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Unpretentious luxury

Few luxury villas, even on this largely unspoilt island, have a view that’s this breathtaking. Even fewer have this degree of privacy. Uniquely, Villa Gabriella Lefkada combines these and adds comfortable, unpretentious luxury. From the shaded poolside pergola, furniture & beanbags, to the spacious dining terrace perfectly positioned to enjoy the view. We supply luxury linens and towels and whole house air conditioning and also provide pool towels, a poolside shower room and a generous welcome hamper on arrival.

For a full 360 degree walkthrough of the villa, click here.

Low carbon living

And all this comes with sustainability too. Villa Gabriella’s 6.6KwH solar PV array means that we generate almost all our own electricity. So you get the warm feeling that your holiday at our luxury Ionian seaview retreat is more sustainable.

So to book your holiday at Villa Gabriella Lefkada. Click here to get in contact and click here for flight choices into our local airport of Preveza (PVK).

We look forward to welcoming you to this exclusive Ionian seaview retreat for your perfect holiday.

Villa Gabriella. Ionian luxury. Immerse yourself.

So how do you describe Villa Gabriella Lefkada? We’ve used several phrases over the years including describing it as an “Exclusive Ionian Seaview Villa”. But this doesn’t do justice to this exquisitely private villa nestled in the forest above the coast of Lefkada, perhaps it’s better described as an exclusive Ionian seaview retreat!

It’s really hard for us to describe to people just how beautiful the location is. Just how quiet and private. Just how truly, truly, breathtaking the views are. And just how well equipped the villa is. From its private, heated infinity pool, hot tub and shaded terraces to the spacious rooms and fully tiled bathrooms with luxury linens & towels. And just how restful and reinvigorating a a week or two at Villa Gabriella Lefkada really is. It’s truly an exclusive Ionian seaview villa and it’s truly a remarkable place to spend your holiday.

Seven minutes from the beach. A million miles from the crowds.

Just 25 minutes drive from this exclusive Ionian seaview villa you’ll find Vasiliki and remarkable windsurfing. A bay that’s hosted international competitions (but that’s also great for beginners) and that’s considered amongst the finest in the Mediterranean. But it’s also a quiet fishing port surrounded by tavernas, coffee shops and bars. Each unique and all uniquely Greek. Places where you can watch the world go by whilst the energetic members of your party ride the waves.

Without leaving this typically Greek island you’ll find world class beaches – no less than 7 with EU Blue Flag ratings for cleanliness. You’ll find typically Greek tavernas providing great Greek food with the emphasis on fresh ingredients. And of course you’ll find a healthy dose of Greek culture, both modern and ancient.

To find out more about how you could spend your summer holiday in the luxury of Villa Gabriella Lefkada, this exclusive Ionian seaview retreat, take a look at some practical booking information here and check out your flight options to our local airport (45 minutes drive) of Preveza (PVK) here or here.

We’ve just enjoyed the fun of Carnival here on the beautiful island of Lefkada. Whilst this falls outside the usual holiday season it does demonstrate the wide cultural appeal of Lefkada that you can enjoy during a luxury villa holiday on Lefkada at Villa Gabriella Lefkada. Many places can offer you sunshine on a beach but few places can offer you such breathtaking beaches, endless sunshine and a wide range of cultural experiences in the way that Lefkada can. Whether you want to visit the tiny, beautiful churches, enjoy the International Culture festival in August or experience the wineries, musuems and castles, you’ll find everything for a perfect luxury villa holiday on Lefkada.

Villa Gabriella. Ionian Luxury. Immerse yourself.

Visitors to Lefkada are seduced by the sheer variety of activities on the azure blue waters surrounding the island.  There’s a host of activities to delight all age groups in addition to the joy of swimming and snorkelling.  So, when searching for your ideal Ionian villa with pool, consider the extensive range of “on water” activities just a short drive from Villa Gabriella.

Swim

Serious swimmers may enjoy a swimming adventure holiday. Try a tour of escorted island crossings and coastal swims in the Ionian.  Swimming around 5km per day in the clear turquoise waters known as the ‘inland sea’ (as it is so well protected from the wind) is a great way to exercise during your holiday!  And it allows you to enjoy the great food at numerous tavernas close by your Ionian villa with pool.

Windsurfing, Kayaks & SUPs

Tuition is available for dinghy sailing, windsurfing, sea kayaking and stand-up paddle boarding (or SUP boarding).  The principal centres are in Nidri (try Horizon Watersports), on the East coast of the island just below Villa Gabriella.  And at Vassiliki on the South – about a 20 minute drive away.  If you’re a little more experienced, you may just hire the equipment and enjoy the experience without the tuition.  Expect to pay approximately Euro 10 per hour. The “middle” option is to enjoy a guided tour on a paddle board or sea kayak.   This is a wonderful way to be out on the water and explore the islands around Lefkada.  When you’re finished your activities, retreat to your Ionian villa with pool and relax in your very own hot tub.

