4 Star Hotel Apartments

Set in an Organic Farm in the Ever-Green Valley of Lagada,
Avdou Villas is the Place To Rest, Heal and, Maybe, Change.

The Hotel is Situated in a 2.2-Hectare Organic Farming Estate
At the South End of Avdou Village, Right At the Foot of the
Lassithi Plateau Mountain Range and 30 Km from Heraklion
Airport.

Olive Trees, Oranges, Tangerines, Apricot Trees, Kiwis and a
Vegetable Garden Grow in Abundance All Over the Estate. Avdou
Villas is Abundant With Serene Spots For Resting and
Relaxation. The More Active Guests Can Enjoy Paragliding, Horse
Riding, Trekking, Cave Exploration and Much Much More in the
Surrounding Avdou Area.

An Eco-Tourism Facility, Avdou Villas, Offer an Alternative Way
of Getting Away from It All.

Avdou Village Lies Deep in the Middle of the Lagada Valley,
Right At the Foot of the Lassithi Plateau Mountain Range, 39 Km
from the City of Heraklion, With About 600 Inhabitants. The
Earliest Recorded Reference To Avdou is in 1381, in a Venetian
State Document Stating the Area As a Benefice Belonging To
Michel Quirino. Excavations in the Area Unearthed a Building
With Mosaics, Probably Part of an Extensive Complex of an
Early-Christian Basilica. The Village is Dotted With Frescoed
Byzantine Churches. Near the Avdou Settlement There Are Two
Caves, Faneromeni and Haghia Fotini, Where Archaeologists Found
Artefacts Dating Back To the Neolithic Period, in Minoan Crete
When They Were Probably Used As Worship Grounds.Avdou Probably
Took Its Name from the Prophet Havdeu Whose Church Existed in
Nearby Kontaria.Activities in Avdou Area: Golf, Paragliding,
Horse Riding, Trekking, Cave Exploration, Mountain Bike.