Sky Little House
Sky Little House is on the upper ground floor at the front of the property. The ground floor comprises a picturesque double bedroom with air conditioning, a bathroom with shower and a large open area with a built in sofa/bed. The staircase leads up from here to the next level and the large Living Room/Kitchen that leads out on to the terrace. The fact that the house is high up in the village means that you have wonderful views both to the sea and the mountains from the terrace.

The house is very comfortable, safe for children and well equipped. The kitchen has a small cooker, fridge, kettle, coffee maker, toaster as well as everything you need to cook at home if you so wish.

Airconditioning in the bedroom. Ceiling fan in living area and freestanding fans if required.

Sky Garden House
Sky Garden House is at the back of the property and has a large terrace running from the rear and all down one side to the front. On the lower level there is a double bedroom with a separate bathroom. The bathroom has a bath and washing machine in it. The upper level comprises of a large Living/Room Kitchen, a twin bedroom with two single beds, a second bathroom with shower and a loft with another two single beds. The large Living Room/Kitchen opens out onto the good-sized terrace and garden which also has an outside shower. From the terrace you have a view to the mountains and the sea.

The house is spacious, comfortable, safe for children and very well equipped. The kitchen has a cooker, fridge, coffee maker, kettle, toaster and everything you need to cook at home if you want to.

Beautiful wooden and local stone floors throughout the property with many delightful original features.

Airconditioning for the twin bedroom and loft bedroom. Ceiling fan in living room and freestanding fans. Sky House will sleep ten people, with Sky Garden House sleeping up to six people, and Sky Little House up to four people.

Outside Facilities
There is a spacious and charming terrace and garden area at the back of the property, sitting just beneath a pretty chapel. Stone pathways lead to another delightful vine covered terrace to the side of the property from where there are wonderful views to the mountains and to the sea. Steps lead up from the lane to the front terrace of the property which also has space for a small table and chairs with the same breathtaking views. Taken as an entire house, there is access to all these outside areas, but even when divided, each part of the house has delightful terraces and seating areas.

You can park a car quite close to the house.

There is village WIFI which can be accessed from a number of places. There is a butcher, an amazing traditional bakery still using the old brick oven, post office, pharmacy, two grocery stores and a number of excellent restaurants. Volissos is renowned for its excellent food and the tavernas make use of the fantastic local produce, so that many of the dishes are organic and absolutely delicious.

The new harbour area, which is about two kilometres from Volissos offers a chic alternative where there are a number of very good restaurants and bars spilling onto the harbour front. For eating by the beach there are some really good tavernas with lovely views out to sea. This island is excellent for cycling, walking, birdwatching, relaxing, and has numerous wonderful beaches, some of which are often completely deserted even though they are accessible by car.

The extraordinary village of Anavatos built into the side of the mountain is definitely worth a visit, along with other fascinating historic places of interest and the unique medieval mastic villages in the South of the island, known as the Mastichohoria villages. Approximately 1½ hours drive away is Chios town, with its busy harbour and lively nightlife. It is not unusual around Volissos to see the local people walking with their donkeys, harvesting their crops and it is common to be flagged down by an elderly person to give them a lift !

Directions
There is an airport on Chios, but it is not possible to fly direct from the UK. Olympic Airways fly to Chios, via Athens with a connection and change of aircraft in Athens to Chios. Numerous other scheduled carriers also fly into Athens, as do charter airlines. Connecting domestic flights can then be taken to Chios.

There is also a new fast ferry service from Athens to Chios, taking four hours, rather than the ten hours previously.

Another route is to take a charter flight to the neighbouring island of Samos then the ferry.

Clients are given comprehensive directions and maps to the village of Volissos. You will be met in the village and shown to the property.

Timetables need to be checked as times of ferry departures vary from season to season however, listed below are the ferry details from Athens to Chios at the time of publication.

The companies that run ferries to Chios are:
NEL lines
They run the F/B, THEOFILOS, MITILINI , & KENTERIS
The telephone in Athens is +30 1 4115015 or Fax +30 1 4123797 (from 09:00 to 16:00). The telephone in Chios town is +30 271 23971 or + 30 271 25848. They are open from 09:00 to 13:00, and again in the evening, from 18:00 to 22:00.

F/B KENTERIS is a FAST FERRY. The journey with KENTERIS is 4½ hours from Piraeus to Chios! It leaves Piraeus port EVERY DAY except Wednesdays and Sundays at 17:30, arriving in Chios at 22:00, and from Chios to Piraeus EVERY DAY except Mondays and Thursdays, leaving as follows: Tuesday, Friday and Saturday at 10:30, Wednesdays at 19:00, and Sundays at 18:00.

Normal Ferries:
One of the other the ferries (THEOFILOS & MITILINI) leaves everyday at about 19:00 from the port of Athens- Piraeus to Chios. This ferry takes about 8 hours, and it arrives in Chios between 03:00 and 04:00 (early in the morning).

Prices, at the time of publication, of the ferries: THEOFILOS,MITILINI & TAXIARCHIS in euros:
Class A (cabin for two people with toilet inside the cabin, and a window) about € 68 per person/one way
Class B (cabin for four people with toilet inside the cabin) from about € 33.40 to € 39.50 per person/one way depending on the boat.
Class C without a cabin, € 22.70 per person the aircraft type seat/one way.
The cost of a car is € 72.70 one way. The cost of 500 cc motorbike is € 14.40 one way
Please note that in B class cabins you might have to share with three other people, unless you book all four berths. They are separated into male and female cabins. If you do book all four berths you do not all have to be of the same sex. C class has aircraft type seats, plus sitting areas, and of course seating on the deck.

A useful web site for the latest information, and the latest prices, is www.gtpnet.gr