Be a part of the Cretan Tradition and culture...
The visitor who is interested in folklore and would like to see in practice
the artistic activity which has been kept unchanged today in embroidery, weaving,
ceramics, hagiography and pottery should not miss the unique traditional village
of Arolithos.
In a typical Cretan area in the middle of the
mountains, surrounded by trees, rocks and sky lies the beautiful Traditional
Cretan style Village of Arolithos. This Village is like
stepping into the past but with the comforts of the present.
It's whole atmosphere is unique, small winding roads,
11 Shops of Cretan technicians and artisans, whilst working in their environment,
Traditional Cretan Houses so you can get a taste of the life in Crete,
Traditional Cretan Restaurants with big square outside, Cretan Kafenio, a Greek
Orthodox Church in Cretan style and Museum.
Like a real fairy tail while in fact it is a First
Class Hotel. At a wonderful environment which takes you back to the past, the
visitor can learn several things about Crete by :
- The Arts
- The Hospitality
- The Architecture
- The Cretan Food
- The Dances and the Cretan Music
- And the Cretan product of Weaving, Painting, Silver, Blown Glass,
Ceramics, Embroider
Arolithos Hotel is a private property and is owned by the family of Mr.
Saloustros. He was born in Anogia, the most famous village in Crete.
He was very proud of his nationality so that he decided to do something special
in order to promote his village and the tradition of Crete.
It is unique in Crete and in whole Greece. Its aim is
to show and promote the Tradition of Crete to all over the world. Lots of people
visit Arolithos every year and feel that they move to another
world far away of their common life and realize how different their life is from
their ancestors ones. The Village of Arolithos gathers and
maintains the Traditional and Folklore Elements of Crete!
HistoryThe
hotel was built at the form of a cretan village. It is not a real village with
permanent residents. It is called ‘’village’’ because it looks like that. The
rooms of the hotel are not situated at a main building. They are situated all
around the village at the form of small neighborhoods. Arolithos has been built
on the hillside of a hill which means that we have many stairs to go up and
down.
Arolithos is a small, charming
picturesque Village, 11 kilometres away from Heraklion, along
the old national road connecting Heraklion with Rethymnon. It is situated after
the village of Gazi and before the village of Tylissos.
Built on the slope of a mountain, in the wild Cretan landscape, the village is a
beauty on the map of the Cretan nature!
Restaurant
services:
- Breakfast
- Lunch (on request)
- Dinner
(Traditional greek and cretan cuisine)
- Dinners for vegetarians (on request)
- At the
restaurant we organize traditional cretan evenings and during the
weekends are organized social activities (such as wedding parties).
During Summer
time the restaurant serves the dinner outside at the big square of the village
(open-air) and during winter it serves in the main building.
Additionally
we organize many social events such as marriages and wedding at the open air
restaurant.
