Nadat we uw uitstekende website ontdekten tijdens het browsen voor naturisten stranden in Griekenland dacht ik dat het leuk was onze Griekse ervaring te delen. We kwamen voor het eerst aan in Messinia in 2004 gewoon om te zien hoe gebied was. We hadden besloten om onszelf los te maken van onze geboorteland Engeland en ergens te vestigen in Griekenland om voor naturisten vakanties in een villa inclusief zeiltochten aan te gaan bieden. Op dat moment was er slechts één vakantie-oord in Griekenland voor naturisten, een voorziening die gevestigd was op Kreta. We kozen speciaal het gebied vooral omdat we makkelijk en voordelig terug konden vliegen naar het Verenigd Koninkrijk het gehele jaar via de luchthaven van Athene, om familie en vrienden te zien, maar ook omdat er een jachthaven in Kalamata was, essentieel voor onze zeiltocht-plannen. De kers op de taart voor ons was dat het slechts 3 uur van een ski-resort lag, en wij zijn beiden gepassioneerd skiër. Toen we hier aankwamen in een heerlijke warme week in februari 2004 waren we verbaasd over hoe mooi de omgeving is, de prachtige wilde bloemen, olijfboomgaarden natuurlijk, maar ook veel natuurlijk en bosrijk landschap. En de stranden waren gewoon fantastisch en helemaal leeg, maar toen was het februari!

So, full of excitement because we’d found our ‘place in the sun’ we booked to return to the area in August to see how it was in high season. Much to our astonishment we re-visited several of the beaches we’d seen in February, to find them just as empty in high summer! At that point we decided that this was definitely the area we wanted to move to, indeed, having visited many Greek islands in the past we had never found an area we liked as much as this one. It took several years of planning but eventually we had the two villas built, then the pool. We have done most of the landscaping ourselves and there are now flowers, trees and herbs around the villas and pool. We opened our doors in the summer of 2008, to a fairly good season, 2009 was much better and 2010 was an excellent season with both villas full for most of the 6 months of the season. We currently have 13 weeks of repeat bookings for next year and we are optimistic that our initial falling-in-love with the area is now shared by most of our guests. We do also offer non-naturist holidays (not at the same time as the naturist ones of course!).

So, full of excitement because we’d found our ‘place in the sun’ we booked to return to the area in August to see how it was in high season. Much to our astonishment we re-visited several of the beaches we’d seen in February, to find them just as empty in high summer! At that point we decided that this was definitely the area we wanted to move to, indeed, having visited many Greek islands in the past we had never found an area we liked as much as this one. It took several years of planning but eventually we had the two villas built, then the pool. We have done most of the landscaping ourselves and there are now flowers, trees and herbs around the villas and pool. We opened our doors in the summer of 2008, to a fairly good season, 2009 was much better and 2010 was an excellent season with both villas full for most of the 6 months of the season. We currently have 13 weeks of repeat bookings for next year and we are optimistic that our initial falling-in-love with the area is now shared by most of our guests. We do also offer non-naturist holidays (not at the same time as the naturist ones of course!).

The photos we’ve chosen show a potted history of the build at Fig Leaf Villas. We are still exploring the area and finding new wonders to enjoy even after living here for three years and so very glad we made the move.