{"key":"villa-naos","blocks":[{"section":"intro","body":"Villa Naos is laid out as four separate houses on one Kea hillside, linked by stone paths, with the Aegean open in front of the whole estate. Each house has its own entrance and its own living space, so eighteen people can be together at the pool and apart by the evening without anyone camping in a corridor. The architecture is plain Cycladic: white volumes, raw stone, wide openings placed where the view is. Nine bedrooms, every one en suite, ten bathrooms in total, and an 18-meter pool on the main terrace. The estate is let as a whole and never by the house."},{"section":"setting","heading":"A Private Kea Hillside","body":"Kea is the closest Cycladic island to Athens and one of the quieter ones that are still easy to reach, which is the reason people choose it. The estate sits on its own private hillside above the sea, with the Aegean open in front of it. Korissia, the port town, is about ten minutes by car, and Ioulida, the hill town that serves as the Chora, is fifteen. The nearest beaches, Vourkari and Gialiskari, are twelve and fourteen minutes. Nothing here is walkable, and that is the honest shape of the island rather than a fault of the house.","bullets":["Korissia Port, 5 km, about 10 minutes by car","Vourkari Beach, 6 km, about 12 minutes","Gialiskari Beach, 7 km, about 14 minutes","Ioulida, the hill town Chora, 8 km, about 15 minutes","Lavrio Port on the mainland, about one hour by ferry","Private hillside position with open Aegean views"]},{"section":"interiors","heading":"Nine Bedrooms, Four Houses","body":"The bedrooms are split across the four houses rather than stacked in one building, and each house functions on its own with its own entrance and living space. Seven bedrooms take a double bed and two are twin rooms, which sleeps exactly eighteen with nothing folded out or improvised. All nine are en suite and there are ten bathrooms in total, so there is one spare beyond the bedrooms. Inside, the finish follows the architecture: large sofas sized for a group rather than a photograph, high-quality mattresses, design desks for anyone working, and connected televisions. Air conditioning runs throughout and the wi-fi is included.","bullets":["Four separate houses on one estate","9 bedrooms, all en suite, 10 bathrooms in total","Seven double rooms and two twin rooms, sleeping 18 exactly","Each house has its own entrance and living space","Design desks, large sofas and high-quality mattresses","Air conditioning, connected TVs and free wi-fi throughout"]},{"section":"outdoors","heading":"The 18-Meter Pool","body":"An 18-meter pool runs along the main terrace, long enough to swim properly rather than to stand in, and it is the piece of the estate that pulls the four houses together through the day. Outdoor living areas sit between the buildings, so there is more than one place for a group of eighteen to settle and no single terrace everyone has to share. The sea is in view from across the property. Evenings tend to collect around the main terrace once the heat drops, and quiet hours run from 11 PM.","bullets":["18-meter swimming pool on the main terrace","Multiple outdoor living areas between the four houses","Sea views across the estate","Stone paths linking the houses","Room outdoors for a group of 18 to spread out","Quiet hours from 11 PM to 8 AM"]},{"section":"activities","heading":"Days on Kea","body":"Kea rewards a car and a loose plan. The beaches are spread around the coast, Vourkari and Gialiskari being the closest, and Ioulida, the hill town that serves as the island Chora, is the evening walk-around. Guided tours can be arranged if the group would rather have the island explained than found. Back at the estate the pool takes most of the day, and the property is cleared for events of up to twenty-five guests with prior approval, which is why reunions and small weddings end up here rather than in a hotel.","bullets":["Vourkari and Gialiskari beaches, 12 and 14 minutes by car","Ioulida, the Chora, about 15 minutes","Guided tours of the island arranged on request","Events for up to 25 guests with prior approval","Long pool days spread across the four houses","Korissia port for the ferry and car hire, about 10 minutes"]},{"section":"logistics","heading":"Getting There and Around","body":"The route is the part to get right, and it is worth settling before the flights are booked. Ferries to Kea leave from Lavrio, not Piraeus, and Lavrio is about 45 minutes by car from Athens airport. The crossing takes about an hour, with several departures a day in summer and fewer off-season, so shoulder-season arrivals want checking against the timetable before flights are booked. A hire car is close to essential and can be picked up at Korissia port on arrival. The estate is only let complete, all four houses together.","bullets":["Ferry from Lavrio port, not Piraeus","Lavrio is about 45 minutes from Athens airport by car","Crossing takes about an hour, with more departures in summer","Hire cars available at Korissia port on arrival","Let as a complete estate only, never by individual house","Minimum stay 3 nights, lead booker must be 25 or over","Check-in 15:00 and check-out 11:00, both flexible on request"]},{"section":"ideal-for","heading":"Best For","body":null,"bullets":["Multi-family groups of up to 18","Reunions and milestone birthdays","Small weddings and receptions for up to 25","Corporate offsites that need desks and separation","Groups who want a Cycladic island without the crowd"]}]}