Villa Verde, Nea Makri

 

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Site last updated on 28th June 2024

 

Important War Update  

WE WILL NOT ACCEPT BOOKINGS FROM ANYONE WHO BELIEVES THAT RUSSIA’S INVASION OF UKRAINE IS ACCEPTABLE.

МЫ НЕ ПРИНИМАЕМ БРОНИРОВАНИЯ ОТ ЛЮБОГО, КТО СЧИТАЕТ, ЧТО ВТОРЖЕНИЕ РОССИИ В УКРАИНУ ПРИЕМЛЕМО.  

Environment

We are now proud to be truly carbon free!  We use no oil, no gas, and we have chosen a renewables-only tariff for our electricity supply. Our geothermal energy installation will continue to ensure that everyone is warm though the winter and cool through the summer. Booking.com has recognised  us as a "Travel Sustainable property".

Our Home

Welcome to Villa Verde, our ecologically friendly seaside home near Athens.  We hope you’ll like what you see here and that you’ll want visit Nea Makri to spend some time with us.  We have a "3 Key" quality certificate issued by the Greek National Tourist Organisation, permit number 0208K123K0300001.

If you’re planning a relaxing holiday or short break based on the coast near Athens, we hope you’ll find what your looking for here at Villa Verde.  You might have in mind an Athens city break.  Why not consider basing yourselves an hour’s comfortable coach ride away in the green and pleasant seaside town that’s Nea Makri?  We call it “Athens with a breath of fresh air”.

On these pages you’ll find information about our town, our home, and us.  The Local Attractions page includes many links to sites with additional information.

We designed and built Villa Verde in 2008-09, with some help from local architects and builders.  The house is built to very high environmental standards.  Geothermal energy provides most of our heating and cooling needs.  Those needs are relatively small because the house is extremely well insulated.  Very large solar panels provide hot water for personal use with geothermal back up if there’s no sun.  Water from a well is used for the garden.

We live upstairs whilst on the ground floor we have four self-contained guest studios.  Two of those can be linked for family use.

Awards

Once again our rating on Booking.com has increased, from 9.4 then 9.6 over the last few years. We will try but we believe that it's almost impossible to improve on an overall score of 98% based on reviews from 20 guests, all of whom have different aspirati0ns.

We were chosen as winners of the 2022 "Modern Apartments of the Year" for the Attica (greater Athens) region of Greece by the UK's Travel and Hospitality Awards. Please click here for their press release.

A few years back, when TripAdvisor were more active, we were also very proud to receive this certificate.  Please see our Guests' Comments page for more details.

 

Where are we? 

Who Are We?

Silvia is from the Ukraine and Chris from England.  We came to Greece for work and business reasons in 1996.  When we decided to stop work we moved a short distance away from the hustle and bustle of the Athens metropolis to live just 200 metres walk from the beach.

                

We have travelled quite extensively around Greece, with and without friends and family, so we’ve got to know the country well.  We are both very good with the Greek language.  Chris has now earned dual nationality.

We very much look forward to welcoming guests to share our ecologically friendly villa and its garden.

Our Cats

One thing we must mention is our cats.  We have rescued more abandoned cats and kittens than we had intended.  They are not allowed inside the guest studios and most of them  will usually keep away from guests who don't want them close.  If you love cats then it will be a big bonus for you.  If you dislike cats then, regrettably, you might prefer to stay somewhere else.  That said, cats are pretty much everywhere in Greece and none of them are cleaner or better cared for than ours.  We've added a page to this site explaining more about our cat family.

What Can We Offer You?

We offer:  

High quality self-catering accommodation with hotel style service including thorough cleaning every day (extra cleaning on request).
Transfers to and from Athens International Airport, Rafina port, or Pallini metro and railway station, included in our prices, and help with your luggage.
A friendly base for a seaside holiday or a short break, with easy access to the city of Athens, to other famous archaeological sites, to the islands of the Aegean Sea, and to Athens international airport.
A chance to relax without worrying about your carbon footprint by enjoying the comfortable room temperatures and hot water that are provided by our eco friendly renewable energy systems.
Continental breakfast (at extra cost), served on your private patio or in your studio.
Use of a local mobile phone (at extra cost).
Help in dealing with the locals for things like car and bicycle hire, ferry tickets, tours, or shopping.
Simple interpretation and translation between the Greek, English, Russian and Ukrainian languages.
Ideas on where else to go in Greece to best satisfy your own personal objectives, and advice on how to get there and back.
Help in putting together a detailed itinerary to make the most of your visit, for example trips to famous and fascinating ancient sites or time on the islands. Chris can usually arrange to accompany our guests on some trips and to do the driving (at extra cost).
Out of the peak season when the weather is pretty much guaranteed, we share local weather forecasts to help our guests plan their time.
So that you don't waste journeys, we make phone calls to confirm opening times of archaeological sites and museums and to make sure that they are unaffected by manpower shortages or strikes.

If there are marches or demonstrations in Athens, we can explain how you can still enjoy almost all of the city and its attractions without getting close to those problems.  Serious problems only occur rarely and they are confined to very small areas, away from most places that are of interest to visitors.

Please see the Sample Itinerary page for an example of the kind of trip around Greece that we can help you to arrange.

Weather

These average Athens weather conditions are taken with thanks from the Weather2Travel web site.

