Casa del Vignaiolo - When Time Forgot to Remember

Hidden above the road to Kallithea, on the island of Rhodes, stands a silent witness of another era — Casa del Vignaiolo, “The House of the Vintner.”
Built during the late 1920s under Italian rule, this structure was part of the grand Kallithea Springs complex, designed by Pietro Lombardi and Armando Bernabiti.
Its purpose was unique: here, Italian doctors experimented with grape-based therapies — a blend of wellness and science. Grapes from nearby vineyards were pressed and distilled inside these walls; the extracts bottled and served alongside the healing waters of Kallithea.
For a brief time, it was a place of vitality and precision — a laboratory of nature itself.
But war came, and time moved on. The springs were restored decades later, yet the Vintner’s House was left behind, trapped in a bureaucratic limbo.
Today, it stands covered in graffiti and the marks of time — a monument both forgotten and defiant.
Local accounts whisper that General Georgios Grivas, leader of the EOKA movement, once hid here while evading British forces — and that the Cypriot community once sought to turn this building into a museum of memory.
The plan never came to life.
This short film captures what remains:
the silence, the decay, and the stubborn beauty of a place that refuses to disappear.

🎥 Cameras used: Sony Fx30 - Dji Osmo Pocket 3 - Dji Mini 5 Pro
🎨 Color Grading & Editing: Nikos Giannou
🎵 Music: Audiio https://audiio.com/partner?oid=1&affi...
💻 Edited in: Final Cut Pro X
📍 Location: Kallithea, Rhodes – Greece

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