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Canaves Elefas Villas
Santorini, South Aegean, Greece · Canaves · Core Luxury
Formerly called Eden Villas, this trio of private villas in Imerovigli joined the family-owned Canaves Collection in 2023, thirty years after Yiannis and Anna Chaidemenos first carved the group's original Santorini rooms out of 17th-century wine caves in Oia. Now run by the couple's sons Markos and Alexandros, the three-villa complex, several with plunge pools, sits apart from the caldera-edge hotels and suits families and groups seeking privacy.
- 3 rooms
- Neighborhood: Santorini/Oia
About Canaves Elefas Villas
- The three villas are individually configured as a two-bedroom, a superior two-bedroom, and a three-bedroom executive villa, each with its own pool and views of the volcano, caldera, and sunset.
- Canaves Elefas Villas sits in Imerovigli, apart from the other four Canaves Collection properties, which all cluster in the village of Oia.
- The Canaves Collection, now run by Markos and Alexandros Chaidemenos, has been recognized by Conde Nast Traveler and Travel + Leisure since their parents opened the group's first rooms in converted wine caves in 1983.
History
Canaves Elefas Villas is part of the family-owned Canaves Collection in Santorini, Greece, whose story began in 1983 when Yiannis and Anna Chaidemenos transformed traditional 17th-century wine caves ('canaves') in the village of Oia into some of the island's first luxury hotel rooms. The collection, now run by their sons Markos and Alexandros, comprises five properties across the island.
The Elefas complex - a cluster of luxurious villas set apart from the busier caldera-edge hotels - was previously named Eden Villas. In 2023 it was rebranded as Canaves Elefas Villas, joining the Canaves Collection and offering private, spacious villa accommodations (several with plunge pools) well suited to families and groups seeking seclusion.
The setting
Canaves Elefas Villas puts guests toward the southeast of Oia, Santorini. Sleep in Oia for the cliff and the walk. Fira and Imerovigli are sibling caldera nights if you want more restaurants and fewer sunset pilgrims.
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