Our 90m2 beach apartment, on the Athenian Riviera, makes it the ideal choice for combining a beach holiday, with a city trip to Athens. The trip from our place to the Acropolis, with public transport, takes in total a little over 1 hour, along the beautiful Athenian Riviera coast. FREE AIRPORT PICK UP SERVICE We offer a FREE "Meet and Greet" pick up service from the airport to the apartment (4 persons maximum). We have a small sized car, so there is little room for luggage. More guests (over 4) and the luggage can follow us in a taxi (costs about 40 euro). REVIEWS NB: Following a recent change by VRBO in the general chronological order in which guest reviews are shown, please note that on all the English language sites of VRBO, reviews left by guests which booked through these sites are shown first. All reviews left by guests which booked through other language sites of VRBO (French, German, Dutch, Danish etc.) are shown AFTER the reviews left by guests, which booked through the English language stites, even if they are of a more recent date ! Reviews shown on the English language sites of VRBO, therefore NOT represent the correct chronological order of ALL reviews left by guests from ALL VRBO sites. THE VILLA Our seaside villa consists of three fully separate apartments/floors, each with its own entrance, of which our spacious ground floor apartment is rented out with exclusive use of the swimming pool and garden. Occasionally if guests request so, they can choose on the spot between our ground floor apartment, or our Penthouse apartment on the second floor. Either way, guests which have rented our groundfloor apartment (even if they stay at our Penhouse), have the exclusive use of our private swimming pool. If guests wish to occupy both apartments (for instance the parents on the second floor and the children at ground floor, or more than 5 guests in total), this can also be arranged at an extra cost. Please contact us for more details. THE APARTMENT We are on the beautiful Athenian Riviera, south of Athens center, located in a quiet street in the lovely village of Lagonisi (location on the map is not 100% correct !!), at just a 500 meter walk from a lovely organized sandy beach. This apartment on the ground floor in a fully detached villa, has a private swimming pool, with 4 loungebeds and a umbrella, a sunny 170m2/1830ft2 lawn garden with a wooden table and 4 chairs, which also has an umbrella. It also has a 100m2/1076ft2 enclosed front courtyard, ideal for children to play, with a small table and 4 chairs. This (90m2/978ft2) apartment consists of a large living room with an open fireplace. It has an adjoining dining space near to the kitchen, with a table for 6 persons and chairs. The living area has two large relax chairs, a three person chouch and a two person comfortable sofa bed/couch and a TV set. The kitchen, which has access to the garden, has all kitchen utensils needed (knives, forks, spoons, cups, pans, plates etc.), a fridge, a microwave, a coffee machine, a 4 pit electric cooker plus oven etc. Bedroom 1, overlooking the garden and swimming pool, has a double bed, several large wardrobes and airco. Bedroom 2, overlooking the front enclosed courtyard, has two single beds (one extra third single bed can be added), several large wardrobes and airco. The spacious bathroom has a large bath, shower, toilet and washing machine. OUR AREA: THE ATHENIAN RIVIERA Some of the best sandy beaches in Greece, all with lounge beds and sun umbrellas, are at a short walking distance from the Villa. In fact 3 lovely organized sandy beaches, one with a small children's playground (Aghios Nikolaos) and all with nice beach restaurants, are just down the road at short walking distance and are awaiting you. The closest beach is at just an 800 meter walk (the others are at a 8 and 10 minute walk). All 3 beaches are operational from April 1 to October 31; one beach (Bali beach) stays open all year round. Many more sandy but also rocky beaches, both secluded and organized, can be found all along the south Athens Riviera coastal line, from "Varkiza", down to our village "Lagonisi". At just a short walk from the villa are a mini market and, a seaside cafeteria\bakery and a Greek seaside Taverna/restaurant. The main street of our village, with supermarkets, shops, cafeteria's and restaurants is at just 1km-3/4mile; about a 15 minute walk. There are also many interesting places to visit near by, such as "Cape Sounion" with the famous Temple of Poseidon with its magical sunset. The picturesque village of "Porto Rafti" with its lovely bay and