On this island where Zeus was born, sits the Elounda Mare hotel and its bleached-white limestone cottages looking out onto the turquoise waters of the Mirabello bay. This complex and its maze of gardens with their intoxicating essences are bathed in an ethereal light. The spacious and intimate bedrooms - some of them with a private pool - enjoy a magnificent panoramic view of the Mediterranean. The private beach, the tennis courts, the spa and the splendid golf course, both 500 metres away, will offer plenty to fill your days. This location is also the perfect place from which to discover Crete and its legends, monasteries and chapels bequeathed by the Byzantine civilisation.