Luxury Suites in Kalathos - Rhodes

The vision for Kalathos Square Luxury Suites has its roots in my adolescent years, influenced by my summer vacations in Kalathos during my childhood. Listening to the stories of the elders in the village about the buildings that once stood in the square, three or four of which belonged to my family, all constructed before 1930. Among them stands the “Magkana,” a grand and beautiful building reminiscent of the manor house on the village’s central square, beneath the large tree, the “Pernali.” However, the passage of time has left its mark on all the village buildings, including the Magkana, which were abandoned and left to ruin. In 2018, my husband and I decided to bring to life that childhood vision of mine, which was nothing short of giving new life to these old buildings. 

 

We began by constructing the “Vision,” along with two others, the “Sophia” and the “Aggeliki,” named after my mother and daughter respectively. And of course, there couldn’t be a missing building named after the blessed olive tree. 

 

Yet, in my mind lingered the image of the dilapidated manor, the Magkana, and so we embarked on building this villa, naming it the “Mill,” maintaining in its premises the mill where olives were traditionally crushed, rotated by an animal, -usually a horse or donkey with covered eyes to prevent dizziness. In the “Mill,” there is also the press, where the crushed olive kernel from which olive oil is extracted was pressed. Thus, in this historic space, we created the jewel of Kalathos Square, blending tradition with comfort and technology, maintaining the architecture of this beautiful building, all with a view of the endless blue of the Aegean Sea.