The Captain's House

The Town the Sea Built

Where captains came home

In the nineteenth century, Galaxidi was one of the great seafaring towns of Greece. Its merchant captains sailed the length of the Mediterranean and beyond, and when they returned they raised proud houses of stone and lime on the slopes above their harbour.

Those houses — the kapetanóspita — still give the town its character: ochre walls, tall wooden shutters, iron balconies leaning over narrow lanes. This is a house of that lineage, standing in the old Lakkos quarter, waiting quietly for its next chapter.

The Captain's House, Galaxidi — as it stands today

As she stands today — the south facade, balcony over the lane, awaiting her restorer.

The House Today

A house asleep

It has not been touched in a long time — and that is its gift. Nothing of the original character has been lost to careless renovation. The bones are honest, the proportions true, the story still legible in every wall.

Behind the ochre render are four structures gathered around their own ground: a two-storey dwelling, a single-storey cottage, and two stone stores. Together they offer the rare thing a restorer dreams of — a complete, self-contained captain's holding, ready to be brought back to life with respect.

145

m² built

143

m² of grounds

structures

storeys

Today & Tomorrow

The same house, restored

Honest stone and lime, brought back with respect — not reinvented.

Right-hand image is an artist's impression of the proposed restoration — stone ground floor repointed, lime render refreshed, timber shutters and ironwork renewed. Indicative only.

The Particulars

What you are buying

A vertical property within the registered plan of Galaxidi, inside the protected traditional settlement — the strongest possible guarantee that the town around it will never lose its grace. The buildings are recognised as lawful, pre-dating 1955.

It is sold as a restoration project: an energy rating that says, plainly, bring me back. For the right owner, that is not a warning. It is an invitation.

Two-storey dwelling101 m²

Single-storey cottage21 m²

Stone stores ×223 m²

Plot (vertical share)142.66 m²

StatusWithin plan · Traditional settlement

ConditionFor full restoration

The Setting

Galaxidi

An amphitheatre of captains' houses on the Gulf of Corinth, with the mountains of Delphi rising across the water.

Marble lanes

A town you walk, not drive — pebble-and-marble streets, two natural harbours, the Maritime Museum a few minutes away.

Delphi & the sea

Sailing and swimming on the doorstep; the sanctuary of Delphi and the slopes of Parnassos a short drive inland.

Close to Athens

Roughly two and a half hours from the capital — near enough for weekends, far enough to feel another century.

Enquiries

Come and meet her

Viewings of The Captain's House are arranged privately. For the full file, history and a walk through the rooms, get in touch.

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