Petrino

Quietly positioned on a wooded hillside behind the village, this comfortable family villa is a five minute walk from St Stephano’s beach, and even closer to its shops, bars and waterfront tavernas. Recently refurbished in a cool neutral colour palette, it is an ‘upside-down’ house, with its living space on the upper floor to enjoy the gorgeous views, and its three air-conditioned bedrooms sharing the ground level. Within the villa, décor and furnishings are an unpretentious country style, complemented by mod cons including WiFi and large screen satellite TV. Outside, an open terrace is accessed from the sitting room, perfect for al fresco dining, with views over the rooftops to the bay below. An exterior staircase leads down from here to a stone-paved terrace, where the inviting pool shares the space with a separate Jacuzzi and a built-in barbecue. At the other end of the house, an olive tree casts dappled shade onto a little seating area overlooking the sea. While Petrino echoes the relaxing air of it setting, it is well placed to up-the-tempo locally, with nightlife in Kassiopi just 5km away.