Location

The view from the house includes a calm valley of oak trees and olives, with the Aegean Sea in the background. You feel as if you have travelled back in time, to Greece of the 1960's, when civilization had not invaded our lives, farmers used donkeys & carried water from water sources. Near the house, there is an ancient water source, still used for drinking water, as well as traditional washing basins where women brought clothes and kilims to wash.

Both sandy and pebbly beaches circle the island and one can always find peaceful waters, regardless of the wind’s direction (Sykamia, Spathi, Koundouros, Kalydonychi, Xyla etc.) Some have trees or caves offering shade, while others offer sunbeds or a seaside taverna.
For the hiker and lover of wild nature, the area of East & Southeast Kea is included in the European NATURA 2000 network, as a place of supreme environmental significance. Within this area, there are Vallonea oaks, herbs and rare indigenous plants, such as mandrakes and hemlock. One will be walking among the oak trees, wild orchids, buttercups, lichens, irises, wild roses, hyacinths, wild gladioli and wild mushrooms which grow in abundance in the most fertile inland areas, especially in spring and fall. Small animals like ferrets and hares, often appear in the open and birds such as hawks and eagles can be seen in the sky. Even the Mediterranean monk seal Monachus Monachus nests by Kea’s more inaccessible shores.

The island has a wide network of walking trails, ideal for nature lovers and hikers.
This is what you will discover if you go off the beaten track and stay at our house, located in Ellinika, centrally and south east at 500 m above sea level. You will never be hot, as the climate is always cool up there and the stone walls keep the heat out.