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VILLA MARIA, UPPER
APARTMENT
Accommodation: Sleeps 4
With shared swimming pool - car required.
Villa Maria is one of a
select group of private villas on Paxos which as well as having their
own swimming pools enjoy the luxury of large gardens and terraces.
Maria is thus well suited to an arrangement where two self-contained
apartments share the same facilities, since not only do the extensive
gardens provide the feeling of space around the villa, but each
apartment has its own separate terrace and outside seating facilities,
as well as its own garden entrance. Only the pool and stone-built
barbecue are shared.
The upper apartment is reached from the lane to Zernatika above the
house and looks out onto the surrounding olive groves and stone Paxiot
houses at the back, and to the sea from the front. The terrace directly
outside the main door has a teak garden table, chairs and large
umbrella, perfect for comfortable outside dining, and the pool is a few
steps from the front door. Inside, the main room is a traditionally
furnished Greek living room with a kitchen corner (with full oven),
working fireplace and french windows opening onto a balcony with views
to the sea, while more modern touches are the air-conditioning and the
TV (with satellite services from 2008). Beyond the living room are one
double bedroom and a twin, both with ceiling fans, and between them the
shower room.
Villa Maria’s location, between Loggos and Gaios near the village of
Fontana, makes a car more or less essential for a relaxed stay at the
house, although the taverna at Fontana is reachable on foot in 15
minutes, as are the spectacular cliffs of the west coast. In the car, a
five minute drive will take you down to the picturesque village of
Loggos with its tavernas, supermarkets and boats for hire, while going
the other way the road winds through the sleepy village of Fontana with
its church and taverna and past the new reservoir and shingle beaches,
bringing you to Gaios, the island’s “capital”, in about 10 minutes.
Gaios has a wide selection of tavernas, shops and supermarkets and it is
from here you can catch the sea taxis across to the crystal clear water
and pristine sandy beaches of Anti Paxos.
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swimming pool (shared) with sunbeds
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large garden
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private terraces with umbrella, table and chairs
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BBQ (shared)
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sea views from balcony and garden
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air-conditioning (charged locally)
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maid service 6 days a week
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linen changed once a week (twice in July &
August)
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tavernas and shops a five minute drive away (car
required)
Accommodation
UPPER: 2 bedrooms (1 double & 1 twin), open plan
living/dining/kitchen area, shower room. Balcony.
Air conditioning in living room
Swimming pool (shared).
Use of air-conditioning units
is charged locally at 20 euros a week.
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