Natura Villas in Naxos

We stayed in the green villa - Sand Lily. There are four in total, all with private pools and all the same size with slightly different layouts. Ours had two double beds and two bathrooms with a side sea view. Whereas, for example, the blue villa, Lagoon, has larger living space with a double and twin bedroom and only one bathroom but benefits from full sea view. The villas are attractive, set in a gated plot and are well designed and comfortable with good air con, full kitchens, dishwashers and washing machines. My only minor criticism is we would have liked a few more items of kitchenware and neither of our bathrooms had a hook you could attach the shower head to. Unusually for a villa set up, a good breakfast is included each morning on the shaded terrace and our villa was cleaned with a towel change twice during our week stay. Angelo and his father are great hosts. super friendly and welcoming and nothing is too much trouble. They even let us stay in our villa until 5pm on day of checkout as there was no one arriving to occupy it until the following day. We also loved the area of Mikri Vigla. It's a relatively undeveloped rural location with villas and apartments dotted around and amazing golden sand beaches: The nearest is 20 mins walk. There are several restaurants and tavernas and great bakery close by but not really suitable for walking after dark as there is no street lighting. You really need a car to stay in this location and to explore the island. It's also only a 25 min drive to Naxos Town. Doubt you'll be disappointed if you choose to stay here.

Very clean, very friendly host, wonderful breakfast and a nice place to spend unwinding with the family for a few days! The pool and outdoor facilities were superb. While the interior was less contemporary it was comfortable. Kitchen utensils could do to be more comprehensive though.

We loved our stay in Naxos and one of the main reasons was the excellent villa that we stayed in. Angelos and his father worked tirelessly to accommodate my family and I. Their welcome and hospitality coupled with the villa's great location allowed us to have the holiday we wanted. Mikri Vigla wasn't overly-busy, had beautiful beaches and fantastic restaurants all within a few minutes drive. Despite being so close to these amenities, we were still able to appreciate a peaceful stay, swapping the sea for the pool and the coolness of the villa when the afternoons got too hot. Also, I'd highly recommend a trip to the south eastern side of the island. It was well worth the 90 minute drive through the mountains.

We stayed at Natura Villas (Sand Lily villa) from 4-11 September for the 4th time. To say it was like "coming home" is a vast understatement. Not only were we warmly welcomed by Takis, the sweet and avuncular patriarch of the Gabras family, but also had the opportunity to meet the second brother Aggelos (who we had met only briefly fist visit). We greatly enjoyed having the opportunity get to to know the younger brother better and, of course, Dimitris is always his wonderful self. The matriarch of the family, sweet lovely Maria was also present, so we had a chance to visit the entire family! Our villa was as welcoming and heavenly as always. Spotless, welcoming and comfortable, as we remember, and we moved into the rhythms of Naxos life easily. The private pool was, as always, crystal clear and slightly chilly, a nice bracing dip mornings and post-beach are refreshing and standing in the pool surveying the arid surroundings is doubly wonderful! We also had a knock on our door shortly after we arrived and two women from Germany, who were staying in the villa next door, welcomed us and introduced themselves. We became fast friends and invited them to come visit, they brought several bottles of wine and a tray of fruit, which we all enjoyed al fresco on the pool patio for several hours. What fun! We then learned that they had been invited by Maria to learn how to make her heavenly moussaka made from just-picked (from the on-site garden) eggplants. The day after the two women had their 'moussaka class' we were blessed with a plate with four enormous servings of this incomparably delicious Greek dish! Mornings, we would head over to the covered patio to meet up with our neighbors while they had breakfast (we are not big breakfast eaters), we were always offered coffees, eggs, fried fresh bread with cheese and enjoyed the conversation and hospitality of Takis, Dimitris and Aggelos. Each night, we slept soundly, enjoyed a slow morning catching up on work remotely, then usually headed to the local beach, Mikri Vigla, for the day, returning late afternoon to enjoy the wonder of our villa, blissfully peaceful, cleaned and polished up for our return. En route from the parking lot, we always stopped to wonder at the hedge (as in HEDGE) of fresh rosemary and lavender, as bees joyfully flew from flower to flower Our week passed so quickly, it was hard to believe that it was so soon to depart. Sad goodbyes and nostalgia took hold as we said farewell for 2021! The Gabras family's hospitality makes a stay here more like a family reunion, and how we all enjoy this! We think of Sand Lily and the Gabras family often throughout the year, our Naxian home away from home always calls us back!