You are looking for a villa just for you and your friends, an exclusive place to spend your holidays with your family, a destination that combines luxury and comfort with respect for the environment and sustainability. You’re in the right place, because this article is designed just for you. We have selected 10 incredible villas around Italy, Croatia, Greece and even Australia, in case you want to escape to the other side of the world!
Your Tuscan villa
Il Podere di Pomaio Green Winery is a young organic winery and suggestive farm situated on the hill overlooking the city of Arezzo. The property offers two beautiful eco-friendly villas, both with private pools and stunning views of the surrounding countryside. The Villa Leopoldina is a nineteenth century mansion, recently renovated, on two levels; it can accommodate up to 12 people. Villa Mandorlo is composed of 5 double rooms, each with its own comfort, a kitchen with a dining room, a living room, a laundry area with another bathroom. Those who decide to spend a holiday in one of these villas can also taste the estate’s organic wine and oil and be pampered with the supply of vegetable and fruit boxes.
A villa on the island of Brač
You need privacy, a starry sky, a pool with a view: Dol Hills is what you are looking for. In a rural and uncontaminated environment of Croatia, this luxurious villa far from the world offers you all the comforts you are looking for, from electric bikes to the hot tub, from your private cinema to the telescope to admire the stars. You will be welcomed with a basket of local fruits and vegetables and the best wines of the region. On request, a private chef can prepare traditional gastronomic specialties, made exclusively with local ingredients. It can accommodate up to 6 people.
Windmill-shaped villas in Greece
Do you want to experience the magic of Santorini by staying in an unusual place? Windmill Villas is a complex of windmills transformed into elegant, tastefully furnished villas, each totally independent, with a private swimming pool, whirlpool bath, terrace, garden, private entrance and parking space. Upon arrival you will receive free wine and fruit, and on request you can benefit from the assistance of a chef and a masseur. Each villa can accommodate up to 5 people.
In the Molise countryside, a stone’s throw from the sea
Cascina Cliternia is a villa nestled between the quiet of the countryside and the charm of the sea. The farmhouse, completely renovated in 2016, consists of a living room with kitchen and fireplace, two bedrooms and a bathroom with a large shower for a total of 5 beds. The real highlight of the accommodation is the exterior: a garden and a porch all for guests at the center of a 16-hectare plot of land with olive trees, walnuts, prickly pears, wheat fields, and in the background the sea with the Tremiti islands.
Complete relax in Croatia
Again among the Croatian islands where Villa Antiqua is waiting for us, an eco-friendly accommodation that can accommodate up to 9 people with 130sqm of interior and a huge garden of 660sqm. The house, which has every comfort and a beautiful swimming pool, is located just 15 meters from the sea, in the ancient city of Ossero, on the island of Cres, one of the most beautiful areas of the Croatian Adriatic Sea.
Your villa in Sorrento
Villa Carolina offers travelers an experience of Slow Travel, ideal for those who prefer to live in one place instead of stopping in all the “places-to-see”. The house is located in Priora, a small and very authentic village in the hills of Sorrento, where it is possible to hear only the sounds of nature and eat on healthy and natural foods. The accommodation, from which you can admire the beautiful Gulf of Naples, is located just 4 kilometers from the center of Sorrento, has an outdoor jacuzzi and a children’s pool. You can stay in the rooms or rent the entire building.
A typical Cycladic house
On the island of Andros there is a beautiful complex of 12 villas, built in the traditional Cycladic style and with all modern comforts. The houses are located on a beautiful hill, from which you can admire the valley and the sea. Each villa is surrounded by nature, offering privacy and private outdoor spaces. From here you can discover the 70 beaches of the island, the crystal clear water and the pristine landscapes for a holiday of relaxation and tranquility.
Your terrace on the sea of Sardinia
Just 30 minutes from the Sardinian capital there is a silent house, which seems to dive into the sea. The view is truly spectacular and offers direct access to a cove with a sandy beach. Guests have access to the entire private property, 1250 square meters of garden and house, completely renovated.
Between the sea and the maquis shrubland
We move to Apulia, in an enchanting corner of Castro Marina coastline. Immersed in a park of Mediterranean shrubland, there is the Villa Lu Ciristoi which leaves you speechless for its panoramic terrace with pergola and a solarium with sun loungers. Inside, there are a large living room with two bedrooms and on the lower floor an independent double bedroom carved into the rock. It has bathrooms with shower, towels and bathrobe, and natural cosmetics. You can access to the sea through a small path surrounded by greenery.
Chic recycling in Australia
Can two agricultural sheds become eco-chic lodgings? Definitely yes! Broger’s End is a corner of paradise situated on 160 acres in the Kangaroo Valley, bordering the Kangaroo River, which offers eclectic luxury accommodations with kitchenettes and a peaceful escape from the everyday world! You can choose between The Dairy, one of the first milking dairy sheds in the area now transformed into a luxurious eco-refuge, and The Shed, an agricultural shed magnificently transformed using recycled and recovered materials.
