This residence constitutes an old neoclassical
mansion which was built before the year 1845 by Ioannis and Marigo Pipinoy.
The house was given the year 1923 as
dowry by Marigo to her daughter Dioni, with the occasion of her marriage with
Lambros Lambiris, big tradesman of that period.
Dioni and her family, Ioannis, Electra,
Amalia and Periandros used this house as their permanent residence up to 1945,
with a small interruption from 1936 until 1942 where they returned to Rhodes island
because of professional obligations of her spouse, Lambros. From 1945 till a few
years back the residence was used as a summer
residence by Dioni, her children and their families.
Each summertime the house was filled
with laughs, joy and voices of Dioni’s grandchildren (Lampros, Dimitris, Dioni P., Electra, Dioni
I. and Maria) as well as, from “moysafirides¨(visitors) that passed each day
and sat in the courtyard, enjoying the splendid view of the sea from the veranda.
In the winter, the house was delivered
in the fury of strong air waves and rain, standing however upright in order to welcome
all of us again the following summertime.
After the years, the house due to its
location near the seafront suffered from deteriorations. I decided with my husband Vasilis, to renovate the house giving it the name “Admiral’s
House Periandros Lambiris” in order to honor my father, who loved this house and did his best with his brother
and sisters all these years to keep it standing.
I believe that all these efforts were
not wasted, and the residence has again acquired its glamour and glory.
I am Dioni Lambiri, daughter of Admiral Periandros
Lambiris.