Greek Mansion With Roof Deck Overlooking the Aegean Sea Lists for €6.5 Million

Known as Andromeda, the mansion is located in the neighbourhood of Vaporia in Ermoupolis, the historic capital of Syros island, about a four-hour car and ferry trip from Athens. It offers just over 5,000 square feet and far-reaching views of the Aegean Sea, according to the listing with Greece Sotheby’s International Realty.

The design breaks free from the white-and-royal blue color scheme Greece is known for, instead featuring a pink facade and teal, amber, lemon and pink interiors. There are also herringbone wood floors and arched glass doorways.

There are 10 bedroom suites. ALEXANDROS PETRAKIS / GREECE SOTHEBY’S INTERNATIONAL REALTY

“We fell in love with this very special house, one of the last neoclassical mansions to be built in Greece,” co-owner and author Oana Aristide said in an email. “The island itself looks more Venetian than Cycladic, and its century of glory is rooted in cosmopolitan, modern ambition. We therefore kept the generous spaces and original architectural details but combined it with iconic contemporary design elements. The goal was a fresh 21st century take on old-world elegance.”

Indeed, the home “is all about Old World elegance, where Greek neoclassical and Art Deco accents grace this imposing property,” Despina Laou of Greece Sotheby’s International Realty said in the listing.

A marble staircase with Doric columns on the upper level at the center of the mansion, and there are high, decorative ceilings throughout, the listing said. There’s also a wet bar with a dark red wall and a circular bar shelf.

There are 10 en-suite bedrooms, with marble accents in the bathrooms, and “outdoor plunge pools and private verandas with expansive sea views of the nearby islands of Mykonos and Tinos extend off some of the rooms,” the listing said. The home has most recently been used as a hotel.

The bar at the hotel. Alexandros Petrakis / Greece Sotheby’s International Realty

A highlight of the home is undoubtedly the roof deck, where guests and residents can take in sunrises and sunsets while lounging poolside.

Vaporia, once populated with the island’s shipowners and industrialists, is within walking distance of the charming historic port, home to Greece’s first opera house dating to 1864, according to the listing. Beaches and waterfront dining are a short drive away, as are other island villages.

Mansion Global could not determine when the home last traded, or for how much. The owners did not immediately return a request for comment.

Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt is selling his Northern California estate, which was listed Monday for $24.5 million.

Located in Atherton, an extremely affluent town northwest of Palo Alto and about 30 miles south of San Francisco, the 3.36-acre property is made up of three parcels that Schmidt acquired over the years, according to public records and Compass, who has the listing.

Schmidt, 69, and his wife, businesswoman Wendy Schmidt, purchased the main home in 1990 for $2 million, according to public records accessed via PropertyShark. They remodelled the 1969 home in 2007, and at that time, bought a neighbouring parcel of land, allowing an expansion of the main house and the addition of a guest house, according to Compass, who holds the listing. A third parcel was later acquired, on which the Schmidts added an English garden house and landscaped grounds overlooking the Eastern Hills.

“Finding three contiguous parcels in Atherton is rare. Even rarer are those with views of the Eastern hills,” said listing agent Katharine Carroll of the reSolve Group at Compass. “The location of this residence is ultra private, at the back of a cul-de-sac with the main house built into a hillside that provides privacy and very good security.”

Across the estate, there are five bedrooms, five full bathrooms and six half bathrooms.

The 5,265-square-foot main house also offers a number of private outdoor spaces on its upper level, including a large terrace off the primary suite, another large terrace off a secondary bedroom, plus a third smaller terrace and two balconies.

Behind the main house is a patio with a pool and spa. For even more outdoor space, there’s an entertaining pavilion, an open lawn and an outdoor fireplace area near the guest quarters.

The grounds themselves are also a standout feature, with an array of mature plants and specimen trees. The upper portion of the property’s landscaping is designed around an Amdega-designed conservatory, which was imported from the U.K. Around the greenhouse, there is a garden of raised beds and fruit trees, Carroll said.

“From the moment you step onto the grounds, it feels as if you’ve been transported to a private botanical sanctuary,” she said.

Schmidt served as Google’s CEO from 2001 to 2011, and then became the company’s executive chairman until 2015. He could not be reached for comment.

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Greek Mansion With Roof Deck Overlooking the Aegean Sea Lists for €6.5 Million

A Greek retreat with a rooftop pool and terrace has hit the market for €6.5 million (US$6.989 million).