
A stepped mountain village now climbs the north foothill in six contour rows. Its houses have whitewashed masonry walls under timber beams and flat earth roofs, each roof about a story below the row above.

The roofs are lived on, with beds set out for summer nights, washing lines, water tanks, satellite dishes, woodpiles and straw shades. Lanes, stone stairs and dry-stone terrace walls link the rows, and oaks stand around them.

Down on the road, the family home gets its services: split air conditioners, a meter and breaker box, and a cable up to the service line.