walking boulevard full of restaurants, which looks like a Greek island. "Vravrona", with the ancient Temple of Artemis the Greek goddess of hunt and nature. "Varkiza", with its seaside walking boulevard, many restaurants, fishmarket and the wondeful beach/ sports complex "Yabanaki" resort. The impressive Vouliagmeni cave lake resort, where one can swim in lukewarm "healing" water all year round is an absolute "must". The cosmopolitan city of "Glyfada", with its large shopping boulevards with shops of all kinds, cafeteria's and seaside walk, is a favorite for an evening outing, both for Athenians and tourists. ATHENS On the other hand however you are also “just around the corner” from Athens center, one of Europe's oldest and most interesting cities, with many breathtaking places to see and visit. Athens center is easily accessible by public transport. The 122 Athens urban bus, which passes every 25 minutes, takes you along the beautiful coastal road straight to the metro station, from which it is just a few stops to the Acropolis. The trip by bus and metro to Athens center takes a little over 1 hour. A 5 day unlimited travel card for both the Athenian 122 bus and the Athens metro, only costs 9 euro. Apart from the famous Acropolis, the city also offers a number of other large impressive ancient sites, where one feels like taking a journey back into time. Little electric street trains, open air double deck “hop on hop off” buses, horse carts, stand up mopeds and family bike carts, are just a few of the means available to explore the unique Athens center around the Acropolis. The new impressive Acropolis museum, which has been voted as one of the best museums in the world, is a “must”. The world famous "Plaka" Athens tourist area, with its many narrow roads full of little shops and restaurants with live music, is considered to be one of the best tourist areas of any city in Europe and is an “obligatory visit”, both during the day as well as in the evening; experiencing that special “Athens by Night” feeling ! Lycabettus hill truly is impressive, offering a stunning view of the city. The “Teleferic” train, takes you up the hill though a tunnel inside (!) the mountain, where you can sit at the top restaurant and have a magnificent view over the city all the way to Piraeus harbor. One must also visit the parliament building with the traditional Greek guards and of course let's not forget the lively center of modern Athens itself, with a its colorful neighborhoods and famous nightlife. The picturesque "Mikrolimano" harbour in Piraeus (40 minutes by car from the villa), also is a tourist favorite. The beautiful Saronic Gulf Islands: Aegina, Hydra and Spetses, are also easy to visit on day trips. ONE DAY EXCURSIONS If you like to explore our area and visit some of the most beautiful ancient sites of Greece, many interesting day trips can be made by car from the villa. If you are Interested, we also organize private guided one day trips by Mercedes car to the below. - The Athenian Riviera: with the temple of Poseidon famous for its magical sunset, the beautiful Vouliagmeni cave lake and the lively sailing port of Lavrio, for a stroll along the seaside boulevard and (possibly) dinner. - Ancient Corinth (100km): with its famous old city, temples and great museum, the impressive Acrocorinthos castle high on top of the mountain, the modern village with many authentic souvenir shops and taverna's (possibly for dinner) and of course the amazing Corinth Canal. - East Attica: this unique tour of our area gives you the opportunity to visit the amazing Koutouki Cave, the largest of its kind in Greece, the temple of Artemis (Diana), the ancient goddess of Hunt and Nature in Vravrona and its wonderful museum, spend a few hours of relaxing at the beautiful Era Mare beach resort in Avlaki and end the day with a stroll and dinner in the beautiful picturesque bay of Porto Rafti, with its nice seaside boulevard and fishing harbor;... just like being on a Greek island ! - Elefsis/Loutraki (100km): this unique tour gives you the opportunity to visit the sanctuary of Demeter, the ancient goddess of cultivation of land, vegetation and its wonderful on site museum in Elefsis. Next, we visit the sanctuary of Hera the powerful queen of the Olympian gods and wife of Zeus, goddess of women and marriage, located in a beautiful bay at Cape Malagavi in Loutraki. We then go to the amazing Loutraki Blue Lake, a place of great natural beauty and end our tour with a visit to lively center of the holiday resort of Loutraki, for a walk around town and (possibly) dinner.