Marianne Memories, Hydra
Residential property for sale
Hydra Island, Greece
€3,100,000
Prestigious 5 bedroom Hydra Home For Sale, with a swimming pool and Art Studio. Once the home of Marianne, Leonard Cohen's muse, now part of Hydra's history.
Real Estate Description
Marianne Memories is a prestigious, iconic house for sale on Hydra Island, Greece. Blending traditional materials and modern interior design, the home offers a unique pleasure to lovers of art, history, and the island’s tradition. Whoever buys this property will own not just a large, well-equipped, and spacious home with a swimming pool and multiple terraces—perfect for entertaining—but also a piece of Hydra’s unique history. This is a luxury home with multiple stories, whose modern journey starts with the author Axel Jensen who bought the house in 1958. He used to live there with his wife Marianne Ilhem, the future muse of the famous poet and songwriter Leonard Cohen, until they separated in the early 1960s.
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HD280624
Hydra Island, Greece
Hydra Town
Applied For
10/15
Eligible for Greek Golden Visa:
Yes
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294 m2
969 m2
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5
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Impeccable
In earlier times, this prestigious Hydra home was a modest one-down, one-up cottage. Over the years, it has been expanded by subsequent owners, each a significant figure in Hydra’s expat community, leaving their unique mark not only on the property but also on the island itself.
Today, it is a beautiful extended home that includes an artist’s studio, a principal bedroom suite overlooking the gorgeous swimming pool, and extensive gardens with multiple terraces offering spectacular views. With five bedrooms and six bathrooms, it’s a substantial private house that offers considerable possibilities not just as a holiday home but would also provide a good return on investment if desired.
Summary Points
Currently configured as:
6 distinct buildings with a large covered roof terrace and a central swimming pool
4 ensuite bedrooms
1 large independent guest suite with a mezzanine bedroom, galley kitchen, shower room, and a sea-facing balcony terrace
Open-plan living room with a professional standard kitchen and a guest bathroom
Extensive gardens and multiple terraces
180° views of Hydra Town, eastside amphitheater mountains, Hydra's harbor, and the Peloponnese mainland
Features
Stone and wood flooring
Some wooden ceilings with some rooms open to the rafters
Air-conditioning in most rooms, with additional ceiling fans
Electric slim wall-mounted heating panels
Traditional thick stone walls
A mix of internal and external wooden shutters
Original working fireplace
Natural stone exposed in some rooms
Swimming pool with water circulated over natural stone sides
Neighbourhood
Marianne Memories is situated in a peaceful neighborhood, far away from the town and the noise that comes from the port. On windy days, if it’s blowing from the north, you may hear the Cathedral bells chime the hour, but only faintly in the background.
This prestigious real estate for sale is set above Andreas Miaoulis Street connecting Hydra Town to Kala Pigadi. It’s a wide street that is occasionally used by trucks, walkers, hikers, mules, and horses. The neighbors are a good mix of full-time Hydriot and expat residents with a small number of holiday home rentals close by. The Angelika and Miranda hotels are nearest to the property.
Throughout the year, you will see parades for Epiphany in January and Patron Saint’s Day in November. In early April, the road is part of the course for the Hydra Trails Event. However, because the property is set back from the road, you might not hear the participants. To watch the parades go by, you will need to come down to the street entrance door.
Utilities & Technical
Mains supply for:
Electricity
Water
Sewage
There is also a freshwater cisterna.
Throughout the gardens and terraces, there is good outdoor lighting.
There are plenty of taps for watering and a new automatic watering system installed in 2024.
Observations
This Hydra property for sale is very well maintained and regularly serviced. During my visit to survey the property and take photos, some of the doors and windows were in the process of being repainted.
There are two entrances from the boundary of this property. The first entrance is from the main street below. Once inside, steps wind up through the garden to the buildings. On both sides of the steps, there are sturdy walls. Considering the elderly and the need to carry shopping, it might be wise to apply for a permit to install a chair lift.
The second street entrance is at the top of this luxurious property. It opens between a top-floor terrace and a vegetable garden, allowing mule deliveries to bring large furniture or bulk shopping supplies directly into the property.
Viewing and extra information
To arrange a viewing or for more information (including plans, more photos, and current length of time to be able to go to contract), please contact me.
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