The layout lends a dynamic quality to individual areas. The porch connects the house to the garden, while offering you a charming, elegant space ideal for relaxing, chatting or simply contemplating the view.
B) Staircase leading to the main living room
This traditional balustrade and staircase, leading to the upper floor and living room, celebrates the simplicity and craftsmanship of the artists who have worked to create these spaces.
C) Traditional spiral staircase leading to an open veranda on the first floor.
The perfect spot to read a book in or gaze out at night into a sky awash with stars. All you will hear is the breeze or waves lapping in the distance. The veranda also opens the home up to light and air, offering you a spectacular view of rugged mountainside. On warm days, the area can be converted into a great outdoor terrace for unpretentious dinners with friends.
D) Main living room with wood-panelled ceiling and double-glazed windows.
The quiet tones here are understated on purpose to enhance the sense of space. There are high ceilings. All rooms are rectangular and offer spectacular views. The designs come from local artisans who still endow their creations with the expertise of bygone eras.
There are large double doors leading to the outside verandas. Louvered shutters and doors that fold back open out onto patios and terraces. The main living room extends almost the length of the house. Its doors and windows frame the sea in front. To the rear of the house is a barbecue area for alfresco and candlelight dining.
E) Front entrance from the main gate, with wood outside and glass inside.
F) The first floor of House Number 1.
Large doors and windows offer panoramic views from the comfort of your bed. They open onto verandas that have wide eaves to shelter the interiors from the elements. Directly ahead is a stately banyan tree by the front boundary wall. The climate is perfect right through the year and the temperature indoors is always cool.
G) A five-bedroom mansion.
All rooms are rectangular and command spectacular views. There is plenty of space for antiques or anything else you choose to showcase. Each villa has at least four bedrooms with en suite toilets, a den, walk-in closets, large bathrooms and other amenities. Some master bedrooms open onto private sundecks with great views. All master bedrooms have walk-in closets and large bathrooms.
