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This would be the ideal choice for a large family or group of friends wanting a relaxed, informal holiday with plenty of beach and sea activities, unflappable staff, the benefit of a fresh-water swimming-pool, a well-maintained tennis-court, spacious and well-spread out accommodation consisting of a main house and two guest-cottages, and a secluded beach right outside the house. The outdoor life that this house enjoys is fairly unique, with abundant seating and dining areas by the sea, in secluded courtyards or under shady trees. The private wooden pier adds enormously to your boating and bathing possibilities. Further down the coast is a well-equipped water-sport centre, that can supplement beach activities with wind-surfing, paragliding, water-skiing,etc. The owner can easily arrange day trips in a large, skippered “Caique”. The estate also has a wooden jetty for mooring a boat and for swimming off.
Off the beach, Corfu is a large and interesting island, with a beautiful and lively Old Town redolent of Corfu’s Venetian heritage, a swinging night-life for younger guests, and some fine museums and churches. There are water-sports, an Aqualand water-park, an eighteen hole golf-course, and some very good tavernas and fish restaurants, some very close to the house. For the adventurous, we can organise day-trips, or longer trips, to Albania, even private visit to the wonderful site of Butrint, escorted by the Director of the Site. Corfu is also known for its gorgeous, lush landscape and some fine beaches. Access is very easy both from Athens and abroad, as it has an international airport catering for international, scheduled and charter flights.
The Main House sleeps 8-13
The house is a white-washed, converted seventeenth century fishing refuge. It is built on one level only, has comfortable, if slightly Spartan bedrooms, each with its own bathroom, plenty of water and good electricity and hot water supplies.
Wing 1
1 room with 2 queen-size beds, doors to seashore, ceiling-fan, and en-suite shower-room.
1 Master-bedroom with double bed and small shower-room
1 small children’s room with bunk-bed.
Wing 2
2 twin bedded rooms with bathrooms
1 Children’s room with bunk beds
3 shower-rooms
The living-room is a huge, open-plan room with raftered ceiling and a bar at one end. The kitchen and pantry are equipped for generous entertaining. Outside, the house offers a very pretty courtyard with terracotta pots and overhanging climbers and shrubs, where one can enjoy a shady breakfast, terraces with plenty of deckchairs and tables for enjoying the sea and space all around the house at any time of day. A lawn slopes down to the narrow beach, enlivened by pots with bright flowers. Behind the house, separated by a small country lane, lies the rest of the estate, with a hard tennis-court, a large fresh water swimming pool with a barbecue area and plenty of furniture, and a shower. Mature olive groves stretch behind the house and up the hill, where the guest cottages and staff house are located
The Round Studio sleeps 2 in a small stone double-bedroomed cottage with a shower-room and kitchenette.
The Guest Cottage sleeps 4 to 7 in two double bedrooms with 2 bathrooms and one bunk-bedded room. It has a living-room and kitchen, and an outdoor dining area.
Maximum occupancy at any time is 18 unless by special arrangement.
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