Stavros

Stavros

Stavros

C category - Sleeps 2/4

Upon arrival the owners, Katerina and Demetris, will prepare a complimentary Cretan meal  for those guests interested in tasting the local cuisine. (Home cooked meals are also available by order/request from the owners during your stay, with payment made direct to them).

Half way between Chania and Provarma in the foothills of the White Mountains is the small mountain hamlet of Malaxa with its outstanding views of the mountains, Greek Orthodox Church and Turkish Tower.

Recent client comments from the Demetrios/Stavros guest book:  'wonderful fortnight - spectacular views, good food, drink and friendly people' 'A most relaxing and idyllic holiday'   'Wonderful holiday! The pool here is fab, lovely and private'   'Malaxa is an area of outstanding beauty, a photographer's paradise'

Stavros House, a rural hideaway on the uppermost part of a Cretan stone-built olive press and flour mill, has been beautifully renovated with the support of Pure Crete. It has a spacious sitting-out area from which to enjoy the magnificent view of the White Mountains and a choice of tavernas within easy walking distance. It shares a spectacular swimming pool, designed on a nautical theme, which provides stunning views of the White Mountains from both pool-side and while relaxing in it. The pool is 0.8m - 1.7m in depth, no child section This secluded retreat has a garden below and visitors may choose to indulge in the home cooking of Maria which can be provided on request at reasonable prices. Downstairs there is a living room with basic kitchen facilities and a bathroom with shower. Outside there is a large balcony with table & chairs from which to admire the view and upstairs there is a double bed built on a platform and a small twin bedroom. Malaxa has two cafenions, one of which stocks very basic food items, and is where the old local men sit outside and the other which has a small seating area outside where you can get an omlette and salad and has a drinks fridge where you can purchase cold drinks and ice cream.  There is one taverna in the village called the Panorama and two further tavernas 1km west of the village which also have spectacular views over the length of Souda Bay and to the Akrotiri Peninsula. (Please check opening times of the tavernas with our local team as they can be sporadic). Occasionally at varying days of the week there are local produce sellers.

The owner of Stavros House, and the neighbouring Demitrios House, is involved in a number of  environmental projects including the promotion of  local organic food, the protection of the Cretan environment and endangered species. He is very happy to discuss these projects with interested visitors and hosts a Friday evening free ranging discussion over dinner in which conversation moves from organic food production to environmental  initiatives to wider philosophical and geo-political issues helped along by locally produced village wine. Cretan Culture and Cooking Evening   Pure Crete house owners Demetris and Katerina in Malaxa host a discussion of the Cretan diet, environment and local history including dinner made with fresh local organic produce. Held at the village Malaxiana centre, a painstakingly renovated building with breathtaking mountain views.   7 p.m. Demetris will introduce the discussion around village life and culture including music, celebrations, customs, religion and work. The conversation will move through flora and fauna to the health benefits of the traditional cretan diet in time to enjoy Katerina (Demetris' wife)'s full Cretan dinner (vegetarian or meat). The dinner is a feast of local organic products including salad, fruit and the main course washed down with a plentiful supply of village wine to lubricate and stimulate the conversation   25 euros per person  Click for:  Prices   or   Location Maps Call 0845 070 1571 (local rate) or 01444 881402 for further information. All holiday payments are fully protected by Pure Crete ATOL licence 2757 (for your flight), our Total Payment Protection Policy (for your accommodation) and UK package regulations 1992 (for your consumer rights).