Crete, the island of history and beauty inspired us to create “Pleiades”, a constellation of nine exquisite luxurious villas all overlooking the breathtaking gulf of Mirabello. At Pleiades you enjoy your own private luxurious villa with spacious garden, personal swimming pool, secluded from your neighbors, all with the amenities and services of a 5 star hotel whenever you may request them!

Our vision was to create for our guests a place of inspiration, a ‘home away from home’, combining elegance, individuality, pleasure and comfort with direct connection to a vast and beautiful Cretan palette of wild flowers and herbs. Our team of professionals personally deals with the needs and requests of all our guests, ensuring that they enjoy everything about their stay, not just the fascinating landscape and intricate architecture.

We invite you to pamper yourself with a visit to “Pleiades”.


Aghios Nikolaos

Aghios Nikolaos is a historic coastal town built on a lake!

Aghios Nikolaos is the capital of the Lasithi province, built on the western side of the Gulf of Mirabello around the famous Voulismeni or Apatos lake. According to the colorful Greek Myth, the godesses Athena and Artemis bathed in this lake and it is bottomless! The town is a cosmopolitan tourist resort which has maintained, to a great extent, its traditional feel, especially around the lake. Its a wonderful town that offers everything from shopping, tavernas and restaurants, enjoying Greek culture, including a number of archaelogical museums and sites nearby.
 Special sites include the sunken ancient city of Olounda, parts of which we can see under water, several beautiful organized but also undiscovered coves and beaches, an aquarium, water park and golf course all at under a thirty minute distance!


The chapel of Aghios Nikolaos lies on port’s peninsula. This is where small boats set off to visit the islet of Spinalonga, with its Venetian castle, from Victoria Hislop's best selling novel "The Island". The town is also connected to the Cyclades (Melos), Cassos, Carpathos, Cos, Rhodes and the port of Piraeus.


Aghios Nikolaos is an ideal base for excursions as it is situated 75 kilometers from Herakleion, 70 kilometers from Siteia and 36 kilometers from Ierapetra.