Peloponnese self catering cottage sleeps 2, Greece

Being fortunate enough to own a property within a special historical site in Greece we are very aware of the need to keep it an unspoilt area, therefore we abide by the laws of the Greek Archaeological society.
We use only stone found in the location and build our walls in the style of the castle using as little cement as possible. We do not have solar panels or satellite dish for that reason, that it is not in keeping with the environment.
We also paint our cottage in the colours of the location.
Our garden is planted with Mediterranean plants and as many drought resistant species as we can find, we do not use chemical fertilizers on our olive trees, vegetables or flowers, preferring to use organic methods of horticulture.
We use a drip system to water our garden which comes on in the early hours of the morning so as to not disturb the water pressure for our neighbours, and when it is most advantageous to the plants.
We use energy saving lamps both in the cottage and in the garden and we have a toilet with a long and short flush.
We encourage guests to only use the air/con when necessary, we hope to install good quality ceiling fans so that we do not use air conditioning in the future. We also ask guests to limit the use of the hot water boiler.
We also encourage our guests to observe Greek 'Siesta', which happens between 2p.m. and 5 p.m. in the Summer.
We also ask our guests to be aware of the dangers of fire in the hot, dry Summers in Greece, especially when using the BBQ.

We hope that our guests will appreciate the very special environment that they are in and love it as much as we do.

We recycle wood and other materials whenever possible and a good part of the furniture in the house is made by us from recycled wood.

A water cooling machine is in the outdoor kitchen for drinking water which limits the need to use plastic bottles. We encourage people not to use single use plastics and to be aware of the amount of rubbish that is left on the beaches and to pick it up whenever they can.

Our beaches are home to nesting loggerhead turtles so we like to make guests aware of their needs i.e. to respect their nests which are monitored by volunteers, you are very welcome to join them on their early morning inspections. You may be lucky enough to see the hatchlings rushing to the sea.