feleafiloxenia – a member of feleagoods®* - is a new hospitality project which aspires to offer high-end, luxurious accommodation services and experience of the island of Crete.
The word filoxenia, which in Greek means hospitality, translated as 'guest-friendship', is a code of values rooted - since ancient times - in the warm welcome, the generosity and the general attitude of the host, so that the guest feels at home.
Our family residential complex, consisting of two separate accommodations, is located in the private seaside settlement Theseus Beach Village, in a unique location 20 minutes away from the city of Heraklion.
*feleagoods® is a boutique exports company, proudly specializing in products of high quality coming from the famous island of Crete. Our products cover a wide range of the authentic flavors of the island: extra virgin organic olive oil, thyme honey, aromatic vinegar, wild herbs and olives. For more info, please visit feleagoods.com
According to Greek mythology, Acalle was the daughter of King Minoas and princess Pasiphae of Crete. The legend says that her beauty was unique, as a result of which two gods fell in love with her; Hermes, with whom she had a son, Kydon, and Apollon, to whom she gave birth to their son Naxos.
According to the epic poet Homer, Aerope, which literally means "air-shaped", was a granddaughter of King of Crete Minoas, she married the king of Mycenae, Atreus and had two sons Agamemnon and Menelaus who starred in the Trojan War.
