Imagine… a luxury home from home in Cyprus, just metres from the sea

After staying at Chloe Villa on the outskirts of Protaras, we moved to a different Think about Villas property, nearer to the city centre of this jap Cyprus resort. Referenced as property ME16 on their web site, this luxury Four-bedroom villa enjoys sea views from a quiet residential setting only a quick stroll from Protaras centre and the sandy Blue Flag seaside of Fig Tree Bay.

Entrance to the property is by way of a small gated entrance backyard, with the entrance door main right into a hallway and the principle residing space past.

Literature outlining the cultural heritage of Cyprus, in addition to Think about Villas’ personal journal, have been amongst the out there studying materials.

The residing house is occupied by a big, L-shaped couch that focuses upon a TV with DVD and a number of satellite tv for pc channels.

This sweeps spherical to an open planing eating with seating for up eight folks.

Past that is an easily-accessible, compact kitchen.

The kitchen is absolutely outfitted with every part you would possibly want: oven, hob, toaster, kettle, microwave, fridge/freezer, dishwasher, espresso percolator, Nespresso machine, washer and so forth. As with the earlier property, some necessities resembling bread, jams, marmalades, and many others. have been all supplied.

Additionally on the bottom flooring is a twin bed room with neighbouring bathe and moist room, good for visitors with restricted mobility.

Upstairs are three additional bedrooms – one double en suite with a small balcony looking to sea, in addition to a twin-bedded room that shares the identical balcony and one other double-bedded room.

Rooms are merely adorned with gentle, impartial tones, giving a clear and ethereal really feel all through the property.

A second shared lavatory on the primary flooring comes full with nook bathtub and separate bathe. And, as with the final property, complimentary Oliva toiletries, made with nutrient-rich olive oil, have been provided.

On the rear of the property is a terraced space with an out of doors eating house, barbecue space, swimming pool, solar loungers and out of doors bathe. This can be a beautiful space by which to calm down, spend time with household or take pleasure in some gentle train.

Steps lead all the way down to an prolonged strip of backyard, with manmade grass interspersed with flowers and planted areas.

Past this can be a public coastal walkway and a small, sandy cove that was by no means overly-busy and, in truth, we generally had it utterly to ourselves! And all that is only a few minutes stroll from the property.

Coastal walks can be found in both course, however Fig Tree Bay and Protaras are reached by turning left as you head out of the rear of the property.

This additionally takes you previous varied inns, bars and a watersports centre.

After 10 minutes or so of wandering alongside the coast, you quickly see the 500-metre expanse of sand that’s Fig Tree Bay, so named due to a fig tree on the seaside. We really noticed numerous fig bushes within the neighborhood however one located in direction of the rear of the seaside regarded extra established than the others and maybe accounted for the bay’s identify.

The shoreline right here has a really laid-back really feel to it, and there are a variety of tranquil bars the place you may calm down and watch the world go by.

In reality, the seaside right here was ranked 13th among the many finest 25 seashores on the planet based on Journey Advisor this 12 months, and the fourth finest in Europe.

In reality, it’s so stress-free that even the native cats are utterly chilled out, too!

Again on the villa, a comfort retailer may very well be discovered by taking a brief stroll inland (in truth, it was arduous to overlook!). Its distinctive look apart, the store was helpful for some primary necessities however for something extra substantial you’d most likely need to go additional afield.

Protaras itself is a touristy resort however fortunately not like its close to neighbour, Ayia Napa, which has largely constructed its status on partying and an over-exuberant nightlife scene. Protaras alternatively has retained a calmer environment. Our favorite locations to dine within the city have been each on the principle strip and occurred to be next-door to one another and below the identical possession.

Andama provides conventional Cypriot and Greek dishes, and piatakia could be discovered on the menu. In Spain they name it tapas… in China they’ve dim sum… Italy has antipasti… however in Cyprus and Greece they name it piatakia. Choose one as a starter or a variety to create a meze for the desk.

Alternatively, select from numerous conventional dishes. They do a very good moussaka right here however, as a result of it’s ready recent every day, there are a restricted variety of parts out there so chances are you’ll be out of luck if eating late.

Additionally beneficial is the boneless sea bass fillets with sliced potatoes and seasonal greens wrapped and cooked in greaseproof paper.

Subsequent door is The Nook, a extra fashionable providing with a very new Mediterranean menu compiled by their very own artistic govt Chef Antonis Kavazis and superstar Chef Stephanos Chrysanthou. The menu consists of well-liked dishes resembling classical salads and carpaccios, to steaks, pasta and seafood.

Nook baked haloumi cheese and sun-dried tomatoes ‘sweet’, wrapped in filo and coated with sesame, served with honey mustard sauce and balsamic herbed oil, and octopus carpaccio brushed with herb oil and served with ‘melitzanokeftedes’ eggplant-feta fritters and rocket leaves, have been two of the highlights to be discovered among the many starters.

From the principle dishes, I actually loved the hen breast cubes flamed with vermouth in a mango sauce served with steamed wild rice.

And don’t neglect the lava cake. This appeared to be a staple dessert at a lot of the eating places we visited throughout our time in Cyprus.

On our final full day, winds picked up and we noticed a special aspect to Fig Tree Bay.

For probably the most half, the seaside could be very household pleasant however you do in fact should be cautious of any modifications within the sea situations.

For surfers and different watersports fans, it was a chance to have some enjoyable!

Of the 2 properties we stayed in with Think about Villas, opinion was divided as to which was our favorite. Each are well-equipped and completed to a excessive normal, and every have their very own attributes. In the long run, after a lot deliberation, we concluded that the adults favoured the proximity of the ocean and Protaras while the youngsters favoured all the additional kid-friendly additions (such because the desk tennis, pool desk, and many others.) of the opposite property. Whichever you select, you’ll not be disillusioned.

Disclosure: Our keep was the results of a joint collaboration with Cobalt Aero (sadly now not working) and Think about Villa Leases.