LEVENDIS ESTATE

Holiday Home Description

Perched on a hillside and having spectacular sea views, this organic olive oil producing estate includes four houses, each set into its own fragrant gardened terraces, a swimming pool and outdoor amenities. Levendi's offers you a luxury, family-friendly and romantic destination where quality and hospitality are the abiding hallmarks. The four traditionally styled houses on the Estate are scattered throughout the grounds. To ensure privacy, each house is surrounded by its own gardened terraces, which include relaxation areas and outdoor dining facilities. Footpaths and stairways link the houses and meander through the groves and gardens down to the swimming pool; beyond to the ball games terrace; and further through the forest to beaches below the property. Hidden in a shaded glen in the forest, an al fresco pavilion awaits for your choice of massage therapy, pilates and yoga classes. Children enjoy a farm area which is quite separate to other facilities. Organic vegetable garden and herb gardens and fruit trees are also on the Estate.

The outdoor cooking area, with refectory dining table; our morning coffee shop, and the summer house beside the pool terrace provide focal areas for those who like wander from the privacy of their own house to take the opportunity to socialize. Thus, you are able to enjoy the combination of proximity to the Estate's facilities and the privacy of your own house.

The Estate accommodates up to 20 people in total,

with each house having:

2 bedrooms (one double, one twin) each with sea views across its own shaded verandah.

living room, including fold-out settee/bed

fully equipped kitchen with freezer, fridge and oven

indoor and outdoor dining areas

bathroom

wood burning heater

computer connections, on request

Children are very welcome and accommodation is suitable for elderly or infirm people.

As an additional incentive to having families as our guests, we often arrange separate accommodation for the older teenage members of your family who may feel they would like to be closer to the action at a nearby seaside village. This way their need to enjoy an independent holiday is met, whilst you are happy too, being able to check with them regularly.

LEVENDIS ESTATE – 2012 WEEKLY TARIFF:

NB: Second week of all 2-week high season holidays is discounted by 40%

Low season: April, May and October: €1,895

Mid season: June and September €2,750

High season: July and August €3,950

Rates above based on two people sharing. 400-500 euros/week for each additional adult. Babies under two no tariff. Children 2 - 11 have 150 euros/week discount.

Included in tariff:

Private transfers between Kefallonia airport or Patras, and Levendis

Car (except in low season)

Seasonal produce from organic vegetable and herb gardens, and fresh bread, daily

Welcome snacks and drinks

First morning's breakfast

Extensive library plus flora & fauna references, children’s books and games; maps and guides for mountain walks

Pool, summer house and outdoor cooking/dining areas open 24 hours/day

Extras, or on request:

Baby equipment packs

Holistic therapeutic and/or aromatherapy massage treatments

Yoga and Pilates classes

Guided walks

Motor boats

Morning coffee shop provides organic breakfasts and snacks

Laundry service

Child care and Nanny services

Picnic hampers

Scuba diving

Chef's services

‘Myths & Legends’ Holiday extensions: Individual itineraries designed for private sight-seeing tours and chauffeured travel to the ancient sites of Greece.

Reservation Conditions:

Minimum reservation is 7 days

Reservations accepted for any number of days exceeding seven

Preference given to reservations of l4 days or more.

A 20% deposit is required to confirm reservation, and account balance is payable 60 days prior to holiday

Direct bank transfers are accepted in any major currency.

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Ionian Islands Area Information

Ithaca is the well known island of Homer's Ulysses, but little known as a holiday and recreational destination. Ideal for eco-tourism and activity holidays, its gentle beauty, undiscovered green valleys, mountains and many crystal clear swimming coves make it the perfect all seasons' holiday.

One of the seven Ionian islands, Ithaca is essentially two heavily wooded mountain tops rich in flora and fauna, which protrude steeply from the Ionian sea, joined in the centre of the island by a thin stretch of land. Ithaca combines its history, religious tradition, culture and its seafaring and agricultural way of life - unchanged for generations - with a geographic beauty that captures the most widely travelled visitor. With its many mountain pathways linking historical villages and shores dotted with small white jewelled beaches, it offers a destination which you will find difficult to leave and compelled to return to.

Throughout the ages Ithaca has been known as the home of Odysseus (Ulysses). For years Homer's hero wandered before he finally returned to his island kingdom. Though he visited beautiful, exotic, far-flung lands, Ithaca never left his mind for a moment. And even today, once you've been to Ithaca, it's difficult to forget this small, mountainous island with its captivating coves that conjure up some earthly paradise. Ithaca is separated from Cephalonia by a channel some 2 to 4 kilometers wide. The west coast of the island is steep and almost barren in contrast to the green, gentle shoreline on the east.

The capital and largest settlement is Vathi; its red-roofed delightful houses set amidst enchanting scenery at the end of the deep closed bay of Molos. It's easy to get to know the island's landmarks. Three kilometres to the northwest lies the Cave of the Nymphs. Here according to the myth, Odysseus hid the gifts bestowed upon him by the Phaeacians who deposited him upon Ithaca's shores ten long years after the end of the Trojan War. Also worth visiting is the medieval Monastery of the Archangels at Perahori.

North of the valley and 600 metres above sea level, the Kathara Monastery (Mon! Katharon) has a unique view of the island from its bell tower. On the horizon you can make out the mountains of Akarnania, the Echinades islets, the peaks of Zakinthos, the eastern coast of Cephalonia and even the entrance to the Gulf of Patras. The bay of Polis on the west coast, near the village of Stavros, is the site of another cave (Loizos' cave). This one yielded up shards on which were carved inscriptions testifying to the worship of Artemis, Hera and Athena. Even more interestingly, this cave has also yielded twelve tripods similar to the others which the Phaeacians gave to Odysseus.

The village of Stavros is 2 km from Levendi's and is the central village of northern Ithaca. About 1 kilometre north of Stavros is Pelicata; excavations on this hillside which is between the bays of Polis and Frikes brought to light remains of a small Bronze Age settlement. The finds unearthed there reinforce the theory that the ancient city of Ithaca lies somewhere in the vicinity. Kioni and Frikes on the northeast coast are both typical unspoilt Ionian villages with many small tavernas along their sea fronts.