Ano Moulia & Around
Draganigo Luxury Stone Houses stand in the picturesque village of Ano Moulia, in the Heraklion prefecture: a traditional Cretan village that offers calm, real hospitality and a rare kind of natural beauty.
Between the mountains and two seas
The location is the quiet advantage of staying here. You are close to both coasts, so a day at Matala, Kommos or Agia Galini is an easy drive, and so is a morning at Phaistos or Gortyn, two of the most important archaeological sites on the island.
Eat in traditional tavernas, visit local wineries and olive mills, and get to know authentic Cretan culture through its flavours, its landscapes and the warmth of the people who live here.
Whether you are looking for stillness or for a base to explore from, the area gives every visitor something worth remembering.
Beaches, palaces and long lunches
The famous bay with the carved caves, sunsets and a long sandy beach.
A wide, organised sandy beach beside a Minoan harbour site.
A picture-postcard fishing village with harbour tavernas.
The second great Minoan palace, looking over the Messara plain.
The Roman capital of Crete, home of the famous Law Code.
The island capital, its Archaeological Museum and the Palace of Knossos.
Family wineries and olive mills within a short drive.
Honest Cretan cooking a few minutes away, where the owner knows the cook.
Life in Ano Moulia
Ano Moulia is small. There is a bakery, a shop with the essentials, neighbours who will greet you, and lanes where nothing much happens after dark except conversation.
Five minutes away in the next village you will find tavernas and larger shops. If there is a village festival while you are here, you will probably be invited to it, and you should go.
Plan your days from here
We will tell you which beach to go to on which day, and where to eat afterwards.
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