Greece is a destination that’s more than just its, admittedly, many gorgeous islands. For example, the Peloponnese, an 8,320-square-mile region of the mainland, has many beautiful places to explore ranging from traditional villages to a magnificent coastline.
The Laconia region of this peninsula, in the southern Peloponnese, and the unique rock town of Monemvasia — a town built on a rock jutting out at sea — are definite must-visits. It’s here where you’ll find the romantic and historical, multi-award-winning Kinsterna Hotel.
This impressive yet discrete 25-acre estate has been lovingly restored to its natural beauty, ensuring it retains aspects of its eclectic historical roots and is at one with the environment. During my visit, I came to understand firsthand why it’s more than just a place to base yourself when you explore the southern Peloponnese.
I was very fortunate to be invited to and hosted by Kinsterna Mansion Hotel . All opinions are my own. Kinsterna Mansion Hotel is “situated on a hill that overlooks the beautiful Aegean sea [and] with the Monemvassia rock in sight, made it the perfect place to keep an eye out for invaders.”
It’s not exactly known when the mansion was built, but it’s thought to have begun around the mid-to-late-1600s. Situated on a hill that overlooks the beautiful Aegean sea, with the Monemvassia rock in sight, made it the perfect place to keep an eye out for invaders.
The building reflects Ottoman, Byzantine, and Venetian characteristics with gun-hole windows, large fireplaces, and chimneys found throughout much of the property.
The Greek Revolution of 1821 saw the Mansion handed to the new Greek state and in 1870, the Greek Kapistini family purchased it. Much of the estate was uninhabited, except for a small portion where the last Lady of Monemvassia — Lina Kaistini — lived alone. She died in the 1970s, leaving it abandoned to nature. “In 2010, Kinsterna Boutique Hotel was born.”
In 2002, the property was purchased by new owners, who by 2006, had decided to completely renovate it and respect its ancient past, retaining as many of its historical elements as they could by using original and local materials. In 2010, Kinsterna Boutique Hotel was born.
It was a huge feat to accomplish and the result is a unique, luxury property showing its respect to the traditions of the region and past through its architecture and land — a place that can be shared with all.
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