Guide CHANDAX LUXURY VILLA
Wi-Fi : Chandax Password: 6972713196
DRIVING DIRECTIONS
The house is located at 71 Chandakos Street (Pronounced: “Handakos”).
If you are coming by car, follow the blue line to get to the house , unload your car, and then follow the red line to get to the underground IRAKLIO CENTER Parking , it costs only 6€ per day, and they accept cars with height up to 210cm – 215cm at the most. If you have a caravan taller than 215cm, I will give you different options to choose from.
WARNING! Google Maps will take you very near the house, but not exactly there, it will stop at 27 Chortatson Street which is the first parallel to Chandakos Street. When Google Maps informs you that you have reached your destination, you have to continue driving for about 40 meters, turn right into the pedestrian Kalimeraki Street, and after 20 meters turn right again into Chandakos Street, the house is after 40 meters on your left.
Do NOT park outside the house more than the necessary time to load or unload your car, it is illegal to park there. Park your car to the IRAKLIO CENTER Parking
Dear guests,
Thank you for choosing Chandax Luxury Villa. (Actually, it is pronounced: “Handax”)
My name is Spyros, I am the owner of the property, and I am committed to make sure that you get the best possible experience this house can offer.
My phone number is 0030 6972713196 and my email is [email protected]
You will find me at facebook as Perdikakis Spyros, and using my phone number you can reach me at Viber or WhatsApp.
Feel free to call me anytime of the day or of the night if you need something, I will always be there for you!
Please don't forget to send me a photo of your passport or id , or just your passport name and number, so that I can register your stay, I am obligated by the Greek government.
If you are coming by airplane, please send me the flight number, so that I can come on time to the house. If you are coming by ferry boat or car, please inform me about the time of your arrival.
Note that usually it takes me about 15 minutes to get to the house.
I will try my best to welcome you myself to show you around and meet you in person. If I can't make it, then I will leave a key inside a small black safebox and inform you about the combination number. You will find it hanging on a green door right next to the house. Enter the combination, open the black door of the box, take the key, close the box and reset the combination to a random number to lock it again!
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Events
Chandax Luxury Villa has been selected for shooting theater acts and nationwide tv commercials!
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The city's emblem is a griffin on a round shield. If you look closely at the balcony, you will find there are griffins.
The griffin, griffon, or gryphon is a legendary creature with the body, tail, and back legs of a lion; the head and wings of an eagle; and sometimes an eagle's talons as its front feet (or an eagle's claws on the lion paws), and with the tail of a snake. Because the lion was traditionally considered the king of the beasts, and the eagle the king of the birds, by the Middle Ages the griffin was thought to be an especially powerful and majestic creature. Since classical antiquity, griffins were known for guarding treasures and priceless possessions, and their claws were considered to be very valuable, as they could detect the existance of poison in liquids.
A few words about Heraklion...
About the origin of the name Heraklion, the myth says that Rhea, Zeus' mother, ordered Kurites to protect her baby son from his father Kronos. One of the Kurites, Idaean Herakles (perhaps the earliest embodiment of the later hero Hercules) originated the Olympic Games by instigating a race among his four "finger" brothers. This Herakles was the "thumb"; his brothers were Aeonius (forefinger), Epimedes (middle finger), Iasus (ring finger/healing finger), and Idas or Acesidas (little finger). Idaean Herakles gave his name to Heraklion. The Arab traders from al-Andalus (Iberia) who founded the Emirate of Crete moved the island's capital from Gortyna to a new castle. They built a moat around the city for protection, and named the city, rabḍ al-ḫandaq ("Castle of the Moat"). This was hellenized as Χάνδαξ (Chándax) or Χάνδακας (Chándakas) and Latinized as Candia, which was taken into other European languages: in Italian and Latin as Candia, in French as Candie, in English as Candy, all of which could refer to the island of Crete as a whole as well as to the city alone; the Ottoman name was Kandiye. After the Byzantine reconquest of Crete, the city was locally known as Megalo Kastro ('Big Castle' in Greek) and its inhabitants were called Kastrinoi ("castle-dwellers"). The ancient name Heraklion was revived in the 19th century and comes from the nearby Roman port of Heracleum ("Heracles's city"), whose exact location is unknown. English usage formerly preferred the classicizing transliterations "Heraklion" or "Heraclion", but the form "Iraklion" is becoming more common. Today, Heraklion extends far more than the medieval walls of the city, but the areas that lay within the walls, are even referred to today as Chandakas (Chandax). “Chandax” actually means “ditch”. There once was a ditch filled with water surrounding the walls of the city, for protection. USEFUL INFORMATION
- The front door sometimes appears that it is closed, but it isn't, please close it firmly!
- The SSID of the Wi-Fi is Chandax and the password 6972713196. This is also my phone number.
- The mattresses are double sided! One side is soft and the other is harder. By default, we make the beds with the softer side up (the label of the mattress is on the softer side). If when you use them, you find them too soft, all you have to do is flip the mattress over!
- There is hot water 24 hours a day, with the help of sun collectors and a heat pump!
- Tap water is NOT drinkable in Heraklion! You have to buy bottled water.
- The nearest Mini Market (open until 2am) is just down the street, almost next to the nearest cafe, Sinatra Cafe (they make excellent coffee to take with you).
- The nearest Super Market (touch the hyperlink)
- Butcher Lab, you can buy very good meat there, but they can also cook it for you!
- Bakery, you will find bread here.
- Trash bins are located just down the street, opposite the Sinatra Cafe, by the sea.
