Just four minutes' walk from Scotinas Beach, this villa is set in lush gardens, offering the best of both worlds – seamless access to the sea and your own tranquil haven when you want to seek out some space. The living room opens to a dining area and kitchen, with cool tiled floors and two sets of patio doors looking onto a shady terrace. Upstairs, both bedrooms are of a good size, and each has a balcony so there's no need to draw straws to decide who gets which room. In the heat of the afternoon, you'll be glad of a dip in the private pool and in the cooler evenings the covered terrace is the place to be, preferably with a glass of wine in hand. Mount Olympus is 65km away, while the Unesco-recognised site of Meteora is well within day-trip distance too, approximately two hours away.

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