Nikos Pirounakis: I am a true Cretan with a lot of different interests and activities. 25 years ago, me and my late wife Stavroula started a veterinary practice. This task still fulfils my great love for animals. My enthusiasm for nature is documented in my agricultural activities. I am busy producing a wonderful wine as well as raki and organic olive oil. Finally, my interest and the hospitality led me to the construction of Elkysti, a small complex of four apartments. My favourite activity is taking care of my three young daughters, ELeftheria, KYriaki and STIliani while growing up. Their names first letters result in EL-KY-STI.

The brand new Elkysti Crete Luxury Vacation Apartments are built in the form of an amphitheatre on a hillside, with unobstructed views of the deep blue waters of the Mediterranean Sea and the top of the Psiloritis massif. You are about 600 meters from the sandy beach of the small and cosy seaside resort Kalamaki. Our fresh water pool and four elegant and independent apartments benefit further from a charming and large green courtyard. High-quality furniture decorated in maritime colours underlines the complex’s proximity to the sea. The house offers you the comfort of a single floor and two partially covered roof terraces. In total, there are 4 apartments available. • 3 luxury apartments (about 70sqm). Each apartment has 2 bedrooms (one with double bed and one with two single beds), a bathroom, a living room and a modern build-in kitchen. These apartments are suitable for up to 4 adults. The endless view to the Aegean sea is amazing. • The smaller luxury apartment (55sqm) has 1 bedroom with a double bed and a separate room with two single beds, a bathroom, a living room and a modern build-in kitchen. This apartment has a maximum occupancy of 4 adults. The sea view is limited.

Kalamaki is a small settlement with many amenities and good tourist infrastructure. It has the good fortune of being built in the middle of a beautiful sandy beach in the Messara Bay, which extends south to Kommos beach and north to the beach of Kokkinos Pyrgos. The famous ancient city of Phaestos and the archaeological sites of Kommos, Agia Triada and Matala are nearby. Between its ancient pillars and remnants of thousands of years, Kalamaki looks up and out into the deep blue of the sea and sky.