San Stefano Estate is a house photographers already know: it is still used for fashion shoots and filming, and was the main set for Villa Belmar in The Marble Hall Murders. For a photography group it is a base with subjects at the door and the whole of Corfu within reach.
The light
The balcony faces east across the Corfu Channel, so the sun rises over the mountains of mainland Greece in front of the house. In the evening, as the sun sets behind it, the sky and the sea turn gold and pink and the mountains glow across the water.
At the house
- Venetian architecture of 1782, inside and out
- Five acres of olive, orange and lemon groves and an infinity pool among the trees
- Interiors with antique maps, prints and portraits
- Trails from the gate to hill villages and lookouts over the island
Around Corfu
Corfu Old Town, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is twenty minutes away, with its fortresses, arcades and lanes. The fishing village of Benitses is below the house, and the Achilleion palace a walk or short drive away. We can arrange a driver for the group, or a boat for a day on the water.
For your group
Five bedrooms sleep up to twelve, with more rooms nearby. The saloni and dining room work well for editing sessions and reviews. Professional shoots and filming are arranged separately: see Agents & Press.
Other group stays
Yoga retreatsYoga retreats at a private estate in CorfuSunrise over the mountains of Epirus, practice among the citrus trees, and the whole estate to your group.Read the guide
Cooking groupsCooking holidays in a Corfu farmhouse kitchenA big kitchen table, a wood stove and Corfiot recipes, with markets and tavernas a short drive away.Read the guide
WeddingsPlanning a wedding at a Venetian manor in CorfuFrom an intimate ceremony to a celebration for 120, with the whole estate to yourselves.Read the guide
Walking groupsWalking holidays in Corfu from the front doorTrails into the hills start at the gate: hill villages, the Empress’s palace and lookouts over the sea.Read the guide
PaintingPainting holidays in a Venetian manor in CorfuMorning light on the sea, citrus groves and old stone, and a whole estate for your painting group.Read the guide
WritingWriting retreats in Corfu, in the Durrells’ islandA library, a balcony over the sea and long quiet days, on the island the Durrells wrote about.Read the guide
NatureBirdwatching and botany holidays in CorfuSpring flowers, migrating birds and Gerald Durrell’s island, from a private estate among the groves.Read the guide
WellnessWellness and meditation retreats in CorfuQuiet groves, an infinity pool and sunrise over the mountains, with the estate to your group alone.Read the guide