Mpenitses Iconic Shore, Corfu, Ionian Islands, Greece

Iconic Shore

Mpenitses Iconic Shore, Corfu, Greece

  • Price on request
  • 7 BEDS
  • 7+1 BATHS
  • 43,766.06 sq.ft. Land

Iconic Shore

Mpenitses Iconic Shore, Corfu, Greece

  • Price on request
  • 7 BEDS
  • 7+1 BATHS
  • 43,766.06 sq.ft. Land

Key Facts

  • MLS® #: Iconic Shore
  • Property ID: SIRC3244193
  • Original Price: Price on request
  • Property Type: Residential, Single Family Detached
  • Lot Size¹: 43,766.06 sq.ft.
  • Bedrooms: 7
  • Bathrooms: 7+1

Property Description

Set above a secluded stretch of Ionian coastline on Corfu’s west coast, this waterfront estate occupies a rare position where the landscape descends directly toward a semi-private beach and the sea becomes the constant visual anchor of the property. Surrounded by cypress trees, mature gardens, and layered terraces carved into the hillside, the villa combines contemporary comfort with the quiet solidity of traditional Corfiot architecture.
A stone pathway and cliffside stairway lead gradually down toward the water, where the coastline opens into clear turquoise shallows edged by smooth rock and small pebble coves. From nearly every point on the estate — terraces, pool, living spaces, and bedrooms — the horizon remains uninterrupted, shifting throughout the day from bright morning blues to the copper tones of sunset across the Ionian Sea.
The architecture balances scale with restraint. Stone arches, timber ceilings, and broad openings soften the contemporary lines of the house, while large picture windows draw natural light deep into the interiors and maintain a continuous relationship with the surrounding sea and gardens. The principal living room opens directly onto the terraces through full-height glazing, creating a fluid transition between interior and exterior spaces. Even indoors, the atmosphere remains connected to the coastline beyond.
The kitchen and formal dining area are positioned to face the water, allowing the changing light to shape the interiors throughout the day. Soft neutral materials, pale timber floors, and textured stone surfaces create a calm and understated palette that keeps the focus on the landscape outside. In the late afternoon, reflections from the sea move softly across the ceilings and walls of the main living spaces.
Accommodation is distributed across seven bedrooms and eight bathrooms, with each room positioned to maximise privacy and sea views. Several bedrooms open directly onto terraces or garden levels, while upper suites benefit from elevated perspectives across the coastline. The bathrooms maintain the same restrained material palette found throughout the house, combining clean contemporary lines with natural textures and filtered light.
The outdoor spaces unfold gradually across multiple levels. Closest to the house, broad terraces create areas for dining, lounging, and quiet seating beneath shaded pergolas. Below, the infinity pool stretches toward the sea, visually merging with the horizon beyond. Steps descend again toward a lower terrace near the shoreline, where the sound of the water becomes more immediate and the sea appears almost level with the deck itself. Near sunset, a single lantern glows beside the terrace seating while the water below turns silver-blue beneath the evening sky.
The gardens retain a distinctly Mediterranean character, planted with olive trees, cypress, and low coastal vegetation that responds naturally to the terrain and sea air. The property’s orientation provides both openness toward the horizon and shelter from prevailing winds, creating outdoor areas that remain comfortable throughout much of the year.
Fully integrated smart-home technology allows remote management of lighting, climate, and security systems, discreetly incorporated without interrupting the architectural calm of the house.
Located directly above a semi-private beach yet surrounded by greenery and privacy, the estate offers a rare combination of waterfront access, uninterrupted sea views, and architectural composure on one of Corfu’s most desirable coastlines.

Amenities

  • Bay
  • Bay View
  • Boat Dock
  • Dock
  • Gardens
  • Guest House(s)
  • Intercom System
  • Ocean / Beach
  • Outdoor Pool
  • Privacy
  • River View
  • Scenic
  • Security System
  • Terrace
  • Walk-in Closet
  • Waterfront
  • Wraparound Deck

Listing Agents

  • Despina Laou

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Location

Mpenitses Iconic Shore, Corfu, Ionian Islands, 49084, Greece

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Area Description

Sitting in the most northwesterly corner of Greece, Corfu is an elegant and cosmopolitan island, wearing the mantle of its colourful Venetian history with style.
‘Somewhere between Calabria and Corfu the blue really begins...you are aware of a change in the heart of things: aware of the horizon beginning to stain at the rim of the world: aware of islands coming out of the darkness to meet you’. So begins Lawrence Durrell’s 1945 ode to Corfu, Prospero’s Cell. Even today, visitors to the island often arrive by sea, approaching from Italy in the west, of the Greek mainland in the east. Emerging in the early morning sunshine, the pastel-hued houses above Corfu Town’s old port are a jumble of slim tiers with narrow passages running between them, made brilliant with washing hung out to dry from every balcony like festive bunting. The tall Venetian mansions display ancient coats of coloured paint, blurred by successive winters and giving visitors to the town the feeling of stepping into a watercolour painting.
The town is centred on a wide tree-lined esplanade called the Spianada, whose French arcades echo the Rue de Rivoli. A drop of Britishness is to be found on the noble sweep of this square, which is transformed into a cricket pitch throughout the summer - the world’s only working sports field within a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Meanwhile, the Corfiot countryside boasts an elegiac greenery, unrivalled across Greece and contrasting remarkably with the solemn barrenness of the Aegean. Bathed in brilliant white sunlight throughout the summer months, the winter rains ensure a sublime frondescence across the island, with the inland valleys thickly carpeted with wild flowers, studded with gnarled olive trees and dense groves of stiffly swaying cypresses. The sophisticated north-east is known as Kensington-on- Sea, and is the site of the Rothschild family’s imposing summer villa. It is here that the luxury villa lifestyle comes into its own, with the hillsides sprinkled with secluded, high-end properties boasting private infinity pools and awe-inspiring sea views, with the snowcapped Albanian-Epirote mountains rising mysteriously in the east.

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Athens, Attiki, 10671
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