Riza Stone Cottage

Featuring free WiFi and a terrace, Riza Stone Cottage is a vacation home, located in Vátos. You can fire up the barbecue for a tasty meal and enjoy the grounds when the weather's nice. Free private parking is available on site.The kitchen is equipped with a dishwasher, an oven and a microwave, as well as a kettle. A flat-screen TV and DVD player are featured. There is a private bathroom with a bathtub or shower.Bike rental and car rental are available at the property and the area is popular for biking. Corfu Town is 14 km from Riza Stone Cottage, and Glyfada is 3 km from the property. The nearest airport is Ioannis Kapodistrias Airport, 9.7 km from the property.Hotel InformationA simple but charming ultra new cottage, in a beautiful but little-known part of Corfu, nestled in an olive grove, in a peaceful corner, near the small green-clad mountain village of Vatos. It is built on 3 streams of land and located 14 km west of Corfu town and about 3 km from Myrtiotissa nudist beach, Glyfada and Ermones beaches.It is an eco-sensitive construction using local stone and timber, situated in cultivated agricultural gardens, with healthy spring water and delightful simple decoration. Combined with a friendly welcome, the locally-grown food in our gardens and the spectacular countryside for the traveler to explore, is another option for alternative holidays. This impressive house, which offers a perfect escape, is constructed in from stone and brick, has a patio shaded by olive trees and is nestled on a hillock full of oak trees, holm-oaks, lentils, herbs and covered in wild flowers. Riza Stone Cottage is a maisonette–style freestanding house ideal for lazy nature lovers, families and escapees looking for a peaceful haven. It consists of:Ground floor with an open-plan sitting area combined with fully equipped kitchen / dining area and with small downstairs WC with basin. An internal wooden staircase leads to the upper floor, which consists of one double-bedded room, one twin bedroom, both with large windows providing an amazing view to the Ropa Valley, a large bathroom and a small storeroom. Facilities / Amenities: air-conditioning in both bedrooms, central heating for the whole house, fireplace, TV and CD player in the sitting area, washing machine, dishwasher, hair dryer, iron, wooden sun-beds, hammock, cosy BBQ corner, outdoor stone oven, outdoor sitting / dining area under the shade of the trees, parking area, gardens with flowers and local seasonal home-grown produce free for the guests to pick and, perhaps even, cultivated by the guests if they wish.Activities: golf in a distance of ± 1.5 km, Aqualand water park in a distance of ± 3 km, birds watching in a distance of ± 1.5 km, all types of water sports available on Ermones or Glyfada beaches, and right on your doorstep the beginning of all walking tracks to explore the nature and the pathways.Maid service: Twice a week cleaning and towel change and once a week linen change. Where to eat: Apart from eating at home, there are a few tavernas around (500 – 1.500 m).Where to shop: there are mini-markets in a distance of 500m and supermarket in a distance of 1.500 m. Area description: Vatos is a small traditional village nestled into the hillside of Aghios Giorgis, with a magnificent view to the Ropa valley. It covers an area of 7,000 square meters and has 500 inhabitants, who are simple and warm people occupied mostly with the cultivation of the land. Vatos is a place where the directness and gentleness of the traditional old Corfiot can be found. The opportunities for entertainment for the locals in the village are engagements and weddings but the real fun happens during 3 festivals. The first Panagiri (festival), St. George festival is a welcome to the spring, the second which takes place on the 15th of August is to honour the Virgin Mary and the third on the 24th of September is a farewell to the summer and a welcome to autumn. In the village there are two Byzantine churches dating back to the 13th century, St. Nicholas and St. Georgios. Not too far from the village of Vatos is a steep rough path leading to 'Myrtiotissa' where there is the third interesting Byzantine church of the area, dating back to the 14th century. North of the village of Vatos you will find Ermones, a small bay with craggy rocks and wooded hillside where archaeological finds have shown an existence of life since the Bronze Age. Over looking the Ermones' bay is the monastery of Madonna Apelistra. A little further north is Antipsos bay with deep clear waters and a pebble beach. The facilities available on the beach are well organised and here you will find one of the 6 diving schools on the island and a variety of other water sports.On both banks of a small river flowing from the Ropa Valley into the bay, there are beautiful hotels, bars and traditional fish tavernas. Only 2 km away there are a number of buildings that can accommodate almost 1,500 visitors. Following the river you arrive in Ropa Valley, which covers an area of 10,000 acres. The valley is renowned for its wild life such as rare reptiles, birds, amphibian and fishes. A part of Ropa Valley has been developed as the Corfu Golf Club, which extends over 1,000 acres.On the right side of Vatos another path leads to Myrtiotissa beach, an almost deserted beach with fine sand, shallow water and pine trees almost down to the seashore. Because of its beauty and solitude it is very attractive to the nudists who come here to enjoy the sun in peace and quiet. From time to time Vatos has offered hospitality to botanists and bird watchers from all over the world. The area is perfect to enjoy a peaceful vacation, taking long walks, horse-riding or to enjoy the pleasure of a game of golf.