Cretan Historical Home with Sea View (Argiro)

Thank you for choosing us for your holiday, as the region of Elounda is considered to be the most unique and beautiful of the island.
Distance from Port, Commercial Center and Beaches 10/15 minutes easy walk or 5 minutes by car.

Argiro home can accommodate up to 6 persons in 3 different areas. A/C included.Argiro is a unique traditional stone house, built in 1905. Rebuilt in 1930 and again when it was bought by the well-known architect Theodosopulos in 1965, who restored it.

Entering small courtyard with flowers. In the home dining area with table and kitchen with all utensils. Then the sitting area with fireplace and further the first bedroom with two single beds plus fireplace. Few stairs up and you are on the mezzanine floor and master bedroom with matrimonial bed. The door to the right leads you to the covered veranda with dining table to sit six adults and summer kitchen. Outstanding sea view, the port of Elounda and beaches.

All the furniture are copies of originals found in the Historical Museum of Heraklion, Crete, but the lamps and fittings are original. Tiles used are hand made, dated c 1920, taken from old demolished houses and 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. There is evidence handed down through the generations that there was a church on this site many years ago