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Landscape & Flora

The 200 year old village is nestled within a beautiful, sun drenched olive grove with breathtaking coastal views. The luxury development of 16 private houses, are set within extensive wild flower gardens designed by Jennifer Gay and Dominic Skinner. The beautifully designed backdrop of the Rou Estate is also a winning feature to the project.

THE STUNNING VIEWS

The Rou Estate enjoys stunning views reaching out over the sea towards Albania and Northern Greece and lies on an East West orientation with morning sun rising directly in the view over Albania.

Evening sun can be seen behind the village causing the view to change in character and colour. When within the village the view is a crucial part of the design, as the view and light is always changing throughout the day. Each principal room within the houses will have a direct relationship to this view.

The Rou Estate promises to be a haven of peace that will both soothe and inspire

THE GARDENS

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The beautiful gardens have been designed by Jennifer Gay, an Athens based garden designer (of the Mediterranean Garden Society), and Dominic Skinner who mentions: “We designed the gardens, village/communal areas, and pathways as sympathetically as possible because we are fortunate enough to have the most extensive variety of wild flowers within the village.”

The gardens include a wildflower reserve, in which Jennifer planted samples of all the Greek wild flowers found at this altitude. Scattered randomly throughout the grounds are several quiet sitting areas for communal use.

THE LANDSCAPE

The remaining of the old Rou village which was abandoned in the 60’s, the houses, built of creamy honeyed stone some 200 years earlier, are reminiscent of an English Cotswold village.

When the restoration project started, they were in a state of beautiful disrepair and nature was slowly reclaiming the place that had once been a working hamlet. Trees and shrubs were intertwined with the tumbling stonewalls and wild flowers grew in fragrant abundance.

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