The Eco House is what it claims to be: an ecological house in the mountains near the small but welcoming village of Sálagos. The house is located on an estate at the end of a dirt road that winds through a number of olive groves. Everything in the immediate surroundings breathes nature. The Eco House is completely self sustaining, apart from the drinking water, which is provided by the water company. Your electricity is generated by the solar panels and powers everything in the house, from light bulbs to electrical appliances, including the Internet. Hot water comes from the sun boiler, and the house boasts a vegetable garden, its own olive grove, and a vineyard. The shade on the terrace is provided by a curling vine (your personal Eden on your terrace) that winds its way up to the second floor. The beauty of it all: everything provided on the plot of land where the Eco House stands is for you to take. Imagine waking up in the morning, admiring the breathtaking sunrise on the terrace while you are nibbling away at a bunch of grapes you have just picked from that winding vine overhead and, in the eco kitchen, someone is frying eggs and tomatoes in self-produced olive oil from the grove, the eggs coming from the chicken in the coop, the tomatoes from the vegetable plot... We did it! The house proper is a restored old farmhouse that, although completely ecological, provides everything you need: a kitchen with a gas stove, a fridge that runs on the electricity generated by the solar panels, cutlery, plates, and ... the olive oil made by Petros himself from the olives in his grove. I can tell you: nothing compares to that oil! If it weren't for the restriction on fluids you are allowed to carry in your hand luggage on a plane, I'm sure I would have taken a bottle or two home. And by the way: Petros also produces his own wine. Another thing you should try while you're at it. The Eco House comes with a traditional living room, i.e. it has a kind of platform in it where in former days the master of the house and his wife slept. Today, depending on the number of people that will stay in the house, you can use it as a place to sleep, or, in the other case, just to sit. The living room also has a reading corner with armchairs (my favourite spot to read late in the night). On the ground floor, there is also a spacious sleeping room with a double bed and room enough for a second single bed. Upstairs, there is another sleeping room and a terrace with a view. We enjoyed our stay at the Eco House (or is that stating the obvious?) and appreciated the warm welcome extended by Petros, a native from the island of Rhodes. That's why you should definitely ask him about the highlights of the island (he knows),...