A quiet house above Ysternia, since 2011.

Three rooms, one chapel, one long walnut table. We keep the hours by the bell of Agios Antonios.

west-facing, view of the silver olive grove. From €145 / night. Image: `bedroom linen white walls olive grove window`.

courtyard side, deep silence. From €165 / night. Image: `Cycladic bedroom carved marble fanlight white linen`.

top floor, view of the bell tower. From €185 / night. Image: `attic bedroom wooden beams view bell tower Cycladic`.

five nights, six guests, shared rule of silence sunset to breakfast. From €820 / week.

six hours from Ysternia to Pyrgos with Father Nikiforos. €45 per guest, free for residents.

two-day egg-tempera courses, four times a year. €280 / two days, materials included.

guided morning walk through Kardiani and Pyrgos with master craftsman **Markos Foskolos**. €60.

self-guided printed map, suitable for solo guests. €0.

one room, free of charge, for a writer or iconographer. By application.

Walking Notes — 14 May 2026 — "An honest packing list for the Saturday walk in August, when the wind speaks louder than the priest."

On Silence — 02 April 2026 — "We don't ban phones. We do, however, keep a wooden box on the kitchen shelf."

Letters from the House — 18 March 2026 — "An afternoon in the workshop of the man who taught our daughter to listen for the right sound."

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What Our Clients Say

“Came back for the second time this year. That says everything.”

Elena Christodoulou

Kalamaria

“The check-in was effortless and the welcome was warm. Real coffee on arrival is a small thing that meant a lot after a long flight.”

Anastasia Markou

Heraklion

“A property that lives up to its photos — and quietly exceeds them in person. The light in the morning is something else.”

Charlotte W.

Edinburgh

“The local recommendations were the best part. Restaurants, beaches, hidden walks — all the things you would never find on Google.”

Tomás P.

Lisbon

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