A CYCLADIC HOME, ONLY 1h15min FROM ATHENS
Some escapes don't require a long journey. Just a short ferry ride from Athens — 1h15m across the Aegean — and you arrive on Kea, an island that has quietly kept its secret for years. No crowds, no noise. Just local stone, the scent of the sea, and a pace of life that reminds you what weekends were meant to feel like.
This maisonette sits at the highest point of a small residential complex in Vourkari, tucked into a traditional Cycladic hillside. From here, the view is yours alone — the bay stretching out below, the island's lighthouse standing at the water's edge, and sunsets that seem to last just a little longer than anywhere else.
The living space is designed around light and openness. The upper floor — an open kitchen, dining area, and living room — flows seamlessly onto a wide terrace where mornings begin slowly with coffee and sea air, and evenings end with the kind of stillness that's hard to find close to a city. The orientation was not an accident. Every window, every terrace, faces the view.
Below, two bedrooms offer calm and privacy. One bathroom with shower and a WC bath. The master opens onto its own terrace. Everything was fully renovated in 2023 — new windows, fresh finishes, air conditioning — so nothing asks for your attention except the view.
Gialiskari beach is five minutes away on foot. The marina and tavernas of Vourkari are a couple minutes away from . The port of Korissia, and the ferry back to Athens, is 6 minutes away when Monday morning eventually comes.
A home for long weekends that become longer. For summers that begin in May. For anyone who has been looking for that place — close enough to be spontaneous, far enough to truly disappear.