Tonia's Cottage

04/06/2026

There are evenings in Alagni that are simply unforgettable. The feast of Saint John, Klidonas, is one of them. 🔥

Bonfires, old Cretan traditions, the whole village together under the summer sky. The kind of night that reminds you why you came here in the first place.

Ever heard about this tradition? Read all about it on the blog. 🌿

Dates around the 24th of June are still available at Tonia's Cottage. 🏡

👉 toniascottage.gr/celebrating-saint-john-alagni-klidonas

From klidonas to glowing bonfires, Alagni’s Ai Giannis celebration is a window into Crete’s living traditions and summer joy.

30/05/2026

Open the book. Open yourself to something different. 🌿

This is Alagni, Crete — a village where the alleys are quiet, the neighbours wave, and magic has a way of finding you when you slow down enough to let it. ✨

Not the Crete you see on postcards. The real one. 🏡

29/05/2026

Good morning from our little cozy Cottage✨🏡💚

28/05/2026

Some days the office just looks like this. 💻✨

The lamp, the armchair, the sound of nothing much happening outside. Work gets done, somehow even better here.

24/05/2026

Summer strawberry mood🍓☀️🏡

17/05/2026

June in Crete. Packed beaches, all-inclusive hotels, sunbeds every 30 cm.

But what if… not? ✨

I have a cottage available in the heart of real Crete — 8 to 29 June. A village, olive trees, silence, and a neighbour who brings you cheese. 🧀

25 minutes from Heraklion and the beach. Sleeps up to 4 guests.
I've been living here for 20 years. I won't sell you a package tour — I'll help you discover what no guidebook will ever show you.

Hidden gorges, local feast days, the best place to eat like a Cretan. 🇬🇷

👉 Book directly at www.toniascottage.gr
🏷️ Use code COTTAGE2026 at checkout for a discount

Drop a ❤️ if you'd rather wake up to cats surrounding your village home than a hotel buffet. 🐾🐈‍⬛🐈

24/04/2026

The recipe for a perfect stay:

1. The quiet of the Cretan countryside 🌿
2. A table set for friends 🍽️
3. Freshly cooked meal with baked banana bread 🍌

Tonia's Cottage was designed for moments like this—where guests feel so at home they start cooking! This delicious spread was prepared by our recent visitors, reminding us that "nothing excessive, yet everything feels complete" is the best way to live.

Wait until you smell the kitchen when this is in the oven! 🤍

22/04/2026

Thinking of coming to Crete but not sure where to start? 🌿

Forget the tourist trail. The real Crete is in the mountain villages, the local wine, the food that makes you go quiet for a moment and just eat. The kind of places where nobody is in a hurry and everybody knows your name by the second day.

From the vineyards of Alagni to the historic streets of Archanes — I wrote a little travel guide to help you find it. The itinerary I wish someone had handed me when I first fell in love with this island. 🍷🥘
Find the full guide here: https://toniascottage.gr/crete-travel-itinerary-food-wine-villages

20/04/2026

There is no greater compliment than when a guest feels truly at home. ✨

Recent guests at Tonia’s Cottage surprised the host by cooking a beautiful meal and leaving this incredibly thoughtful message in the guest book:

"The simplicity, the closeness to nature, and the vineyards surrounding the village all come together in a way that feels very honest... it brought to mind Marcus Aurelius—that we should see the world as one living whole."

Knowing that Tonia’s Cottage carries an "understanding—a quiet love for life" is the highest praise possible. This is the magic of Cretan village life that the cottage is so proud to share.

Thank you for these beautiful words! 😍