A SEA OF LIGHT & ENERGY
Nestled in the embrace of the boundless Cretan blue, Villa Icon epitomizes the serene elegance of upscale Greek-chic hospitality. Perched on a coastal hill, this villa offers sweeping views of the sea, Dia island, Mount Juktas, and the intricate Heraklion coastline and city. Its grounds touch the waterfront, redefining the luxurious seascape experience.
Unpretentious Leisure & Contemporary Comforts
Villa Icon is designed to offer contemporary comforts infused with Cretan culture, embodying a philosophy of warm hospitality. Here, high-end luxury is highlighted by first-class services and bespoke experiences, ensuring an unforgettable stay. Guests enjoy signature sea views and the villa’s private 30-meter shoreline. This 6-bedroom sea view villa in Palaiokastro, Crete, unfolds over three levels, seamlessly blending into the beautiful Heraklion landscape while offering complete privacy and impeccable sea views.
Ideal for Families & Groups
Villa Icon is perfect for extended stays for families or groups of friends. It features 6 ensuite bedrooms spread across the First and Third Levels. The First Level includes 3 bedrooms, one of which offers a breathtaking direct sea view. The Third Level boasts an impressive master bedroom with a stunning view of the Cretan Sea, a corner bedroom office, and a third bedroom, each with private verandas. The Second Level houses the main entrance, leading to a spacious and elegant living room, dining area, fully equipped kitchen, and WC, all decorated in subtle white, gray, and greige tones that create a homely ambiance.
Amenities & Facilities
The First Level also includes a second fully equipped kitchen and living room, a wine cellar, gym, sauna, and steam room. Villa Icon faces east/west, ensuring all-day sunshine on its two large private covered verandas. The lavish exterior spaces feature three outdoor shaded dining areas, two outdoor sitting areas, a large private heated seawater infinity pool with a built-in jacuzzi and outdoor shower, and an outdoor kitchen and BBQ area for savoring traditional Cretan specialties.
Ultimate Seclusion & Relaxation
A separate shaded pergola on the way down to the private seafront offers an ultimate oasis for true seclusion and relaxation, making Villa Iconthe epitome of luxurious and serene Cretan living.
LAYOUT
Villa Icon is a 6 Bedroom Sea View Villa in Palaiokastro, Crete, which unfolds in three levels and blends wisely into the beautiful Heraklion landscape, offering complete privacy and impeccable sea views to its guests. It is an ideal hideaway to unwind while discovering Crete; an island where nature, history, and heart-warming hospitality meet. All interior and exterior spaces of the Villa are outlined in dialogue with the impressive sea views, creating indulging relaxing areas that celebrate the outgoing Mediterranean lifestyle.
Built on an approximately 2,000 m2 plot, the Villa has an independent entrance, while an indoor elevator and outdoor staircase connect the different levels.
Max Capacity: 12 – 14
Villa’s Square Meters: 496 m2 (2,000 m2 plot)
Villa’s Square Meters with Outdoors: 2.350 m2
Three Floors: connected by an indoor elevator and staircase. There is an outdoor staircase connected First and Second Levels
Bedrooms: 6 Bedrooms & 2 extra beds
Bathrooms: 7 full bathrooms and 1 WC (6 ensuite bathrooms with showers, the master bedroom has shower & bathtub)
Large Infinity Swimming Pool: 50 m2 with built-in jacuzzi
Private secure open parking
Indoor Elevator
Direct Access to a Private Sandy Beach
FIRST LEVEL
Villa Icon’s First Level features 3 spacious bedrooms, an open-plan fully equipped kitchen and a comfortable living room, a wine cellar, a sauna, a steam room, and a gym with a treadmill and weights; it also features a WC with shower, 2 separate showers, and a laundry room.
There is table tennis in the outdoor shaded playing area, accompanied by a dining table and a spacious seating area. From the First Level, guests can walk down to the seafront through a private path starting at the small garden patio.
A unique feature of Villa Icon is the magnificent “Pergola”, an outdoor stone-built sitting area, invitingly close to the sea. The Pergola is Villa Icon’s epitome of seclusion and relaxation!
