If you’re looking for a holiday home that oozes style, the villas at the Amanzoe resort are tough to beat.
Perched high over the Aegean Sea in the hills of Greece’s Peloponnese, the property offers all of luxury hospitality group Aman Resorts's hallmarks: space, privacy, unparalleled service and exceptional design. The vibrant town of Porto Heli lies just down the hill from Amanzoe, while the islands of Spetses and Hydra are a short boat ride away.
The key details
Surrounded by dramatic mountains, pristine beaches, secluded coves and ancient archaeological sites, this is the ultimate Greek getaway. The resort’s elevated setting, on one of the region’s highest hilltops, provides 360-degree views of olive-tree-covered, lavender-scented hillsides and cobalt-blue waters.
Set amid 93 hectares of gardens brimming with citrus, pomegranate, carob and olive trees, resort accommodation consists of an assortment of pool pavilions and villas, but there is also the opportunity to buy your own home in this singular setting.
With their stately colonnades, lofty ceilings, lush gardens and private pools, the residences at Amanzoe combine classic Grecian design with contemporary elements. Each villa is positioned to maximise on its stunning setting, and consists of free-standing living and dining pavilions positioned around a central swimming pool, with sundecks, terraces and reflection ponds adding to the sense of serenity and space.
What's the story?
Buyers can opt for one to six-bedroom options, with prices for one-bedroom villas starting at $3.6 million. Owners will work with the team at Designrealization to create a bespoke property that is in keeping with the resort’s overall aesthetic.
Amanzoe recently released six two-bedroom villas, as well as a further 17 villa lots and four beach villa lots. The beach villa lots measure more than 9,000 square metres and offer unobstructed sea views. Properties built here will also be the only Amanzoe homes located adjacent to the Amanzoe Beach Club. The remaining villas are set alongside the hotel, at the highest points of the resort’s dramatic landscape.
Along with ownership and the benefits of Aman's 24-hour services, residents can enjoy access to Amanzoe’s facilities, including dining venues, the Amanzoe Beach Club and its non-motorised watersports, the library, the Aman Spa and Amanzoe’s summer tennis clinics. Residence owners can also opt to include their Amanzoe villa within the resort’s rental management programme.
What to watch out for:
Algae, waste coffee grounds and orange peels will be used in the pavilion's walls and gangways
The hulls of three ships will be used for the roof
The hulls will painted to make the largest Italian tricolour in the country’s history
Several pillars more than 20 metres high will support the structure
Roughly 15 tonnes of steel will be used
MATCH RESULT
Al Jazira 3 Persepolis 2
Jazira: Mabkhout (52'), Romarinho (77'), Al Hammadi (90' 6)
Persepolis: Alipour (42'), Mensha (84')
Playing records of the top 10 in 2017
How many games the top 10 have undertaken in the 2017 ATP season
1. Rafael Nadal 58 (49-9)
2. Andy Murray 35 (25-10)
3. Roger Federer 38 (35-3)
4. Stan Wawrinka 37 (26-11)
5. Novak Djokovic 40 (32-8)
6. Alexander Zverev 60 (46-14)
7. Marin Cilic 43 (29-14)
8. Dominic Thiem 60 (41-19)
9. Grigor Dimitrov 48 (34-14)
10. Kei Nishikori 43 (30-13)
Top 10 most polluted cities
- Bhiwadi, India
- Ghaziabad, India
- Hotan, China
- Delhi, India
- Jaunpur, India
- Faisalabad, Pakistan
- Noida, India
- Bahawalpur, Pakistan
- Peshawar, Pakistan
- Bagpat, India
Mohammed bin Zayed Majlis
Test squad: Azhar Ali (captain), Abid Ali, Asad Shafiq, Babar Azam, Haris Sohail, Imam-ul-Haq, Imran Khan, Iftikhar Ahmed, Kashif Bhatti, Mohammad Abbas, Mohammad Rizwan(wicketkeeper), Musa Khan, Naseem Shah, Shaheen Afridi, Shan Masood, Yasir Shah
Twenty20 squad: Babar Azam (captain), Asif Ali, Fakhar Zaman, Haris Sohail, Iftikhar Ahmed, Imad Wasim, Imam-ul-Haq, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Amir, Mohammad Hasnain, Mohammad Irfan, Mohammad Rizwan (wicketkeeper), Musa Khan, Shadab Khan, Usman Qadir, Wahab Riaz
RESULTS
5pm: Maiden (PA) Dh80,000 1,200m
Winner: Ferdous, Szczepan Mazur (jockey), Ibrahim Al Hadhrami (trainer)
5.30pm: Arabian Triple Crown Round-3 Group 3 (PA) Dh300,000 2,400m
Winner: Basmah, Fabrice Veron, Eric Lemartinel
6pm: UAE Arabian Derby Prestige (PA) Dh150,000 2,200m
Winner: Ihtesham, Szczepan Mazur, Ibrahim Al Hadhrami
6.30pm: Emirates Championship Group 1 (PA) Dh1,000,000 2,200m
Winner: Somoud, Patrick Cosgrave, Ahmed Al Mehairbi
7pm: Abu Dhabi Championship Group 3 (TB) Dh380,000 2,200m
Winner: GM Hopkins, Patrick Cosgrave, Jaber Ramadhan
7.30pm: Wathba Stallions Cup Conditions (PA) Dh70,000 1,600m
Winner: AF Al Bairaq, Tadhg O’Shea, Ernst Oertel
Results:
5pm: Handicap (PA) | Dh80,000 | 1,600 metres
Winner: Dasan Da, Saeed Al Mazrooei (jockey), Helal Al Alawi (trainer)
5.30pm: Maiden (PA) | Dh80,000 | 1,600m
Winner: AF Saabah, Tadhg O’Shea, Ernst Oertel
6pm: Handicap (PA) | Dh80,000 | 1,600m
Winner: Mukaram, Pat Cosgrave, Eric Lemartinel
6.30pm: Handicap (PA) | Dh80,000 | 2,200m
Winner: MH Tawag, Richard Mullen, Elise Jeanne
7pm: Wathba Stallions Cup Handicap (PA) | Dh70,000 | 1,400m
Winner: RB Inferno, Fabrice Veron, Ismail Mohammed
7.30pm: Handicap (TB) | Dh100,000 | 1,600m
Winner: Juthoor, Jim Crowley, Erwan Charpy
The years Ramadan fell in May
The Vile
Starring: Bdoor Mohammad, Jasem Alkharraz, Iman Tarik, Sarah Taibah
Director: Majid Al Ansari
Rating: 4/5