Inspiration has been taken from the ancient palaces, the Holy Monastery of Toplou and indigenous Cretan architecture, which, like the Palaikastro Kouros, is strikingly in tune with modern thinking with its very early skills in applying bioclimatic design. Traditional materials are to be used, filtered through contemporary expression, firmly rooted in the familiar image of the Cretan village.
Discrete Hotels and serviced residences are tucked away in, or overlooking, coves within the natural folds of the land.