Top Mediterranean holiday destinations

It's not too late for a sunny break. If you want to spend your late-summer holidays on beautiful white beaches, then head to some of the most popular destinations in the Mediterranean. In the Algarve, the private pools and whitewashed scenery tick all the boxes for late-summer sun. Kefalonia offers a gentler pace of life, relaxing by the pool in your own private rental villa.

A cheap holiday villa is the best way to enjoy the beautiful scenery and really settle into local life. Head online to see the options available through a company such as Villa Plus, which provides private villas with pools in popular destinations all throughout the Mediterranean. With self-catering one of the most popular choices for flexible holiday goers, a villa with a patio is a holiday favourite.

Two ever-popular destinations for thoroughly enjoyable self-catering villas are Kefalonia and the Algarve. Both very different and exciting locations, these holiday favourites are jam-packed with activities, passionate places and beaches to die for!

Kefalonia is one of the famous Ionian Islands that float on the azure Mediterranean Sea. Attracting tourists and travellers from around the world with its relaxing beaches, rolling mountains and lush greenery abound, this was the setting for the well-known novel and film Captain Corelli's Mandolin. This slow-paced Greek island offers a calm and altogether slower pace of life when compared to the wild partying and bustle of other more well-known Ionian destinations.

It is this scenery and popular reputation that makes Kefalonia such a successful location for villas with private pools. Just imagine stretching out at your Kefalonia villa with a pool, cocktail in one hand and favourite book in the other.

Perhaps the self-catering villas with private pools in Lourdas will be your cup of tea, situated as it is behind one of the longest and most beautiful beaches that grace the Kefalonia coastline. A great location for beach bums and budding mountaineers alike.

If you feel like a villa holiday filled with tiny coastal coves, exotic beaches and blessed with enviable warm temperatures and gentle breezes, then perhaps an Algarve beach villa will suit you and your budget. Endlessly popular with holiday-goers and ex-pats alike, who all flock there for the Portuguese cuisine and the 300 days of sunshine a year!

When searching the plethora of Algarve villas, there are many beautiful and carefree resorts to choose from. One of the best locations for exploring the coastline would be the self-catering villa haven of Olhos d'Agua, a quiet fishing village that shows of the real charm of the Algarve. If having your villas with private pools in a stylish location is more your cup of tea, then why not head onto Villa Plus to book into the resort of Vilamoura. With enough restaurants and boutiques to keep even the biggest shopaholics happy, this Algarve destination is surrounded by beaches and golf-courses, a great destination to relax and enjoy your holiday from.

If you are still undecided about where to spend your villa holidays, then simply head online to holiday villa experts, Villa Plus. Whether you are looking for Algarve villas, or Kefalonia villas, they are bound to have something perfect for you.

01 September 2009