As it turned out, it was held in an opulent villa that had somehow escaped the occupation unscathed.

The houses are different every year, and range from 17th-century great houses to opulent modern villas built by expatriates, most not ordinarily open to the public.

Their citizens built many opulent villas in the area, one example is known as the "Plane Trees".

Among the wedding gifts was an opulent old villa on Lake Como from her mother Marianne.

These new territories were described as a place where opulent villas abandoned by fleeing Germans.

Must have caused quite a stramash amidst the douce, opulent villas of the Dykes...

Other parts smack of opulent villas, with hand-done mosaic tile floors and wrought-iron balustrades.

Papadopoulos was arrested by the loyalists of Ioanidis in his opulent seaside villa at Lagonissi.

Prices range from $1,950 a week for an opulent seaside villa accommodating four to $35 a night for bed and breakfast in a private home.

Private rooms are easy to find for €10 euro or less, while opulent historic villas turned into B&Bs run for under €50 (US$71.50).