Holiday in Crete - spotlight on the village of Spili
On our recent villa holiday (www.ourgreekvilla.com) in Crete, we visited the delightful village of Spili which is located approximately 30km due south of Rethymno and almost dead centre between the north and south coasts of Crete. It's a great place to stop if you're en-route to the south coast and a lovely base in its own right if you want to stay in a more traditional inland Crete village. Mount Vorizi provides a stunning backdrop to the village which has a variety of interesting little shops (where we purchased some lovely cushions with 'Crete scenes' on them at a very reasonable price).
In the centre of the village is a Venetian fountain with a long row of 19 stone lions heads splashing cool water into the trough below - a great place to have a quick 'slurp' of cold clean water or to top up the water bottles. We noticed on our recent visit that the whole area has been refurbished and now looks very smart.
Spili seems to be ideally located to provide cooler breezes in the heat of the summer and an ideal place to sit and relax comfortably for an hour or so over a snack and a drink (or two!). Equally, when we visited previously it seemed to be sheltered compared to the rather windy day we spent on the south coast.
Spili will appeal to artists / painters and photographers and all those who admire the natural beauty of the rugged countryside of Crete. It is also a good base for seeing the natural flora and fauna of Crete in the Spring.
On a practical front, there is now a hole in the wall (ATM) in Spili for those short of cash.
In short, we would thoroughly recommend that you pay a visit to Spili when you want to explore this part of Crete - you won't be disappointed.
In the centre of the village is a Venetian fountain with a long row of 19 stone lions heads splashing cool water into the trough below - a great place to have a quick 'slurp' of cold clean water or to top up the water bottles. We noticed on our recent visit that the whole area has been refurbished and now looks very smart.
Spili seems to be ideally located to provide cooler breezes in the heat of the summer and an ideal place to sit and relax comfortably for an hour or so over a snack and a drink (or two!). Equally, when we visited previously it seemed to be sheltered compared to the rather windy day we spent on the south coast.
Spili will appeal to artists / painters and photographers and all those who admire the natural beauty of the rugged countryside of Crete. It is also a good base for seeing the natural flora and fauna of Crete in the Spring.
On a practical front, there is now a hole in the wall (ATM) in Spili for those short of cash.
In short, we would thoroughly recommend that you pay a visit to Spili when you want to explore this part of Crete - you won't be disappointed.
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