ACREAGE
Lawns & Garden
Lawns & Garden
Lawns & Garden
Lawns & Garden
Beyond the villa's immediate terraces lies three acres of carefully cultivated Mediterranean landscape. Ancient olive groves, fragrant lavender fields, and a working vegetable garden blend seamlessly with the natural landscape of the Çeşme Peninsula.
Beyond the villa's immediate terraces lies three acres of carefully cultivated Mediterranean landscape. Ancient olive groves, fragrant lavender fields, and a working vegetable garden blend seamlessly with the natural landscape of the Çeşme Peninsula.
HERITAGE TREES
Ancient Olive Groves
Ancient Olive Groves
Ancient Olive Groves
Seventy-two olive trees, some over hundreds of years old, anchor the property's western edge. Each autumn the fruit is cold-pressed into oil with notes of grass, almond and pepper. A bottle for the journey home.
Seventy-two olive trees, some over hundreds of years old, anchor the property's western edge. Each autumn the fruit is cold-pressed into oil with notes of grass, almond and pepper. A bottle for the journey home.
Seventy-two olive trees, some over hundreds of years old, anchor the property's western edge. Each autumn the fruit is cold-pressed into oil with notes of grass, almond and pepper. A bottle for the journey home.
AROMATIC GARDENS
Lavender Fields
Lavender Fields
Lavender Fields
Aegean lavender across the grounds, thickest along the stone walls and borders. In bloom May to August and strongest at dusk.
Aegean lavender across the grounds, thickest along the stone walls and borders. In bloom May to August and strongest at dusk.
Aegean lavender across the grounds, thickest along the stone walls and borders. In bloom May to August and strongest at dusk.
FARM TO TABLE
The Kitchen Garden
The Kitchen Garden
The Kitchen Garden
Our fifteen gated acres give generously, and in their own time. From April to October the hillsides are thick with sage, rosemary, oregano and thyme — cut fresh for the kitchen, and dried into white sage smudge sticks for you to take home. The olive trees bear all year, pressed into a deep, peppery oil that finds its way onto every table.
Late summer is the richest season: black and green figs ripening on the branch through August and September, grapes heavy on the vine, sweet jasmine scenting the northern side of the house until the season turns. Lemon and pink pepper trees grow in abundance throughout.
And as the year cools, the land offers something rarer still. The hills turn red with kocayemiş — the fruit of the Aegean strawberry tree, Arbutus unedo — ripening slowly from late September into December, long after the summer fruit has gone. Round, pebbled and glowing orange-red, they are picked straight from the branch as you walk: intensely rich in polyphenols and vitamin C, and, we find, so satisfying that a small handful warm from the hillside is enough. Nature's own sweet, at the turn of the year.
Our fifteen gated acres give generously, and in their own time. From April to October the hillsides are thick with sage, rosemary, oregano and thyme — cut fresh for the kitchen, and dried into white sage smudge sticks for you to take home. The olive trees bear all year, pressed into a deep, peppery oil that finds its way onto every table.
Late summer is the richest season: black and green figs ripening on the branch through August and September, grapes heavy on the vine, sweet jasmine scenting the northern side of the house until the season turns. Lemon and pink pepper trees grow in abundance throughout.
And as the year cools, the land offers something rarer still. The hills turn red with kocayemiş — the fruit of the Aegean strawberry tree, Arbutus unedo — ripening slowly from late September into December, long after the summer fruit has gone. Round, pebbled and glowing orange-red, they are picked straight from the branch as you walk: intensely rich in polyphenols and vitamin C, and, we find, so satisfying that a small handful warm from the hillside is enough. Nature's own sweet, at the turn of the year.
EXPLORATION
Stone Paths & Wild Edges
Stone Paths & Wild Edges
Stone Paths & Wild Edges
Limestone pathways wind through the cultivated zones into wilder territory — native brush, rocky outcrops, and views toward the sea. Old stone walls, built by hands long gone, mark ancient property lines. There are no formal trails. Walk where you like. Bring water. Return when you're ready.
Limestone pathways wind through the cultivated zones into wilder territory — native brush, rocky outcrops, and views toward the sea. Old stone walls, built by hands long gone, mark ancient property lines. There are no formal trails. Walk where you like. Bring water. Return when you're ready.
Limestone pathways wind through the cultivated zones into wilder territory — native brush, rocky outcrops, and views toward the sea. Old stone walls, built by hands long gone, mark ancient property lines. There are no formal trails. Walk where you like. Bring water. Return when you're ready.
