Originally stone built around 1900, the upper floor was rebuilt with double insulated brick walls and a new insulated tiled roof in 2003. All doors, windows and electrics are new and there are telephone (ISDN) & TV aerial points. The current dwelling retains the atmospheric charms of the old house with all the advantages of a new, fully functional home.
The ground floor slightly below ground level in part) has original wide stone walls (cool in summer, keeps warmth in winter), replastered inside & out, insulated laminate flooring corridor & bedroom and tiled bathroom.
- Bedroom (3.5 x 2.85m) main window with retractable fly-screen, view of mural, plus small window to street
- Bathroom (1.9 x 2.6m) tiled floor and part walls, corner bath with shower over, toilet, wash basin, plumbing for a washing machine, cupboards, extractor fan in glass brick window
- Corridor with (5) steps internally leads to:
- Kitchen (2.9 x 2.4 plus recesses) originally a separate building, with lined new flat roof, old walls replastered, fitted with new double sink and drainer, kitchen units, old ‘inside wall’ cupboard, old ‘plate rack’ wall cupboard & recessed area for oven.
Stairs up (7) to first floor
- Double room (7.8 x 3.7m inc staircase) wood floor, wall lights, open to rafters one end. Can divide with curtain for guests / bedroom 2 privacy or winter warmth inside. Used by vendors as sitting/dining room particularly in winter and occasional guest bedroom one end, plus large study for 2 (or dining room). Also accessed through main double doors from outside old stone steps.
Stairs up (6) lead to:
- Large Storage Platform (could be sleeping platform) above one end, accessed from ladder steps.
- Roof Terrace above kitchen (3.9 x 3.2 m) with views to sea (just about), hills, village, main church & rooftops. perfect sunbathing or ‘sundowners’ terrace. Access to sun/electric water heater on apothiki/outbuilding roof.
Outside
- Secluded stone paved courtyard with ample space for summer outdoor living surrounded by trees (erica plum, mandarin, apricot & flowering ‘paradise’ tree) and flower beds.
- Wood & glass fronted workshop/store room ‘apothiki’ with electrics, large utility washbasin & 2nd shower draining onto garden (5.25 x 1.3 to 1.85m)
- Outside toilet (1.1 x1.4m), mural of hills on outside wall
- Outside oven (exo-fournos)
- New double gates to concreted village street.
Total Plot 100+ m2, Main House base area 44m2 - 2 floors (all measurements approx.)
Close to Fonissa, the lower Eresos village area, and Panagia church, with street parking nearby. 4km to beach resort of Skala Eresou on the Greek island of Lesvos.
