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A Celebration of Cycladian Architecture

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Originally built more than 100 years ago, four vacation hotels on the island of Santorini have preserved the freshness and magic of Cycladian design.

Luxury Dream Suites had the 100 year old dwellings sensitively renovated, with respect for the mythical seascape of Greece.

Each small suite tumbles down the cliff, in remembrance of the modesty and privacy of the ancient dwellings of Santorini.

Holidaymakers can experience the proportions of an ancient architecture that has been lived in over centuries.

Typical of this architecture is whitewashed built-in furniture like benches for sleeping and sitting that are formed at one time with walls.

Cycladian style outdoor doorways offer framed views towards the beautiful sunsets of the Aegean.

While retaining the charm of the original, the renovation adds small pools on each terraced suite.

Sited at the highest point of the Caldera, there are breathtaking views overlooking the Aegean Sea.

A bathing room has an interesting retractable ceiling using roller blinds for enjoying the blue skies of Greece.

The walls are the original softly curved hand-formed plaster walls of a pre-industrial age.

The traditional arches of the ancient design are retained inside.

The result of their renovation is a place of perfect serenity and peace, that continues Cycladian architecture into the 21st century.