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Nea Makri is not on the route towards northern Europe for refugees so, until very recently, we never saw them here.  One local hotel has now taken in a number of Syrian families so we do now occasionally see them around town.  We can't envisage that they could possibly cause any problems for us or for our guests.

Welcome to Villa Verde, our ecologically friendly seaside home near Athens.  We hope you’ll like what you see here and that you’ll want visit Nea Makri to spend some time with us.  We have a "3 Key" quality certificate issued by the Greek National Tourist Organisation.

If you’re planning a relaxing holiday or short break based on the coast near Athens, we hope you’ll find what your looking for here at Villa Verde.  You might have in mind an Athens city break.  Why not consider basing yourselves an hour’s comfortable coach ride away in the green and pleasant seaside town that’s Nea Makri?  We call it “Athens with a breath of fresh air”.

On these pages you’ll find information about our town, our home, and us.  The Local Attractions page includes many links to sites with additional information.  The Links page includes more information about our part of Greece and about the country in a wider sense.

We designed and built Villa Verde in 2008-09, with some help from local architects and builders.  The house is built to very high environmental standards.  Geothermal energy provides most of our heating and cooling needs.  Those needs are relatively small because the house is extremely well insulated.  Very large solar panels provide hot water for personal use with geothermal back up if there’s no sun.  Water from a well is used for the garden.

We live upstairs whilst on the ground floor we have four self-contained guest studios.  Two of those can be linked for family use.

We were very proud to receive this TripAdvisor certificate.  Please see our Guests' Comments page for more details.

Who Are We?

Silvia is from the Ukraine and Chris from England.  We came to Greece for work and business reasons in 1996.  When we decided to stop work we moved a short distance away from the hustle and bustle of the Athens metropolis to live just 150 metres from the beach.

We have travelled quite extensively around Greece, with and without friends and family, so we’ve got to know the country quite well.  We are both very good with the Greek language.

We very much look forward to welcoming guests to share our ecologically friendly villa and its garden.

One thing we must mention is our cats.   We have rescued more abandoned cats and kittens than we had intended.  They are not allowed inside the guest studios and they will usually keep away from guests who don't want them close.  If you love cats then it will be a big bonus for you.  If you dislike cats then, regrettably, you might prefer to stay somewhere else.  That said, cats are pretty much everywhere in Greece and none of them are cleaner or better cared for than ours.  We've added a page to this site explaining more about our cat family.

What Can We Offer You?

We offer:

If there are marches or demonstrations in Athens, we can explain how you can still enjoy almost all of the city and its attractions without getting close to those problems.  Serious problems only occur rarely and they are confined to very small areas, away from most places that are of interest to visitors.

Please see the Sample Itinerary page for an example of the kind of trip around Greece that we can help you to arrange.

Weather

These average Athens weather conditions are taken with thanks from the Weather2Travel web site.

There is a good local weather forecast at the Hellenic National Meteorological Service site, 5 day or short term.

If you want to know more or to discuss a possible stay, please get in touch with us.  We will be happy to telephone you if you would like to let us have your number by email, phone, SMS or post (land lines only please).

Nea Makri

190 05 Attica

Greece  

Telephone +30 22940 95512

Mobile +30 6932 655065