Villa Panorama Modi, with pool and stunning views

Modi is a small village with spectacular sea and mountain views. It is the ideal location for visiting the west of Crete.The lively resort of Platanias with sand and shingle beaches, numerous beach bars, restaurants and night life is a few minutes drive away. This resort offers the opportunity to take part in water sports such as parasailing, sofa rides, scuba diving, snorkelling and paddle boarding.The smaller resorts of Gerani and Maleme a few minutes drive away, are less busy and also have a selection of restaurants by the sea.The beautiful lake at Agia is also a few minutes drive away. It hosts species of fauna and provides shelter for migratory and non-migratory birds.Modi village is connected by small lanes which run through the surrounding olive, orange and avocado groves to a number of other traditional Cretan villages, thus providing a variety of nature walks and the chance to visit small chapels along the way.There is a large waterpark a 20 minute drive away.