitting area to your right lies the kitchen and beyond that, you open the door to the first bedroom with two single iron beds (dated 1920) and a fireplace. Walking through the room and down a couple of steps you're in the master bedroom with a double bed. Further ahead is the door to the bathroom with Jacuzzi, whereas the door on your left leads you out to the pool again.
All rooms are laid out just as they were originally built in the old days for a Cretan family, meaning that you must walk through one space in order to reach the next. The rooms are separated with doors, unlikely most of the traditional houses in the past.
Kitchen utensils are copies of originals and the plates are of a type still in use in most villages of Crete.
All the furniture are copies of originals found in the Historical Museum of Heraklion, Crete, but the lamps and fittings are original. The tiles used for the house reconstruction are hand made, dated c 1920, and were taken from old demolished houses in the area. The marble sink was found in a Turkish Hammam. The taps are copies of those of the 1920's. The reddish plaster on the walls is made of ground tiles, the same material that was used in the monasteries of the period 14th - 16th century.
The pool and summer kitchen with the oven and BBQ are shared with the house Penelope, at the upper floor.
The house Dimitra has been especially set up for holiday makers who love authentic, local architecture and everything inside it lies right there for YOU, our valued guests, to use, observe and admire!