property Details
Country:	Cyprus, South Cyprus
Location:	Nicosia, Pera
Type:	Resale
Style:	Villa - Detached
Bedrooms:	3
Garden:	Not Specified
Terrace:	Not Specified

Villa - Detached Cyprus

This fully restored Nicosia property is a two storey ancestral home in a picturesque village setting with ancient churches and distant views of the mountains all within 20 minutes southwest of Nicosia centre A wall of the house dates back to the 16th century whilst most of the unique Nicosia property was built in the 19th and early 20th centuries Due to its rare architectural beauty and historic character it has been declared an ancient monument and has attracted international and local interest The two storey house for sale has featured in the Architectural Digest Magazine and on the cover page of the Lonely Planet guidebook for Cyprus The house consists of a pair of two storey masses fronting a central courtyard on an east west axis thus admitting natural light from dusk until dawn The courtyard occupies the space linking the two wings it is cooled by a lilly filled reflecting pool and the canopy of a pair of elegant palms a mulberry and a pomegranate tree The house accommodates valuable antiquities such as paintings ancient pots furniture and other works of Art The recent restoration has preserved and enhanced the unique historic character and where appropriate introduced contemporary interventions of high quality design A true sanctuary of tranquility and beauty