Set amongst the lovely pine woodland that tops the descent into the fishing village of Sami , this outstanding location offers superb views over Sami Bay with Ithaki in the far distance and the lovely lush hillsides embracing it on three sides.

Electric gates ensure that stray members of the local goat herds don’t stray into the grounds, which are well tended, planted with flowering shrubs and citrus trees and with a neatly mown lawn.

The light and spacious open plan living area of this stunning villa is furnished in an easy contemporary style with excellent quality modern sofa and chairs and a plasma TV and DVD player.

The dining area has a solid dark wood table with creamy leather chairs and the sleek Italian kitchen has an expanse of well-lit gleaming granite workspace, dishwasher, large fridge freezer and built-in full oven with ceramic hobs.


From both the kitchen and the living area patio doors open to a wide covered dining terrace with those lovely panoramic views over the garden and swimming pool terrace down the valley towards Sami.

Beyond the covered terrace, the lovely tiled 8 x 4 m swimming pool (depth 0.8m x 1.5m) is surrounded by generous sunbathing terraces on two levels where you’ll also find a stone built barbecue house with an alternative outside dining area. For the ultimate in comfort, there's a double hammock as well as a bamboo sofa set for chilling out around the pool.

On the first floor, the two bedrooms each have smart ensuite bath or shower room and patio doors to its own private balcony where at night time, a myriad of lights both in Sami below and hillside villages twinkle. There is also a convenient third shower room on the ground floor.

It’s less than a 5 min drive down the hill into Sami where tavernas and cafes line the waterfront, prime position, in the morning, to sip a freddo cappuccino and watch the sailing boats come and go and check the ferries are running on schedule.

Although Sami does have a beach of its own beyond the harbour, it really is well worthwhile making the trip round to the next bay (after coffee) to Antisamos beach. Here pine cloaked mountains drop steeply down to the sea with their colours reflected in the crystal clear waters and edged by a crescent of white pebble beach. There are some sunbeds and a taverna backing the beach for lunch or a refreshing drink. Along the coast immediately north of Sami are several small coves and a little further on, the beach of Agia Paraskevi has water sport facilities.