Cruise

Complete your holiday to Lefkada with a day cruise around the forgotten islands dotted across the calm, turquoise sea off the East coast.  From larger, mountainous islands to tiny rocky formations in the middle of the sea, a day or evening under the stars will take your breath away.  Try cruising on the beautiful MS Christina from Nidri quayside.

Fish

Experience a full day or half day fishing boat trip from Lefkada island.  Here traditional fishermen will show you the best fishing places to visit depending on the weather and season; and they’ll guide you to the most magnificent beaches on the island. All the boats carry the fishing equipment that you’ll need – with techniques and their history explained.   At the end of your day, recommendations are made to a taverna where they will cook your catch for you to enjoy.

Explore

You can create your own adventure and explore Lefkada’s impressive beaches, peninsulas and coves by renting from a range of reliable motorboats, speedboats and ribs covering all needs and preferences.  Expert staff can offer instruction to those new to boats.  And they can provide a full description of the area with a local chart.  Try our friends at Trident Yachts in Nidri.

Sail

Make the most of the excellent sailing conditions around Lefkada and charter a yacht from a multitude of companies on the island.  If certified, you can explore further afield with a Bareboat Yacht Charter. Cruise the calm morning waters to discover many of the beautiful bays.  And sail on afternoon winds to enjoy the cool waters and numerous islands.  Those new to sailing may have a skippered charter to sail your chosen route around the Ionian seas.  Use the time to relax or spend your charter learning to sail – just one more benefit of your Ionian villa with pool.

For the adrenaline junkies

To raise your adrenaline, a wide range of water sports are available on both the East and West coasts.  Jet Ski or Water-Ski if high-speed thrills excite you.  Try the Banana, Fly-fish or the Rings but hold on tight!  Or for those looking for more relaxing fun try Pedal boats or Parasailing.

Take a look at our summer 2019 availability here.

 

Villa Gabriella.  Ionian Luxury.  Immerse yourself.

 

British Airways has just announced a new, twice weekly, scheduled service from London Heathrow Terminal 5 to our local airport of Preveza – perfect for your luxury villa holiday at Villa Gabriella Lefkada. This substantially increases capacity and choice on the route and makes getting to your luxury villa holiday on the beautiful Greek island of Lefkada really easy.  Villa Gabriella Lefkada is then just a pleasant 45 minute drive from Preveza.

Covering almost our full season, from May 26 to September 29 the twice weekly service is the first time that London Heathrow has been connected to Preveza with a scheduled service.  This is an ideal route, especially for those based on the west side of London or to the west of London.

You can find the full details of the service announcement here, and you can of course book at www.ba.com but here’s a quick summary of the route, flight numbers and timings.  Launch prices look very competitive so we’d recommend taking a look and getting your flights and your luxury villa holiday booked as early as possible!

British Airways London Heathrow to Preveza, summer 2019 for your luxury villa holiday.

Route	Flight number	Days of Operation	Departure and arrival times	Dates
LHR-PVK PVK-LHR LHR-PVK PVK-LHR	BA674 BA681 BA674 BA681	Weds Weds Sun Sun	08:20/13:45 14:45/16:10 11:25/16:50 17:45/1910	26 May 19 to 29 Sep 19

 

You can check availability and prices at Villa Gabriella Lefkada for summer 2019 here.  If you’ve any questions please do get in touch so we can do whatever we can to help you plan your luxury villa holiday allowing you to get your flight bookings done early.

Just think – next summer you could be enjoying your lunch with this view across the Princess Islands from the beautifully shaded dining terrace at Villa Gabriella Lefkada!

 

 

Villa Gabriella.  Ionian Luxury.  Immerse yourself.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Now’s the time to book your luxury villa rental in the Ionian for your summer 2019 holiday.

Easyjet have launched their schedule through to the end of August 2019.  And the prices are much lower than 2018.  So now’s the time to book your luxury villa rental in the Ionian for your summer 2019 holiday.  It’s quite possible for a family of four to get return flights to Preveza for under £1,000 – on Sundays during the school summer holidays!  And lower season flights are of course less than this.

At Villa Gabriella Lefkada we’ve kept our prices at 2018 levels despite the major investment to heat our beautiful infinity pool.  We’ll be heating from April until mid-June and then again from mid-September to the end of the season.  You really don’t need heating in the high summer.

These flight costs and our carryover pricing means there’s never been a better time to book early for your luxury villa rental in the Ionian for summer 2019.  Check our availability and pricing here and you could be enjoying a relaxed lunch on Villa Gabriella’s shaded dining terrace.  And taking in one of the finest views in the Ionian across the famous island of Skorpios towards the distant hills of the Greek mainland.

Villa Gabriella.  Ionian Luxury.  Immerse yourself.

