While this modern home is only a five-minute drive from famous Laganas Beach, it feels like it's a million miles from the crowds, thanks to its quiet location. Surrounded by fields and with a beautiful, well-kept garden, the space occupies a private corner in a bustling part of Zakynthos. Recently built, the home feels modern and minimalist. An open-plan living-and-kitchen room features distressed wooden floors, white ceiling beams, olive walls, and swirling kitchen tiles to create a social space for the whole group. Up the backlit marble stairs, the master bedroom has an avant-garde cylinder and ceiling lights, while the twin has an open bathroom complete with a feature marble sink. The real scene-stealer, however, is not the architecture but the flashes of blue sea from the terrace. Curl up with a book, light the barbecue and pour some wine to watch as the light changes on the horizon. Feeling hot? The glass-lined private pool is perfect for cooling off, before heading back to the terrace to soak up more of those views.

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