Journalist Clemmie Fieldsend of Mirror praises the former fishing town Elounda characterizing it as a “celebrity hotspot” and “a little gem” which is “a well kept secret”.

As the journalist writes this sleepy town “with the Aegean sea sparkling at its shores and a backdrop of arid mountain crags, picked over by daredevil goats with clinking bells” has become the favorite destination of many international starts, from Leonardo DiCaprio to Lady Gaga.

“It was like arriving at a small village where everyone was already our friend.” The journalist says commenting the hospitality of locals adding that you don’t have to be “to be famous to be treated like a star here”.

She also described the facilities provided by the hotels which have still kept their traditional character and the beautiful surrounding with “lush shady foliage and explosions of vibrant bougainvillea flowers”.