Summary
- Country House
- Bedrooms: 2
- Bathrooms: 1
- Property size: 100 sqm
- Land size: 0.2 Hectares
- Year built: 2005
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Traditionally built stone house with Mani tower
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Separate stone built cottage
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0.2 hectares mountainside
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24 old olive trees to provide olive oil
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Huge water cistern supplying the house with free water
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Magnificent, private & peaceful location
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Stunning views over sea below and mountain
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Owner-occupied for 27 years
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Separate Large workshop with electricity
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Close to nature,sunrise,wild animals,birdsong
Details
215,000€ buys a self-contained plot of land with two houses on a rough Greek mountainside in eastern Mani overlooking the bay of Kotronas. The original houses were constructed over 90 years ago, reverted to ruins, then restored to their present condition gradually since 2005. The land measures around 2 stremata / or 0.2 hectares, and sustains 24 old established olive trees on the rocky terrain, supplying the home with good organic olive oil. Here is a natural enclave: a paradise for bird watchers, from hawks to hoopoes, carpets of wild flowers, from widow irises and lillies to lobelia - outside the dry summer months- wild asparagus, plus visits by buzzards, wild boar, the occasional snake, martens, even an occasional jackal.
Main house: large living room with fireplace,wood floor & ceiling,plus raised platform for sleeping/lounging; adjoining balcony & superb view over the bay. Connecting door to large kitchen,tiled floor,large double ceramic sink,small fireplace,all in traditional style. Door to kitchen balcony overlooking the bay, & to shower room.
Above: A traditional Mani tower provides the main double bedroom where the dramatic dawn greets you each morning. Escape hatch down into the lounge,& up to the roof in case of attack. Tiled flooring, domed ceiling, bright and airy.
Separate cottage: 1 up,1 down,with tiled floor & new fireplace on ground floor & wood floor upstairs - interior needs cosmetic finishing plus a better staircase; the building is currently used for hobby/storage. Small balcony attached. Adjacent rough space for second bathroom/toilet.
Large separate workshop,stone floor,wood bench,electricity.
Huge water cistern supplies the home with all water. Mains water also connected.
Ca 2,000 sq.m of mountainside with 21 fine old olive trees,plus a further 5 established wild olives, & other types.
The present owner has lived here for 27 years, in this peaceful setting & with the exclusive privacy normally enjoyed only by millionaires, close to nature, waking up to birdsong with the spectacular dawn. This is a traditional house, restored from bare ruin, (see 2 photos), partly by the owner, not manicured to be pretty, set in the most magnificent location.
Note: the road does not reach the property yet; this is the owner's choice. Living on this wild, Greek mountainside, it's natural, it's rough, but living here is sensational!
