We had a really great time at Régine’s place. The house is at a beautiful location in the hills above Almyrida, surrounded by forest and olive groves, with awesome views of the sea and the mountains. Our part of the house was very clean, comfortable, cheerfully decorated and sufficiently equipped for home-cooking. We had some wonderful dinners at the terrace in front of the house, while enjoying the views and the lovely weather (near the end of October!) There is a beautiful swimming pool at the back of the house, where we enjoyed a few quick swims (the water is not so warm this time of the year :-) and the sun. There is also a chicken coup near the house, and Régine’s son and daughter-in-law were so kind to provide us with fresh eggs and to let our son feed the chickens, which he really loved. The hosts were just super friendly and helpful all-around during our entire stay.
By car it’s less than a 5 minute drive to Almyrida, but we often walked to town in about 20 minutes. There is a lovely little hamlet uphill, Douliana, about 15 minutes walking, with a few nice little restaurants and a little town square where we enjoyed some live musical performances.
This was not our first time to visit Almyrida. The previous time we stayed at a luxury hotel. At the beginning of our stay at Régine’s place, our 8-year-old son said he preferred to stay at the hotel, but by the end he had changed his mind and said he much prefers to stay at Régine’s place and he implored upon us to come back next time :-)