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Maximum Daytime Temperature (°C)

13 °C (55°F) Maximum Daytime Temperature in January

13 °C (55°F) Maximum Daytime Temperature in February

16 °C (61°F) Maximum Daytime Temperature in March

20 °C (68°F) Maximum Daytime Temperature in April

25 °C (77°F) Maximum Daytime Temperature in May

30 °C (86°F) Maximum Daytime Temperature in June

32 °C (90°F) Maximum Daytime Temperature in July

32 °C (90°F) Maximum Daytime Temperature in August

29 °C (84°F) Maximum Daytime Temperature in September

23 °C (73°F) Maximum Daytime Temperature in October

18 °C (64°F) Maximum Daytime Temperature in November

14 °C (57°F) Maximum Daytime Temperature in December

Minimum Night-time Temperature (°C)

6 °C (43°F) Minimum Night-time Temperature in January

6 °C (43°F) Minimum Night-time Temperature in February

7 °C (45°F) Minimum Night-time Temperature in March

10 °C (50°F) Minimum Night-time Temperature in April

14 °C (57°F) Minimum Night-time Temperature in May

19 °C (66°F) Minimum Night-time Temperature in June

21 °C (70°F) Minimum Night-time Temperature in July

21 °C (70°F) Minimum Night-time Temperature in August

18 °C (64°F) Minimum Night-time Temperature in September

14 °C (57°F) Minimum Night-time Temperature in October

10 °C (50°F) Minimum Night-time Temperature in November

8 °C (46°F) Minimum Night-time Temperature in December

Hours of Sunshine

4 Hours of Sunshine per day (43% of Daylight Hours) in January

5 Hours of Sunshine per day (46% of Daylight Hours) in February

6 Hours of Sunshine per day (51% of Daylight Hours) in March

8 Hours of Sunshine per day (60% of Daylight Hours) in April

10 Hours of Sunshine per day (68% of Daylight Hours) in May

11 Hours of Sunshine per day (77% of Daylight Hours) in June

12 Hours of Sunshine per day (84% of Daylight Hours) in July

11 Hours of Sunshine per day (84% of Daylight Hours) in August

9 Hours of Sunshine per day (76% of Daylight Hours) in September

7 Hours of Sunshine per day (61% of Daylight Hours) in October

5 Hours of Sunshine per day (51% of Daylight Hours) in November

4 Hours of Sunshine per day (44% of Daylight Hours) in December

Hours of Daylight

10 Hours of Daylight in January

11 Hours of Daylight in February

12 Hours of Daylight in March

13 Hours of Daylight in April

14 Hours of Daylight in May

15 Hours of Daylight in June

15 Hours of Daylight in July

14 Hours of Daylight in August

12 Hours of Daylight in September

11 Hours of Daylight in October

10 Hours of Daylight in November

10 Hours of Daylight in December

Days with some Rain

12 Days with some Rain in January

11 Days with some Rain in February

9 Days with some Rain in March

8 Days with some Rain in April

6 Days with some Rain in May

4 Days with some Rain in June

3 Days with some Rain in July

3 Days with some Rain in August

3 Days with some Rain in September

6 Days with some Rain in October

9 Days with some Rain in November

12 Days with some Rain in December

Monthly Rainfall (mm)

55 mm (2.2 inches) Monthly Rainfall in January

49 mm (1.9 inches) Monthly Rainfall in February

46 mm (1.8 inches) Monthly Rainfall in March

29 mm (1.1 inches) Monthly Rainfall in April

21 mm (0.8 inches) Monthly Rainfall in May

11 mm (0.4 inches) Monthly Rainfall in June

5 mm (0.2 inches) Monthly Rainfall in July

6 mm (0.2 inches) Monthly Rainfall in August

12 mm (0.5 inches) Monthly Rainfall in September

53 mm (2.1 inches) Monthly Rainfall in October

61 mm (2.4 inches) Monthly Rainfall in November

75 mm (3.0 inches) Monthly Rainfall in December

Heat & Humidity / Chance of Frost

No Heat & Humidity or Frost in January

No Heat & Humidity or Frost in February

No Heat & Humidity or Frost in March

No Heat & Humidity or Frost in April

No Heat & Humidity or Frost in May

Moderate Heat & Humidity in June

High Heat & Humidity in July

High Heat & Humidity in August

Moderate Heat & Humidity in September

No Heat & Humidity or Frost in October

No Heat & Humidity or Frost in November

No Heat & Humidity or Frost in December

UV Index (Maximum)

UV 2 (Low) in January

UV 3 (Moderate) in February

UV 5 (Moderate) in March

UV 6 (High) in April

UV 8 (Very High) in May

UV 9 (Very High) in June

UV 10 (Very High) in July

UV 9 (Very High) in August

UV 7 (High) in September

UV 5 (Moderate) in October

UV 3 (Moderate) in November

UV 2 (Low) in December

Sea Temperature (°C)

16 °C (61°F) Sea Temperature in January

15 °C (59°F) Sea Temperature in February

15 °C (59°F) Sea Temperature in March

16 °C (61°F) Sea Temperature in April

18 °C (64°F) Sea Temperature in May

21 °C (70°F) Sea Temperature in June

24 °C (75°F) Sea Temperature in July

24 °C (75°F) Sea Temperature in August

24 °C (75°F) Sea Temperature in September

21 °C (70°F) Sea Temperature in October

19 °C (66°F) Sea Temperature in November

17 °C (63°F) Sea Temperature in December

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There is a good local weather forecast at the Hellenic National Meteorological Service site.

Contact

If you want to know more or to discuss a possible stay, please get in touch with us.  We will be happy to telephone you if you would like to let us have your landline number.

Chris and Silvia Feather  

Villa Verde

Pisidias 5

Nea Makri

190 05 Attica

Greece  

Telephone +30 22940 95512

Mobile +30 6932 655065 or +44 7448 313475

Email  chris@verdevilla.gr, silvia@verdevilla.gr  or featherc@hotmail.co.uk

 

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