Avis The Dovecot at the Montofoli Wine Estate, POOL, WI-FI

Accueil chaleureux et convivial. Danae et sa mère vous accueillent avec beaucoup de gentillesse. Toutes deux passionnées par ce lieu et son histoire. La maison rouge est très agréable, idéale pour les famille avec enfants: terrasse et grand jardin. Un beau séjour en famille.

Photos do not do justice to this place! In reality it is an oasis of peace and exclusive beauty in the hills overlooking bay and village of Karystos. We were extremely lucky to meet the owners of this place, Pavlos and Marianne who did an extra effort to explain the history of the place and the amazing restauration project of the estate since they bought it in 1986. For anyone seeking peace, atmosphere of old Greek riviera, this place is indispensable choice. In a very few places, you can lodge and relax exactly at the major archeological site, place that hosted rulers of the Evia island and even Kings of Greece. This is one of the places where one knows that he/she needs to return.

The estate's villas are an excellent setting for a peaceful holiday in Karystos. They have excellent views in a historic and interesting setting. Maria, the Estate Manager, is superb - very friendly and very helpful. The Owners were also very friendly but they are only around some weekend. Although the area can get quite windy (it did while we were there!), thanks to the terracing there is always a sheltered area to relax including by the pool. In terms of restaurants in Karystos, we enjoyed Geusiplous and the restaurant in Hotel Karystion (excellent gooey Chocolate dessert) best but we ate in many other places and did not have a bad meal. Restaurant portions are quite large so consider saving some for the stray cat and dog population who are friendly and seem cared for by many locals too. The info pack in each Villa has all contact details you will need. Warning if you intend to drive from Athens then it may be much easier is get the ferry. We arrived late at night in Athens and drove (the ferries do not operate late in the evening) - consequently we arrived over 3 hours later tired and exhausted at 01:30. Better to consider staying the evening in Athens and getting the Rafina to Marmari ferry - it only takes an hour and Marmari is a straight forward 20 mins drive to Montofolio. If you are planing to holiday in Karystos then I would say that you won't find anywhere better to stay than one of the Montofolio Wine estate villas.