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The Village-
Marpissa
The name refers to the ancient times ahere Marpissa
was the daughter of the River God Evinos that was kidnapped by
Idas. Another older name of the village is Tsipidos coming from
"Tsipidi" which is the head cover. Marpissa is build on a hill
compared to the nearby villages of Prodromos and Marmara. Built
amphitheatrically (like most of the Cycladic villages) around
the hill, Marpissa is a traditional Cycladic village with
whitewashed cubic houses, standing among narrow streets,
churches and windmills. It is one of the few authentic villages
of Paros and Marpissa doesn’t offer a lot of accommodation and
it is a constitutive element of its incredible charm and
unspoiled beauty.
Marpissa is near the waterfront and close to the beaches of
Logaras, Punda, Piso Livadi, Golden Beach and Drios.
Renovation Project
The house is located across the doctors office, later served as
a medical public library and the drug store where he used to
prepare medication for his patients.
10 years ago a huge and long lasting restoration projectstarted.
All materials have to be carried by hand or mules as no
transportation is available in the narrow alleys of the village.
A group of architects studied the house to preserve as many of
the original materials
possible.
The house was enforced structurally, wooden beams were
transported from Agion Oros, to replace the terrace. Various
workers from Santorini and Serifos contributed in renovating
this house as it was quite difficult to find locally
professionals to work in such detail old material. The floor of
the base "tsimentogonia" was made of colored cement enriched
with porcelain and polished by hand exactly the way was made 100
years ago.
A continuous effort is made to keep as much as possible of the
inland tradition alive. 100% of the House income is donated to
tradition preservation of Cycladic architecture. Each year
special projects start that focus to save the the old customs.
A special fund was created to help the nearby Museum to restore
its exhibits.
Special thanks to architect Paola Deghenghi, Dimitri
Slatamanikas, Yianis Maounis, Iakovos and Yiannis Stellas,
Manolis Poulios
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