With its pristine white geometrical forms, its welcoming, light-filled interiors, its wrap-around terraces, and its seafront location, Villa Espera is a very tempting proposition indeed. Add a refreshing pool, a beach at the bottom of the garden, enchanting sunrises, and close proximity to the magical little harbour town of Naousa, and it would be fair to say that this charming home lacks for nothing when it comes to summery allure.
The space
Inside: accommodation at Villa Espera is spread over two independently access floors.
The main entrance to the ground floor leads in to an open-plan space, whose luminous atmosphere, clean lines and understated modern style on show sets the tone for the rest of the house. To one side is a well-equipped kitchen with honeyed wooden cabinetry, pristine white worktops, and a raised table with bar stools. To the other, united by sandy tiled flooring and white walls, is a dining area, which is furnished with a rusticated wooden table, chairs and a bench.
A couple of steps lead down from the dining area into the living room, which is divided into two sections: to the right, are a couple of stylish lounge chairs facing a cubic fireplace; to the left is a large L-shaped sofa and a TV. Two French doors and a pair of windows bring in the sea views and allow the space to flow out onto the terrace.
Accessed via a few steps from the far end of the living room are the first three bedrooms:
• the main bedroom, a spacious, double-aspect double with a walk-through wardrobe, an en-suite shower room, sea views and access to the main terrace
• two double-twins with garden views and an en-suite shower room
An external staircase leads up to a large, fabulously panoramic terrace, off which the guest accommodation is accessed:
• a suite with a comfortably furnished, sea-view living area, a private balcony, a walk-through kitchenette, a bright double bedroom with garden views, and an en-suite shower room
• a double with sea views, en-suite shower room and a little kitchen corner
Outside: Villa Espera rises in extensive gardens of about 1.5 acres that have been planted with an alluring variety of low-lying Mediterranean flora, herbs, ornamental grasses, blossom-rich bougainvillea, succulents, and olive, fruit and palm trees.
An irresistible path makes a beeline through the grounds down to the garden gate, beyond which, just across a road, is the little sandy beach and shallow, turquoise waters of Megali Glastra.
Terraces fan out around the property, offering plenty of space for everyone to find their own spot. To the front, accessed from the living area, is a voluminous, shaded dining area, gazing out to sea. A couple of steps beyond is the tempting blue pool, which is well-supplied with comfy sun loungers.
This main terrace flows round both sides of the house, passing little lounge areas furnished with sink-in bean bags, to a secluded al fresco area that’s home to a shady dining gazebo served directly by both the kitchen a large, classically Greek, built-in grill.
An external flight of steps leads up from this area to the upper level of Villa Espera, where, outside the two guest rooms, is a large, supremely panoramic terrace looking out over the gardens and across the azure Aegean Sea to Naxos. It hosts a well-furnished, shaded sitting area and a little table and chairs. This space will prove extremely popular with yoga enthusiasts who enjoy performing sun salutations as Helios appears in the eastern skies each morning.
Children should not be left unsupervised on the upper floor's terrace.
Because of natural changes to the coastline from season to season, the sandy beach in front of this property may not look as it does in the photos.
The beach is reached by a flight of steep steps equipped with a rope for balance so the access may not be suitable for young children or guests with limited mobility.
Registration Details
2611768