 

If you’re holidaying early or late season the Ionian climate makes most pools a tad chilly, so you’re searching for Ionian villas with heated pools? Whilst daytime temperatures in the Ionian in May and October are usually lovely, overnight chills can drop pool temperatures from the “lovely” to the “brrr!” So you need a luxury villa with a heated pool.  And there’s not very many of those!

But you’ve found us, you’ve found Villa Gabriella Lefkada and we do have a heated pool.  And if you’re worried about the carbon footprint, don’t. We use a very efficient air source heat pump, we produce almost 100% of our own electricity and we provide a very efficient pool cover too!

We heat the pool from the start of the season until early June and from mid-September to the end of the season. We heat it to a about 24-25C which is the perfect balance of refreshing and comfortable. So when you’re searching for Ionian villas with heated pools, you know where to come.

Air Source Heat Pump for eco-friendly heating

At Villa Gabriella Lefkada we’ve just installed a powerful air source heat pump from Ecoplus.

This uses the beautiful Greek sunshine to warm our pool in a very environmentally friendly way.  It produces 5Kw of heat into the pool for every 1Kw of electricity used.  Running largely in the morning to benefit from its easterly positioning it maintains the pool at 24-25C.  Discreetly hidden away on a platform below the pool it’s invisible and runs almost silently.  This ensures you get the benefits of warm water whilst not being aware of the technology.

So when you’re choosing your Ionian villa holiday, choose carefully and choose a luxury villa with a heated pool.  You’ll be getting a level of luxury that few villas offer and at a cost that remains very competitive with other luxury villas in Greece and the Ionian.

Especially when you consider the level of luxury that Villa Gabriella Lefkada offers.  Complete privacy & tranquility.  Four beautiful ensuite bedrooms with high quality linens and towels.  A shaded dining terrace, covered outside lounge, poolside bar and a hot tub both hidden in the forest but positioned to make the best of an absolutely priceless view.  A view that’s arguably unmatched in the Ionian.

To check our availability click here. And to consider your flight options try Skyscanner or EasyJet.

Villa Gabriella.  Ionian Luxury.  Immerse yourself – in a heated pool. 🙂

During your luxury Greek Villa vacation you’ll have time to enjoy the luxury that Villa Gabriella Lefkada offers.  From four luxury bedrooms, all ensuite, to the hot tub, private infinity pool and the most wonderful views of the Ionian and the Princess islands.  Take the time to enjoy the beautiful beaches, try the world class windsurfing at Vasiliki, and eat in a wide range of tavernas and restaurants with food freshly cooked from local ingredients.  But don’t miss out on the other side of Lefkada – the sights and sounds of traditions that go back through the generations.

If you head inland you’ll leave the tourists behind and find some small villages where time seems to have stood still.  Unlike many Greek islands that are near 100% tourist related Lefkada remains largely unchanged as you travel through the interior.

And as you drive through the narrow roads of the island you’ll come across vista after vista that has the power to take your breath away.

You’ll find ancient ruins and beautiful olive groves where you’ve a good chance of having these places to yourself to appreciate at your leisure.

 

The tranquility of Lefkada, typified by the secluded location of Villa Gabriella itself, means your Luxury Greek Villa Vacation will be more luxurious simply because there is nothing more luxurious than the space to enjoy yourself, far from the madding crowds of modern life.

Villa Gabriella.  Ionian Luxury.  Immerse yourself.

Enjoy a glass of fine wine during your luxury Greek holiday to accompany the wonderful views from Villa Gabriella’s terrace.  The Greek wine industry is full of some genuinely fabulous wines and you’re lucky that in our local town of Nidri there is the most wonderful wine bar and shop – de Blanck Wine & Champagne.

de Blanck is a veritable Aladdin’s cave of Greek wine.  The owners, Anja & Bob, are hugely knowledgeable about their stock and full of passion for the wines they sell and the vineyards and wineries from where they’re sourced.

Whether you’re sitting in the de Blanck wine bar watching the people and boats on Nidri quayside or whether you’re choosing some wines to take back an enjoy with dinner at Villa Gabriella you won’t be disappointed.  Our picture shows a selection of six Greek white wines from different wineries, all from de Blanck, and together just a tiny part of the wide range they stock.

And if you know very little about Greek wine then you’ll be in for a surprise.  The 21st Century Greek wine industry is full of truly beautiful wines from a number of indigenous grapes.  These are wines of the highest quality and often with fascinating back stories that are true partners to a luxury Greek holiday at Villa Gabriella Lefkada.

If you’re interested in learning about some of the wines on offer you’ll find that de Blanck also offer wine tastings from time to time as well – check their website or pop in and ask.  Or try a visit to the local Lefkas Earth Winery, just a few kilometres from Villa Gabriella where they produce a small range of good quality Lefkada wines.  For more information have a read of one of our older blogs on Lefkada wines.

“Yamas”.

Villa Gabriella.  Ionian Luxury.  Immerse yourself.