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Chill out, make a fresh salad, grill a juicy steak and bask in the sun at your private backyard by the pool. Tastefully decorated, cheerful villa, only 5min walk to village centre w café, restaurants, s/m. Ideal for couples and small families or friends groups, looking for privacy and relaxation. Sleeps 4 people. 1 bedrm w en suite bath, fully equipped kitchen, cosy lounge-dinning area, A/C, Wi-Fi, BBQ, free parking, private heated pool. 15min drive to beach, 13min to Airport. Kindly note that our pool is heated on request. An additional fee is charged for this service and we need your confirmation on this, when booking, or at least 7 days prior to your arrival.

Villa Aura lies at the edge of ''Skalani'', at altitude of 244 meters and a distance of about 10 km from the city of Heraklion. It is a village with a strong presence in history and tradition in Heraklion, rich vineyard and olive products and industrious and hospitable people. Today the village is full of life and growth. It features traditional and modern shops, butchers, hairdressers, salons, clinics, pharmacies, services, winery, raki, focal centers - restaurants, taverns, ouzo and meze, constituting a "small Heraklion" in the Region of Heraklion. This place is paradise for wanderers and trekking fans. The visitors can visit several places of natural beauty (Siganos mill , Agios Minas in "Aposami" , etc.) or to follow natural hiking paths as in Canyon of Karteros – Skalani, with recreation area next to the wooden bridge, the pine forest of Agia Irini in Spilia and more. You can also visit the very well organized «Vegetable municipal garden» in the village. The village square with its picturesque cafes, offers great opportunities to enjoy live traditional music, as the village has a large and famous tradition of Cretan musicians, authors and artists.