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Escaping the Olympics and the monotony of this year’s disappointing UK summer is still an option for those looking for a late booking. Villa holiday specialist CV Travel has come up with its pick of the most outstanding luxury villas around Europe and the Caribbean that are still available for selected dates during July and August 2012.

Kefalonia’s north coast is the holiday choice of Greek island loyalists, and CV Travel is `the’ company to book with. Villa Isicos is one of their most popular villas in Kefalonia and the property is available for a week’s rental from 22nd & 29th July 2012 for up to 6 guests sharing. The cost of £2,719 per week includes care hire, was £3,625 per week, with a saving of £906 per week. It’s a secluded property with beautiful panoramic views over to the island of Ithaca, with its own private swimming pool just below one of two outdoor terraces.

Also still available in the Greek Islands is CV Travel’s Villa Cercis, an excellent property with a large private swimming pool and views over the lively harbour of Sivota, Lefkada. The property is available for a week’s rental on 22nd July, also from 5th, 12th and 19th August 2012 for up to 8 guests sharing and costs just £4,511 per week including car hire, saving £1,504 per week.

For more information on luxury villas in Greece contact CV Travel on 020 7401 1026 or visit www.cvtravel.co.uk

CV Travel also has some exceptional holiday properties in the UK, and summer, only second to Christmas, is where their UK houses really tend fly off the shelves. Good news for those still looking for a UK holiday this summer as CV Travel still has two weeks available from 27th July & 3rd August in one of their most popular houses in Cornwall, Estuary House.

Estuary House is a large modern house with a grand open plan kitchen and dining area on the top floor. The garden, which leads to a boat mooring, includes a hot tub and a barbeque terrace with spectacular views across the Camel Estuary. The property now costs £6,000 per week for up to 16 guests sharing and includes maid service with last minute availability 27th July -10th August 2012.

For more information on luxury houses in Great Britain contact CV Travel on 020 7401 1086 or visit www.cvtravel.co.uk

CV Travel has availability in popular properties in the South of France, including a week in luxury near the Bay of Cannes in CV Travel’s Le Nid d’Esterel, from £6,580 per week. The property is within walking distance to the beach; tennis courts and has its own private swimming pool with views of the Esterel Mountains and the Bay of Cannes. Le Nid d’Esterel is still available for a week’s rental on 14th July, 21st July and 18th August 2012.

Also hugely popular with CV Travel guests is the Provence region of France where CV Travel has a large collection of wonderful properties still available for rental this summer.

CV Travel’s Le Chateau Aubenas, once a summer retreat of French royalty, is a beautifully authentic 16th century hillside château overlooking the charming village of Forcalquier in the southwest corner of the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence. The property has a heated pool and large well-kept grounds, ideal for enjoying the summer’s splendours. Le Chateau Aubenas is now available from 7th July – 4th August 2012 for just £4,955 per week, saving £1,375 per week for up to 12 guests sharing, including maid service. Return flights, train tickets and care hire can all be arranged on request.

Another outstanding property in the Provence region of France is CV Travel’s Maison Le Madeleine, an extremely elegant and newly renovated Mas with two hectares of land in the unspoilt Aixoise countryside with a large private swimming pool and panoramic views towards fields, vines, olive groves and pine trees. The property is still available on 7th July, 4th, 11th and 25th August 2012 and costs just £7,330 per week, saving more than £2,000 per week for up to 10 guests sharing and includes maid service. Return flights, train tickets and care hire can all be arranged on request.

For more information on luxury villas in France contact CV Travel on 020 7401 1044 or visit www.cvtravel.co.uk

Another hugely popular summer destination for CV Travel clients is Italy’s Umbria and Tuscany regions, where CV Travel has a fantastic collection of award-winning luxury properties.

Located in one of Tuscany’s best-known vistas, Chianti, CV Travel’s superb Italian property Sole di Sesta is ideal for groups of friends or a large family as it is interestingly divided into three neighbouring cottages. Sole di Sesta is surrounded by beautiful gardens, which gently slope down to the villa’s own private swimming pool. The property is only available for four weeks this summer from 7th – 28th July and costs £7,175 per week for up to 12 guests sharing, including a maid and cook service.

Close to Sole di Sesta in Italy’s Umbria region is Villa Dei Castagni where CV Travel still has four weeks availability left this summer from 7th until 28th July 2012. The property is in a secluded rural location with a private horizon swimming pool and Jacuzzi overlooking a gorgeous untouched part of Umbria, and has just recently been refurbished. A week’s stay in Villa Dei Castagni now costs £5,550 per week based on up to 12 guests sharing.

For more information on luxury villas in Italy contact CV Travel on 020 7401 1039 or visit www.cvtravel.co.uk