ブドウ畑の中のヴィラ。海、島、丘の景色

Wake up every morning to big view of sea, islands, sky and hills. In the evenings, sit on the broad balcony and watch the sun set gloriously behind Paros, a glass of chilled local rosé wine to hand. The island's most beautiful beaches are close by and rarely crowded, yet the house is sufficiently inland to have fertile soil for cultivating, washing that isn't salt-encrusted, and to stroll into hills rich with wildflowers.
All that is best about the country is condensed into the wonderfully diverse island of Naxos. It is rich in mythology and ancient history, with temples, stone farm buildings as old as the hills, rare Byzantine frescos and Venetian towers. This is a real, working island rather than a tourist resort, and produces its own high-quality meat, dairy, fruit, vegetables and olive oil.

• Convenient for exploring the island's best coast for walking, swimming and wildlife; central villages, N & NE mountains
• Friendly neighbours, including a family taverna, whose sons manage our vineyard
• Completed secluded villa, nestled in an acre of vines and olive trees and surrounded by fields (ie., not in a crowd of holiday villas)
• Wide views of sea and islands W and S, and of waves of rocky hills to N and E
• Self-contained peace and relaxation in a real home in an acre of land, rather than being in a soul-less holiday villa complex
• The house is full of light and space; as one guest put it: "very pretty: Greek, but not too Greek"
• Guests share our inside knowledge of the island - at online blog, and with guidebooks, maps and notes in the house