| HOTELS HOME | Villa Ti Amo | Plaka village | Almyrida Beach | The surroundings |
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Villa Ti Amo in Plaka near Almyrida on Crete - the most fabulous viewsNO LONGER FOR RENT Villa Ti Amo is a beautiful villa which is situated in the green area of the Apokoronas in Crete. Behind the gated front is the road up to the villa and the car parking. Villa Ti Amo has 3 bedrooms, two doubles (with double beds) and a single / twin (the latter is a single bed that can be pulled out). Downstairs is the living room with a kitchen, a bathroom with shower and toilet and one of the double bedrooms. Both the bedroom and living room have a balcony / terrace and a covered porch with chairs / benches and a table. A great place to have breakfast or dinner. It is also a wonderful place to sit in the shade on a sunny day. The kitchen has four ceramic hobs, an oven, a refrigerator with freezer, a dishwasher, a microwave, an electric water cooker, a toaster, a "French press" (for coffee), a good set of three pans, a non-sticky frying pan, and many plates, cutlery, dishes, glasses and cups. There is also a large closet with an ironing board, brooms, clothes pegs and things like that. The living room has a large cupboard with books to choose from. There are both ordinary books for relaxation and some guidebooks about Crete. In this chest are also a number of board games. All windows and doors in the villa have shutters with tiny air holes, so you can sleep in the dark, get fresh air and keep the mosquitoes out. |
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The top floor at Villa Ti Amo on CreteUpstairs are the other double room and single / twin. In between is the bathroom with bath, toilet and washing machine. From this floor you reach another large patio (from the bedrooms and from the corridor) with a couple of sun beds (for sunbathing) and a table with chairs. A wonderful place for a cup of coffee or a drink in the evening, but above all a great place to look around and enjoy the views. There are so together four different terraces / outdoor seating areas to choose from. From all bedrooms and from the patios (and especially from the large terrace above) you have a beautiful view over the bay of Souda and you can see see the villages Almyrida (and the beach with the waves rolling in), the larger village of Kalives, the islands of Karga and Souda and the Akrotiri peninsula. On the side from the pool there is also a magnificent view of the "White Mountains", sometimes in a very sharp silhouette, the other moment clouds are hanging over its tops, and every moment of the day it changes. The view is different every time and always fascinating and beautiful. Occasionally you can see a ferry sail into Souda Bay (especially nice if they have the lights on in the evening) and the distance you can see the passenger planes to and from Chania Airport and Heraklion (there is no noise from these passenger planes). If you book this villa you will get a welcome pack which includes the book "Crete on the Road" by Frankie Miles. This is really a great book that describes all kinds of routes in the area and other parts of Crete (the west and south). This is a teriffic guide if you are going out for a drive to look at things, plus there is lots of great information that you will never see in any other guide. Send an e-mail to Villa Ti Amo in Almyrida on Crete - click here. |
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The views from Villa Ti Amo in Plaka near AlmyridaThe view is really what this villa so very special. It is truly one of the most beautiful views I have ever had and it can certainly compair with a view over the caldera of Santorini. Especially at the time the sun sets it is beautiful when the colors change to orange and red. In the evening you can see the lights of the villages on the coast and on the opposite Akrotiri peninsula. The views of the "White Mountains" also remains fascinating because they look different every time, every moment of the day. Villa Ti Amo is also a non-smoking villa, so smoking is only allowed outside. But with so many outdoor spaces (including 1 large covered porch) we found it no problem to go outside if we wanted to smoke a cigarette. |
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Where in Plaka is Villa Ti Amo situatedTi Amo Villa located on top of a hill on the outskirts of the village of Plaka and looks out over everything around it. At 700 meters distance you find the main square of the village Plaka, where you can sit in the shelter of large trees in one of the taverns, and just behind that you will find a supermarket which is surprisingly good (better and cheaper than the supermarkets in the coastal village Almyrida). For example, you can buy fresh meat and chicken and various vegetables here which you will not easily find in other supermarkets in Crete. They also have fresh bread, cigarettes, batteries and many more things. There is a really good selection and the staff is very friendly. The village and the beach of Almyrida are 1.6 kilometers from Villa Ti Amo. Here are the ATMs, souvenir shops, a bakery, a number of small supermarkets, bars and some very good tavernas and restaurants where you can eat. Almyrida is a cosy and friendly little town with a couple of beaches (also suitable for families with small children because the sea is shallow). The location of Villa Ti Amo is very private and quiet and you don't have any traffic passing by. You can do your own thing here (we laid at the pool naked because there were no people walking by at all). There are no discos or bars nearby that can make noise. Only one nigh there was a wedding (we think) in the village with live music and fireworks and we heard that, but that was actually really very nice. |
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The pool of Villa Ti Amo in Plaka near AlmyridaThe pool at the villa is 8 x 4 meter long and runs from 1.10 meters to 1.50 meters, and I think at the end just a little bit deeper. In any case we didn't need a swimsuit because of the private location of the pool away from the road and not overlookedted. Around the pool are nice chairs to enjoy the sun and there is an outdoor shower in case you want to rinse off. Because the pool lies in the sun most of the day, the temperature of water is nice and you can enjoy it untill the sun has set. The pool is tested every week, checked and cleaned and during the day (and night) it is filtered several times, so a good quality water to swim in is guaranteed. |
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Hans Huisman www.angelfire.com/super2/greece 2010