Prasini Folia

About Anogia

Anogia: the famous and historical town of Grete located at about 800 meters altitude,
39 km from Heraklion airport and 123 km from Hania airport.
One of the highest towns in the island of Crete.
2.500 people live in Anogia.
Close to Ida mountain (Psiloritis, 2456 m) and Idaio Andro cave (Zeus rearing place) and famous for history, tradition especialy in music, hospitality, archaeology and landscape, Anogia is an all year round place to visit and you have so many reasons to do.

About us

Our property is located at Anogia village on central street named ''Mihali Skoula'' at ''Perahori''. ''Perahori'' is the name of the last neighborhood of Anogia that visitor pases through traveling from Heraklion to Rethymnon.
Three stone made arches dominate on facade of the main building.
Two apartments, located at first floor with large terrace and great view to the hills and neighborhood are waiting to offer you a pure great stay.
In the ground floor with large courtyard, four new oneplan apartments are located also, offering a pleasant and comfortable accomοdation.
All apartments are decorated by Ioanna Kalogeraki with authentic hand made textiles of Anogia, all of them belonged to our family many decades old. Combined with antique furniture, offer an unforgetable experience to visitors.
The ground floor and the courtyard were the place formerly of the legendary tavern ''Prasini Folia'' founded by Georgios and Evaggelia Kalomiris, that connected its name with the cultural and economic development of Anogia in the ΄70s ΄80s and ΄90s mainly culminating in the famous ''Musical Competitions of Anogia'' by Manos Hadjidakis, the world famous music contuctor.
All the famous artists and visitors of that time had been customers in ''Prasini Folia''.
So in ourdays Prasini Folia is turned to a pansion and has been running by the son of Georgios and Evaggelia, Yiannis Kalomiris and his wife Ioanna Kalogeraki.
A few meters further is located the house of the unforgettable world famous singer Nikos Xylouris and the central square with church, cafes and taverns.