Hermitage Sykaminea

The Hermitage Sykaminea is located in an olive grove on the slope of Mount Lepetymnos, the highest mountain on Lesvos. It accommodates up to eight people and is designed as a place of retreat from everyday life.
Agricultural storage houses that are built by farmers on the island served as model for the Hermitage. The houses adapt the structure of the terraces of the olive grove. From the window fronts you can see all the way over the sea to Turkey.
The houses offer simple comfort. The power supply uses 230V, supplied by batteries recharged by photovoltaic systems. The simplicity of the building and the ensuing lifestyle require visitors to give time and attention to everyday needs.
The Hermitage gets water from the village of Sykaminea, which gets its water from a groundwater well. Water consumption at the Hermitage is a conscious process. For example, in one of the buildings there is no running water. Thus you have to refill the water tank in the kitchen with a hose and carry wastewater out, so you treat water more carefully. Only organic cleaning agents are used at the Hermitage, because the wastewater is used to water the garden next to the house.
In two buildings, all together eight people can stay in two double bedrooms, one room with two single beds and one unit with two single beds, kitchen and a bathroom. The pergola with an outdoor kitchen, a bathroom and a common room forms the heart of the Hermitage. The kitchen and the bathhouse at the pergola have running water.

The Hermitage can be rented either in its entirety or only partially. The sleeping house with the pergola provides space for six people and the wooden house standing apart is designed for two people.