Villa Emilia, Drapanias, Kissamos

This is one of the most beautiful yet simple country-houses in all of Western Crete. Villa Emilia sits in its own grounds surrounded by thousands of olive trees and fields of vegetables. This is natural Cretan farming countryside - there are few immediate tourist facilities and almost no signs of anything other than normal, real, down-to-earth Cretan life. There are no foreign-owned housing estates or tourist accommodation anywhere nearby.

The unspoilt natural sandy beach is 10/15 minutes easy walk away (or 2 minutes drive) through lush, shady olive groves and fields which often stretch right down to the sea.

This is a glorious spot for swimming and sunbathing

There are three tavernas on or near the six km beach - otherwise there is nothing but a patchwork of fields and the occasional house.

Two km along the coast, in the corner of the bay at Nopigia, the sand gives way to rocky grandeur and wonderful countryside for walking and exploring.

Nopigia is also home to one of the largest swimming pools and excellent Tavernas in the area. The owners are old friends of ours and everyone from Villa Emilia is welcome to use this huge pool without charge.

Villa Emilia was built in stages between 30 and 60 years ago.

It is completely detached and entirely surrounded by its own private garden.

This is a gently shaded and wonderfully peaceful place, overflowing with flowers, olive and fruit trees and two huge walnut trees. From the road the driveway runs alongside the house under the trees. It would be easy to park at least six cars here - if you must! The front and sides of the house are all flower gardens with trees and bushes dotted here and there.

At the back of the house is a huge walled patio - completely private and perfect for sunbathing by day and evening parties with friends gathered for dinner under the clean, clear, moonlit sky.

Behind the house there are stairs up to the roof, from where there is surely one of the finest tree-top views in the Mediterranean. From this tiled and furnished roof terrace one can see far across the tops of the olive groves to the sea and beyond - to the entire Kissamos bay and to the mountains, stretching out into the Cretan sea towards the Cyclades Islands.

Inside this lofty and spacious home there are a total of six rooms plus a bathroom, which also contains an automatic washing machine. Leading from the front door is a beautifully furnished reception/ sitting room.

Further inside is a big living/dining room/kitchen. The kitchen is complete with all the equipment you would expect to find, to be able to live here on a long term basis.

There are four bedrooms in all, two with double beds, one with two single beds and one with either one single bed or furnished as a small office as shown above right. The main double bedroom has huge wall-to-wall wardrobes. All bedrooms are fully furnished with dressing tables/mirrors as well as bedside tables etc. In addition, the sofa in the front sitting room converts into a double bed.

The bathroom/WC has a bath as well as a shower attachment (unusual in water-conscious Greece where a simple shower is the norm). In summer there is constant hot water from the huge solar panels on the roof and in winter the water - and indeed the whole house - is centrally heated by an extremely efficient oil-fired heating system.

Drapanias

This is a completely genuine quiet farming village, not at all spoiled or changed by the march of time or tourism. Once it was a thriving community on the old main road from Chania to Kastelli but nowadays, whilst it may be peacefully off the beaten track, it still has local shops and Kafeneons for immediate needs and the village is still on the main bus route

The new national road junction is only two minutes away so, despite the peace and quiet, external communications for touring and more sophisticated activities such as shopping, clubbing and dining-out are excellent...

...and of course the clear blue sea is never more than a few minutes away.

Prices

This house is available for thirteen-week rental periods up to one year or even longer. This is not a tourist house. Prices vary according to length of contract and time of year and they always INCLUDE all charges for gas, water, electricity, heating logs for winter (if appropriate) and local taxes. The houses are fully equipped - you need only bring your clothes. The only extras would be the telephone/internet (ADSL Broadband) line rental and any call costs which we just pass on to you at bare cost to us.

This is exceptional value - often at around one third of normal tourist accommodation rental prices. We have clients for short and long-term rental from all over the world and no two requirements are ever the same so do please ask for a specific quotation
appropriate to your circumstances.

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