The photographs show a selection of houses designed and built by our Architects and builders on the Greek island of Alonissos. We offer our clients a complete architect design, project management, and building service with guaranteed completion dates. Established in 1986 we are the specialists in the construction of individ
The photographs show a selection of houses designed and built by our Architects and builders on the Greek island of Alonissos.
We offer our clients a complete architect design, project management, and building service with guaranteed completion dates.
Established in 1986 we are the specialists in the construction of individually designed Greek houses.
We pride ourselves in working to fix priced contracts (in English) and guaranteed completion dates.
Budget, cash-flow and building programmes are structured to suit your personal requirements.
To date we have built over 150 individually designed holiday and retirement homes in Greece.
We offer our clients an excellent choice of building plots all with clean titles and free of forestry restrictions.
An inspection trip is recommended to see a selection of our finished houses before discussing your ideas with our architects and builders.
For further information contact John Goodwin Tel: + 44 (0) 1590 626266, info@livinginthesun.com
ALONISSOS ISLAND
Alonissosis a tranquil unspoilt evergreen island of 64km?? with a precipitous north-western coastline and a hilly landscape covered in pine forest, tamarisk, fig trees, olive and almond groves. The island is a paradise for artists and walkers with scores of tracks meandering through the fragrant pine woods to idyllic coves and beaches.
One of the best ways to get your bearings is to walk up to the lovely old Byzantine village of Alonissos (Chora) where the views of the island and the Aegean are stunning, especially at sunset. Chora is a maze of narrow cobbled streets, stone steps and pretty alleyways. Once deserted, the village is now coming to life again. Most of the abandoned property has now been restored as private homes by artists, poets and writers of various nationalities, so there is a real cosmopolitan feel to the place. In Alonissos you will find a wonderful sense of peace and tranquility. Much of the village is impassable to traffic and rambling along the ancient paths you can delight in the tiny, carefully tended gardens and courtyards of the restored houses and the wild flowers that grow unabashed from the ruined houses still lying abandoned. Chora has several really good traditional tavernas, a snack bar and 3 cocktail bars with unbelievable views. There are also two supermarkets and half a dozen gift shops.
In the main town of Patitiri, achored in the crystal clear harbour waters, you will find gaily coloured caiques, ready to carry visitors to the lovely coves and beaches around Alonissos. Patitiri is also the island???s liveliest spot. The harbour is lined by waterfront tavernas where the sea food is exceptionally good. Patitiri has several small hotels, a new medical centre, several supermarkets, two bakeries, two butcher???s shops, a bank, three policemen, two doctors and a friendly multilingual priest, one bus, four taxis, vehicle hire and various craft shops.
The sea around Alonissos has been declared a Marine Conservation Park, where all human intervention is forbidden. Yachts and caiques ply between the seven uninhabited surrounding islands, which are now the sanctuary of the dolphin, monkseal, turtle, elenorus falcon and the last of Europe???s original wild goats. The beautiful island of Alonissos is the perfect choice for anyone who looks forward to day after day of sun-filled seclusion.
GETTING TO ALONISSOS.
Off the beaten tourist track it may be, but Alonissos is certainly not the most remote island of The Sporades. The island is served by up to eight ferry boats or fast hydrofoils per day from the mainland ports of Aghios Konstantinos, Volos and Thesalonika , both connected by bus to Athens. Direct international charter flights land on the nearby island of Skiathos for the one- hour hydrofoil cruise to Patitiri.
