We have just had a lovely holiday here on Sifnos. Our group was me, my husband and our 16 year old daughter and our 20 year old son came for the first week. All of us needed to relax after exams and the hard pace of work, Xenia's beach house was the most perfect place to let the cares of the world drift away. We have been to Sifnos before and this time we barely strayed from Vathi beach, everything we wanted and needed was there. The best part was having a bit of beach, one step from the house, almost to ourselves everyday, because it is at the far end of the bay away from the tavernas and shops. It was idyllic to be on the beach early morning, drinking coffee as the waves lapped at our toes. The quietness may have been because we were there at the end of June early July.
I had wondered about lack of privacy because Kostas's parents, Nina and Nikos live behind the house but in fact they are both so warm and welcoming they made the holiday even more special. Nina generously offered us tastes of Greek home cooking from her own kitchen and the chickpea casserole we had for lunch on Sunday was the most delicious thing we ate all holiday.
The patio is not clearly seen on the photos and we were pleased to find it was a generous size, with a large table, offering much needed shade all day. A detail which made our stay even more perfect was the use of the sunbeds which we lounged on under the shade of a tamarisk tree.
We really hope to return one day because as we said at the time what more could we possibly want from a Greek holiday?