I'm not sure which villas you are talking about, but there were certainly no villas below Canoua as of when we were there. I don't really think there is any way that anything could be built on that hill, as it is straight down. I think there has been one villa built off to the side since we stayed there. OllieEh, here on TTOL, has stayed there as recently as this summer, so hopefully he will chime in here, although he doesn't check in here often.