Everything below starts at the garden gate, on foot or a short drive away.
Out of the doorand into the water
A wooden deck built out over the water, with nothing in front of it but open sea. Retreat groups take it for yoga, meditation and workshops, and the rest of the time it is simply the best place in the garden to sit.
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Relaxing massage, Thai massage, Reiki, aromatherapy, acupuncture and detox treatments for face and body, given by trained therapists who shape the session around what you actually need that week.
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The path from the garden comes out at the quiet southern end of the beach. Papa Nero is the longest stretch of sand on this coast and among the calmest, and the corner below the steps is good for snorkelling and diving.
5 min on foot
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Twenty-nine old cobbled mule paths thread through the chestnut, plane and apple trees between the villages of Pelion. Some drop from the mountain villages straight down to the sea, and several start within walking distance.
29 marked routes
Ask us about itThe neighbouring bay has the only natural harbour in east Pelion, a ruined medieval castle on the headland, and the waterfront used for the Dancing Queen scene in Mamma Mia. The locals have not stopped talking about it since.
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Two of the best-known beaches in Greece sit just south of here, Mylopotamos with its arch of rock and Fakistra tucked into the cliffs. Ten more beaches are within half an hour of the house, four of them walkable.
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Ask at the terrace table. We have lived on this coast a long time and we will tell you which beach is sheltered when the wind turns, which path is worth the climb, and where to eat in the village tonight.
The Fotopoulos family
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