Facilities — Pool, Chapel & Studio at a Lapta Monastery

The pool

Dug by hand with a pickaxe over six months, so the cloister walls would not be disturbed. It is the centre of everything here.

The old courtyard and the new, with a cloister garden, hundred-year-old cypress trees and an old well between them.

A small, quiet room for worship, prayer, or simply for the stillness. Guests find it whether or not they came looking.

The property's former Turkish bath, now the coolest shade on the hottest afternoon.

Hob, fridge, kettle and all you need, in every home.

Throughout the property, indoors and in the courtyards.

In every bedroom, with fans and shutters besides.

Washing machine for guests; small extra charge.

For long evenings in the courtyard.

Shade, a counter and somewhere to gather.

Watercolour, oils and pottery — bookable for a session or a workshop.

Seats twenty-four, with a projector for sessions and teaching.

Loungers by the pool and quiet corners above it.

On site, inside the gates.

The chapel, art studio and conference room are arranged on request; a few facilities carry a small extra charge.

White arches, deep shade, all afternoon.

Still here, between the two courtyards.

The tilework the family has kept for forty years.