Birds on a cable

Twice a year swallows gather in the nearby of Villa Louisa.  They sit on the utility cables around and they jump to take a fresh bath in the swimming pool. This happened also this year.  During April 2017 dozens of swallows gathered around Villa Louisa and refreshed themselves in the

Odysseus the Fox

Guess who’s coming to diner? Well, in Villa Louisa we have a strange visitor who comes to see us almost every night. He comes, really, searching for his dinner but also to have some company with our other equally friendly guest Blondy the red-hair Cat. So please welcome our Odysseus

Springtime in pictures

The endless cycle of life in Nature.  Springtime is once again in our doorstep. You can feel it, your can admire it and, amazingly, you can smell it everywhere in Nature. Below are some recent pictures (April 2015) shoot in Monemvasia, which show exactly the wonderful feeling of the revitalized Nature.

Butterflies are back

As every Springtime, by mid April 2015 beautiful butterflies appeared in Villa Louisa. Below is the giant butterfly which is about 10 cm. And the normal butterfly which is about 3 cm.

Tzitzikas on Concert

In Greece everyone respects the afternoon sleep.  It’s the official siesta time. Everyone but Tzitzikas.  He prefers to make its daily vocal exercises with a continuous zzzzzz!

Cats on a Summer Hot Castle Town Roof

In the Castle Town of Monemvasia, residents and guests share a common space with their most sweet neighbors, the cats. You will see lots of these popular pets sleeping or walking on the Castle’s narrow roads but also on the roofs of the stone-built houses.  And they are all friendly

Footpaths you won’t forget

In the broad region of Monemvasia, numerous footpaths guide the enthusiastic hiker to places worth visiting. For a hiker,  the exciting part of his hiking adventure is not limited to what he expects to find when he will finally reach his destination but mostly the beautiful places he will be passing through

Dancing with the Butterflies

Springtime in the surroundings of Villa Louisa is an amazing season.  By that time, nature shows true signs of revitalizing with plants and small animals displaying their best image of creation. The land surrounding Villa Louisa becomes a carpet of green, yellow, red and other astonishing colors produced by the

Marathias Sea Turtles Park

Marathias Sea Turtles Park

In Marathias, a beach on the other side of the Peloponnese finger, sea turtles arrive to produce their eggs. The areas is protected under the protected species law.