My husband and I stayed here for the first four nights of our honeymoon – and I can’t recommend it enough. Off the well-beaten tourist track (but within an easy 15 minute walk of it), Finikia is a delightful village of winding cobbled streets, with everything you really need: a well-stocked shop, three great tavernas and about 1,000 very friendly cats (just remember not to feed them!). Looking out over all of it is Noelia, the perfect destination for a relaxing getaway. Private but not overtly secluded, once you’re here it’s difficult to leave the comfort of the hot tub on the roof terrace (which gets sun all day long), overlooking a vineyard, the sea in the distance.
Helena is a tremendous host, friendly and happy to help. The villa is smart, modern, clean and cosy; this really is a hidden gem.