Whole villas on the sea

The grounds reach the sand directly: no road and nothing public between the garden and the water. Expect pale sand, white to light gold.

The property borders the beach itself, which on this coast is rarer than the brochures suggest. Expect dark sand, somewhere between grey and black.

The property borders the beach itself, which on this coast is rarer than the brochures suggest. Expect black volcanic sand.

The property borders the beach itself, which on this coast is rarer than the brochures suggest. This stretch looks north, where the sea is sheltered and the water tends to stay flat.

Garden, then sand. Nothing in between.

The sand starts where the property ends. Expect black volcanic sand.

You step off the property and onto the beach — there is no road, no boulevard, nothing to cross. There is a pool.

You step off the property and onto the beach — there is no road, no boulevard, nothing to cross. There is a pool.

Close to the sand without being on it — a road runs along the front. The coast faces east, so first light comes off the water.

Close to the sand without being on it — a footpath runs along the front. Expect black volcanic sand along this stretch.

Close to the sand without being on it — a road and a footpath runs along the front. The nearest stretch of sand is Secret Point Beach.

A road separates the property from the beach. You see the sand from the grounds and reach it in moments.

Between the grounds and the sand runs a narrow strip of public ground — a few steps, but it is there, and we would rather say so. Expect black volcanic sand along this stretch.

A narrow strip of public ground separates the property from the beach. You see the sand from the grounds and reach it in moments.

There is no beach to walk onto here. The land drops 36 m to the waterline: this is cliff.

The water meets the property, but not over sand. The shoreline here is rock or wall, not sand.