Overview

Pirgos is next to the square of the Hamalevri hamlet, at the municipality of Arkadi, in Rethimno, Crete. It has endless view to every direction, from the sea to the mountains of the inland and is proper for quiet meditation and isolation. Hamalevri is a quiet and small village, with quiet houses and a café. In 1, 2 Km you can reach the sea and the village Stavromenos which has a lot of super markets and other stores.  Pirgos is just 1, 2 km from the sea, 1 km from the national road, 12 km from the town of Rethimno, 64 km from the city of Heraklion and 67 km from the international airport of Heraklion with shuttle service and direct flights from and towards the whole Europe and Greece. It';s also 75 km from the city of Chania, and 70 km from the international airport of Chania. The ports of Rethimno, Chania and Heraklion offer direct access to Athens and Piraeus as well as to every island of the Aegean Sea (Santorini, Myconos, Paros etc). The key position of Pirgos in Crete and its access to the national roads drives visitors directly to the famous archeological places of Crete (Knossos, Festos, Arkadi, ancient Eleutherna etc), to the famous and prize-winning beaches of the North or South Crete (Matala, Preveli, Plakias, Vai, Phalasarna etc) as well as to the rich mainland, to the villages, the gorges and the divine mountains (Idi, Dikti, White Mountains- Samaria gorge) that gave birth to Zeus.