Conde Nast Villas

The following Elysian Holidays Villas were featured in the Conde Nast Traveller Magazine.

May 2009 - 20 Affordable villas in Europe for friends and family by Sophie Butler

Sophie makes a selection of the best large villas from Italy to Greece.
Villas featured: El Paraiso

April 2008 - Tuscan Treasures - A Cut Above by Lucy Hughes-Hallett

Lucy has a ball at a hilltop castle and recommends nine other princely properties in Tuscany. It looks like the setting for a 19th-century Italian opera, but La Rocca is actually a very grand, beautifully renovated house to rent.
Villas featured: La Rocca, Castelnuovo Villa

April 2007 - In A World of Your Own by Peter Browne & Harriet O’Brien gives expert advice on 20 island villas to suit all budgets.

A world of your own - Rent an exclusive Caribbean villa and nothing will disturb your peace and quiet, except perhaps the arrival of your personal chief. Peter Browne settles down on Peter Island while Harriet O’Brien asks the experts to recommend 20 of the best villas on the islands.
Villas featured: Montgomery House, The Ultimate Caribbean Villa

March 2005 - Greek Revival. 20 of the best villas on the Greek Islands by Peter Browne

From the Cyclades to the Sporades, island accommodation has traditionally been characterized by charming simplicity. But, as Peter Browne discovers, standards and styles have changed.
Villas featured: Soros Villa, Villa Peligoni

May 2004 - Going Native by Peter Browne.

Peter Browne visits the Pueblos Blancos of the Spanish South. In the final part of our series on easily accessible European villas to rent, we visit the pueblos blancos of the Spanish south and find ten of the most beautiful houses clustered around the historic city of Ronda and in the lush Lecrin valley.
Villas featured: Casa Vieja

April, 2001 - Aegean With Dignity by Fay Maschler

Fay Maschler says that the Greek island of Syros has fallen into obscurity. Despite its proud history, the Greek island of Syros, in the Cyclades, has fallen into an obscurity which has preserved its heritage, traditional cuisine and the genuine welcome offered by its people. As one of the few package-tour-free islands, it is essentially a self-contained society where tourists are guests, not an industry.
Villas featured: Villa Evangelini