Daios Cove Luxury Resort & Villas is a five-star hillside beach resort located in a secluded cove on the North-East coast of the Greek island of Crete.

The 35-hectare resort features rooms, suites and villas integrated into the cove to ensure uninterrupted vistas across the azure waters of Daios Bay and the Mediterranean Sea.

The resort offers a range of activities from pedalos, canoeing and scuba-diving to tennis, fitness-training, yoga and Pilates.

There is also a full range of entertainment available, including tailor-made excursions around the island, and in-resort cookery lessons and wine-tasting sessions.

The central hub of the resort includes six specialty restaurants and bars offering seasonal and locally sourced produce.

Facilities also include the Goco Spa Daios Cove, achildren's club, water sports centre, heated infinity pool and private sandy beach.

There are also a number of trips available including the Land Rover Experience Greece, a 4 hour road trip where guests get to go off the beaten track into the mountains from Lassithi Plateau to Elounda.

One of The Cove's most popular day trips – The Luxury Boat Experience sees guests accompanied by a private skipper on a luxury RIB boat to visit secluded beaches in and around the cove area.

The excursion also includes a visit to the island of Spinalonga – the last known leper colony in 1903, which served as a fortress built by the venetians in order to protect the Mirabello Bay.

Offering year-round sunshine and mild weather, Crete is home to some of the world's most important archaeological sites, including Knossos Palace and the remnants of the great Minoan kingdom.

Useful links

​ www.daioscove.com