Single-family detached house Σποράδες, Σκύρος, Χώρα, Main town - Chora, Skiros

THE HOUSE Red Windows to Blue Sky is a two floor , 3 free facades house. There are two main entrances, one for each floor. There is also an internal wooden staircase. Almost everything in the house is handmade and carries its own ηιstory through time. On the ground floor there is a living room with a carved wooden sofa and carved chairs, a marble coffee table, a a 6 persons dining table and a traditional Skyrian fireplace. On the ground floor there is also the kitchen, which is preserved in its original form (circa 1910). The tiles are handmade and the cast iron stoves used for cooking remain in their original place. Of course there is everything you need in a modern kitchen, to prepare a breakfast, a meal or to have a drink. A light wooden table can be placed outside the house, if you want to enjoy a cup of coffee or a glass of wine. Finally on the ground floor there is the main bathroom. Going up using the wooden internal staircase, you reach the second floor (you can also reach it from the main entrance on the upper street), where there is a bedroom with a wood-carved double bed. There is also a small WC. At the end of a small corridor, there is the second bedroom with a 1920s double bed made of bronze and iron. Inside this bedroom there is also the Skyrian Sfas. It is a wooden carved structure that accommodates an additional single bed. There is a wooden staircase to reach the Sfa and the space created below , is used as a cloakroom. Finally on the second floor there is the stone balcony. You can enjoy your breakfast and dinner here or have a glass of wine later. Let your gaze wander in the beauty of simplicity, travel over the Skyrian terraces, to the sea and to the hillsides. This is Red Windows to Blue Sky, its history, its neighborhood. As there are 2 main entrances, the upper floor is accessible independently from the living room, which is on the ground floor. You can access the bedrooms from the upper street entrance if you do not want to use the internal wooden staircase. We welcome you to enjoy your stay in a place full of history , in a house with respect to its history THE NEIGHBORHOOD RWtBS is located 120m from Eternal Poetry’s Square,a place with breathtaking view ,dedicated to english poet Rupert Brooke. Around the square are also located the Archaeological Museum , the Faltaits Historical and Folclore Museum,the North Tower of the ancient Pelasgian fortification and the open air stone theater which hosts Skyros Summer Festival.From Brooke Sq starts a well maintained stone stepped path that leads to Magazia with it’s famous 3 km sandy beach , taverns by the sea and the pottery workshops. It’s easy to go down for swimming , enjoying a meal and a have drink , Just beside the house, lies the Church "Madonna of the Magnates " and the Sarous’ Square with 3 wall painted , meta Byzantine (1560) era churches. Going up after 300 meters, the Medieval castle stands on the top since the Mycinae era . The Saint George Monastery , the Episkopi Church (895 ac)and the medieval cictern are all located inside the castle.From here an outstanding 360 view over Aegean Sea is the prize. Going down after 200m , you can find several cozy cafes, bars and restaurants , giftshops ,local products shops, wood carving shops.etc. You are just right in the center of Chora,island's Capital