Rather promising spot to leave a car and start walking isn't it? At least that's what I think.
How I ended up here? I had a look at this,
and I thought there's got to be something worth looking up there. Didn't expect exactly what I found though - fancy discovering with me? Let's see what this is about:
The location is amazing (more on that soon) but this shitty wall spoils the view instantly. There's a rather considerable real estate behind it though so I go closer to have a look:
By the looks of that door above it's a no brainer this thing is beyond deserted but I knew that beforehand as the satellite images expose the lack of roofs. I didn't expect to find that amount of trash outside it though:
I wonder whether that's an act of looting, unfinished attempt of renovating or just people around who find it convenient to use it as a dump area. Hard to comment in any case, especially speaking of a place with such view:
Let's focus on the main target again:
That sign on the door used to read something but after ages exposed to the sun it's completely pale now and that's one of the rare times that it's all "Greek" to not only you but me as well.
Funny to see how the sun has also litteraly melted that light cover at the door:
Behind the door unveils part of the lost grace of that real estate:
As intriguing it might be to imagine how that thing would feel back in the day when it was in good shape I can't digest this shitty cheapo wall that surrounds it:
That view though...
Near the high end of the wall is this funny bit that looks like the rock invaded the property:
From this point you can get a good idea about the contrast between the wall and the view:
There's two flower pots made of stone located at this end of the property:
That tree feels and is pretty cramped right here:
Which is actually where the largest gate of the whole thing is:
While this image speaks for itself, a closer look to what this sign reads says even more:
Contrary to the other sign this one is less pale hence it's readable. Don't rush to think that its paint is better, that's only because it looks less South than the previous one does hence it gets less sun.
So, it's obviously literally all Greek to you but the sign says that this thing was built in 1970 and was legalised and excluded from being demolished due to a law of 1977. It also has a phone number for anyone seeking info or documents. Lots to comment on that but most importantly the fact that it reminds as the client system between politicians and voters. A bit weird that the owner decided to expose his phone numbers (not just one but two of them). Logic says he might have been trying to sell it but I didn't find any sign "for sale" around. Maybe he was afraid that the authorities might take some action - go figure... However, the phone numbers say a lot about when this sign was written: 7 digit land lines in Athens changed to 10 digit more than 20 years ago.
This is how the road that leads up to this entrance looks like:
And a bit of overview of this lovely view point:
The road short of continues behind the property so let's have a look:
I can't have enough of this view:
The fence is in terrible condition and so does the rest of this property but with a view like this I can't stop taking pictures:
Even when the sea is not in sight the view remains worth looking at:
How this would feel the inside the property back in the good old days? It's not hard to imagine:
I will leave you here to take a break while visualising this top view,