The "Paliama by the river" old stone house is located in a little, quite village called Panagia , 40 km from Heraklion city ,in the south part of the region. In just 8 km distance you will run into the well organized town of "Mires" where there is a number of banks, super markets, a health center, various shops etc.
In short distance towards the mountains there a number of traditional taverns serving fresh fish from fish farms along with typical cretan dishes. Also in a two kilometer distance you can visit «Zacharioudakis winery" with its awarded wines.
Importan historical sights near by are "Ancient Gortys", MInoan Palace of "Festos",Matala village by the sea. Never the less if you are are willing to travell an average of 30 klms towards south, you will run into a number of crystal water beaches in "Komos", "Agiofarago","Agios Pavlos" as we often do on weekends.