SECOND LEVEL
The main entrance at the Second Level of Villa Icon introduces the spacious and elegant living room, dining area, fully equipped kitchen, and WC, all boasting an eclectic minimal design decorated in subtle white, gray, and greige tones that inspire guests to settle back and feel at home.
The large frame windows create a visual flow between Villa Icon and the sea views, unifying the interior and exterior spaces.
THIRD LEVEL
The Third Level of Villa Icon features a master ensuite bedroom with impeccable sea views and a walk-in closet and a private veranda. On the same level, there is a corner bedroom office and a third bedroom, both with private balconies.
There is a small sitting area next to the elevator with a to-die view of the Cretan sea.
THE BEDROOMS
Master bedroom (Third Level): bed size 2 m. x 1.85 m. with ensuite bathroom – large windows in both bedroom and bathroom overlooking sea (WC, shower room, and bathtub), private veranda, walk-in closet.
Bedroom 2 is a corner bedroom (Third Level): bed size 1.80 m x 1.67 m with ensuite bathroom with veranda – overlook parking lot/ backyard. There is a desk that guests can use in case they would like to work. There is also a printer.
Bedroom 3 (Third Level): bed size 1.80 m x 0.8 m x 2 beds (can be 2 twins or made as double) with ensuite bathroom with veranda – overlook parking lot/ backyard
Bedroom 4 (First Level): bed size 1.80 m x 1.67 m with ensuite bathroom. Bedroom 3 leads to a veranda where there is a large sofa and dining table and offers an amazing sea view.
Bedroom 5 (First Level): bed size 1.80 m x 1.67 m with ensuite bathroom with window – overlooking the side garden of the villa (there is no door leading to the garden)
Bedroom 6 (First Level): bed side 1.80 m x 0.8 m x 2 beds (can be 2 twins or made as double) with ensuite bathroom (there is natural sunlight coming from the roof)
LOCATION
Villa Icon is located in Palaiokastro, Heraklion, in the center of the island of Crete, and only 15 min away from Heraklion International Airport “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER).
Villa Icon is a great starting point to explore the picturesque town of Rethymnon on the west of Crete or Elounda and Agios Nikolaos on the east (both less than an hour away), or the stunning town of Chania (2 h 20 min drive). There is easy access to the iconic beaches in the south, the mountain ranges and gorges of rural Crete, and traditional Cretan villages where you experience true Cretan hospitality.
Nearby Heraklion
The nearby Heraklion which presents wonderful day and night views to the guests of Villa Icon features a plethora of cultural traces: From The Palace of Knossos – also known as the Palace of Minos at the southeast of the city – to the antiquity gems of the Heraklion Archaeological Museum, the city’s Arab past as well as its Byzantine, Venetian, Ottoman and Modern eras, create an appealing visual narration. Framed by the Koules Old Harbor Fortress, Heraklion’s culture, history, nature, architecture, art, gastronomy, beach, and nightlife, grant guests a pluralism of options concerning their vacation experiences.
The coastal Palaiokastro boasts its own historic landmarks, like the Palaiokastro fortress, one of the most important medieval monuments of the island, the Venetian lime kiln monument which is completely restored and one of the numerous attractions of the area, the Church of Panagia Spiliotissa; built in a cave inside the canyon of Palaiokastro.
DISTANCES
15km from the city of Heraklion (15 min drive)
16km from the port of Heraklion (15 min drive)
17km from Heraklion International Airport Nikos Kazantzakis (14 min drive)
18km from The Palace of Knossos
33km from CRETAquarium Thalassokosmos
80km from Plaka/ Spinalonga/ Elounda (1 h 10 min)
61km from Rethymno (55 min drive)
125km from Chania (1 h 50 min drive)
162km from the entrance of Samaria Gorge (2 h 50 min arranged as a day trip)
194km from Elafonisi Beach, the Pink Beach (3 h arranged as a day trip)
BEACHES NEARBY
2km from Chelidoni Beach or Palaiokastro Beach (3 min drive)
5km from Lygaria (8 min drive)
7km from Agia Pelagia (8 min drive)
10km from Psaromoura (14 min drive)