If you like taking the bus Iraklio Urban Buses
- The nearest bus stop to the airport is very close (touch the hyperlink).
- The nearest bus stop to the port is even closer, and it is free, take line one (right outside the Iraklio Center Car Park).
- If you like to take a bus to Knossos, then take the previous line (line 1) disembark at the terminal station at the port, and from there take the bus to Knossos.
You can call a TAXI at 00302810210102. You can also make an appointment! Points of Interest
(touch the hyperlinks)
- The Natural History Museum of Crete is a 3 minute walk.
- The Historical Museum of Crete is a 3 minute walk.
- The Heraklion Archaeological Museum is a 10 minute walk.
- Koules, (Rocca a Mare Fortress) Heraklion's fortress, a perfect place to have a walk after the sunset.
- Venetian Gate St. George
- Bethlehem Venetian Gate
- Venetian Portal Vitouri
- Grave Monument of Kazantzakis
- Museum of Visual Arts
- Knossos Minoan Palace
- Nikos Kazantzakis Museum
- Phaistos Minoan Palace
- Museum of Cretan Ethnology
- Archaeological Site of Gortyna
- Malia Palace Archaeological Site
- Aquarium CRETAquarium
- Dinosauria Park
- Planetarium Planet Crete
Beaches of Heraklion
(touch the hyperlinks)
- Psaromoura
- Mononaftis
- Agia Pelagia
- Ligaria
- Palaiokastro (pebble beach)
- Pantanassa
- Ammoudara (very long beach with many hotels and beach bars)
- Karteros
- Amnissos
- Tobruk
- Arena
- Aquarium Beach
Places to have something to eat or drink...
(touch the hyperlinks)
- Wineries near Heraklion.
- Archanes, a beautiful village near Heraklion with very good places to eat.
- Erganos, excellent Traditional Cretan Cuisine.
- Athali, also excellent Traditional Cretan Cuisine.
- Mare Coffee Bar & Food by the sea for enjoyable sunsets.
- Envy, popular place for coffee, food and drinks, at Karavolas.
- Karavolas, perfect place by the sea for walking, cycling, running, full of people and excellent view.
- Cafe Marina, one of the best places to have a cup of coffee, by the sailing ships, enjoying the sunset.
- Parasties, right next to you is one of the best restaurants of Heraklion, you should definitely visit it.
- Peskesi, excellent restaurant.
- Utopia, it is unlikely you have tasted a better hot chocolate! Also, there you will find a great variety of excellent beers.
- Vourvouladikon, very good restaurant with a nice courtyard.
- Murmura Seafood Stories, the first of the 5 in a row seafood taverns, all of them very good.
- Erasitechnes Psarades, good seafood tavern at the port.
- Ta Kalitera, probably the best seafood tavern of Heraklion.
- Adipodas, another good resaurant in a beautiful small square.
- Lychnostatis, one of my personal favourites, especially in Winter time.
- King billiards, for the lovers of billiards and pool.
It is impossible to mention all of the memorable places of Heraklion!
Don't just go to Morosini Lions Fountain (Lions Square) and Eleftherias (Liberty) Square!
Walk to the alleys of Heraklion, you will find that everywhere there are restaurants and speak- easys that serve very good dishes, local wine and raki, with reasonable prices. The same goes for cafeterias, the quality of coffee in Heraklion is exceptional.
You will also find restaurants with special dishes (and prices), as well as the famous Heraklion's probably the biggest in Greece) gyro-pita in every souvlaki place of Heraklion.
In cases of emergency...
In case of fire, you will find a fire extinguisher under the staircase.
- Fire Department: 199
- Ambulance: 166
- Police: 100
- In Heraklion there are 2 public hospitals, Venizelio HOSPITAL and PAGNH. They are on duty alternately, every 24 hours, from 8am to 8am of the next day. Call 166 to learn which one is on duty at the time.
- Venizelio Public Hospital
- University General Hospital of Heraklion (PAGNH)
- Asklipieio Kritis S.A. medical clinic
- Creta Interclinic Private hospital
- Pharmacies on duty Washing machine English translation
Oven English translation
Speed heating
Hot air (note: This is the best option for most meals)
Hot air, soft baking
Pizza
Bottom heating
Radiant grill, large area
Combination of hot air / radiant grill
Top and bottom heating
Oven lighting
Jacuzzi (hot tub) instructions
1. Push the Pop-up Drain Stopper to close it. Do NOT TURN it, just PUSH it to close, PUSH it again to open!
2. Fill the jacuzzi until the water level is just above the water jets!
3. Push the On/Off button (it is on top of the jacuzzi)! The jacuzzi starts! Air conditioners
Please, notice that the number showing on the air conditioners is NOT the desired temperature, it is the room temperature. When this photo was taken, the room temperature was 29°퐶푒푙푠푖푢푠.
The desired temperature is showing on the remote control of the air conditioner.
Turn on the air conditioner, set the desired temperature, and the room temperature on the air conditioner will be changing in a little while. In this photo, the desired temperature is 19°퐶푒푙푠푖푢푠.
When checking out...
- I kindly ask of you to check out until 11:00. This way, we will have the time needed to clean and disinfect the house for the next guests...
Please make sure that all the air-conditioning, heaters, oven and
all the lights are turned off.
Please take out the trash, there are trash bins just down the street opposite the Sinatra Cafe, by the sea.
If I can't make it to be there to say goodbye, then just leave the keys on the kitchen table, and close the door behind you (please make sure it is closed, sometimes it appears that it is closed, but it isn't).
Enjoy the house and have a very nice time here,
Spyros
0030 6972713196