As on a ship deck

As on a ship deck

Greece Aegean Sea Spetses island
Spetses is a tiny island with rich past history and characterized by the prosperity of its sea merchants that during the years of war for Independence(1821-1828) contributed a lot with ships and money.These merchants built big beautiful houses the majority of them exactly on sea border enjoying a ship deck view from their terraces.In many cases it was necessary to build walls in front of them as protecting barriers from rough sea..Many of their present descendants stuggle to mentain these houses with continuous repair.
In the photo,one can see a sample of such houses with the protecting barrier in front.