🌿 What It’s Like to Sleep in a coco-mat natural mattresses in a Cretan Eco-Lodge retreat: A Day and Night at Natura Cottages

From hammock naps to sea-view sunsets, discover the slow rhythm of life in a restored mountain hamlet.

Imagine this: You wake up in a sun-dappled stone cottage, the scent of thyme and carob drifting in through a wooden shutter. A cool breeze slips across the COCO-MAT mattress, and all around, the soft rustling of olive leaves is the only sound.

This is not a dream. This is life at Natura Cottages, a lovingly restored 16th-century hamlet nestled in the hills of Southeast Crete.

Let us take you through a full day and night here — the eco-luxury way.

🌞 Morning Bliss in Crete 🌿

Silence… sunshine… and the gentle scent of Cretan herbs. After a deep, refreshing sleep on our coco-mat natural mattresses, the day begins in perfect harmony.

After an excellent sleep on coco-mat natural mattresses, you begin your day with a quiet breakfast in the private patio of your cottage. A tray of local honey, goat cheese, olives, sourdough bread, and herbal mountain tea awaits you under the shade of an old carob tree.

You stretch, barefoot in the soft soil, while the sun rises over the Libyan Sea far below. In the distance, the outline of the Pefki Gorge cuts through the hills — a reminder that wild adventures are only steps away, but there’s no rush here.

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🪻 Midday: Hammocks or coco-mat natural mattressesand Hidden Paths

By late morning, the sun climbs and the stillness becomes even more magical. Some guests wander off to hike the E4 trail and Pefki gorge, which passes just above the cottages. Others walk to nearby Makry-Gialos beach, just 10 minutes walk.

But you? You take the path less traveled — straight to the hammock strung between two olive trees behind your cottage. You open your book, sip a cool drink, and soon drift into a nap with the bees humming softly nearby.

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🍅 Afternoon: Cooking or Exploring

Later, you prepare a small lunch with local produce — juicy tomatoes, village eggs, and xynomizithra cheese from the mini-market down in the village. Each cottage has a simple but charming kitchenette, perfect for light meals.

Or maybe you visit the nearby Sitia UNESCO Geopark or explore the mountain village of Pefki, where time moves slower than the goats wandering the narrow alleys.

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🌅 Evening: Sea View, Sunset, Serenity

As the golden light fades, you sit outside with a glass of local wine, watching the sunset over the Libyan Sea. From your private terrace, the sea glows rose-pink while the mountains behind darken into lavender shadows.

No TVs. No cars. Just the wind, the trees, and the gentle glow of lamps lighting the path between the cottages.

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🌙 Night: Sleeping on Earth’s Terms

Inside, the cottage is cool and quiet. You curl up on a COCO-MAT natural mattress — layered with natural materials, natural rubber, and seaweed — and listen to the cicadas fading into the sound of owls.

The beds are made with pure cotton sheets, the air smells of wood and wild herbs, and you sleep more deeply than you have in months.

Just stone, shade, and the breeze — nature’s own way of restoring the body.

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🌾 The Natura Way of Living

Staying at Natura Cottages isn’t like staying in a hotel. It’s stepping into the rhythm of the land. Into a home once built by shepherds, now preserved by our family, and shared with guests who want something quieter, simpler, and more meaningful.

Here, eco-living isn’t a trend — it’s tradition. You’ll feel it in the stone underfoot, in the olive oil you taste, and in the stars above your terrace at night.

So if you’re longing to disconnect, slow down, and sleep in harmony with nature — this is your place.

Book your stay and experience it for yourself at www.naturacottages.com 🌿