![]() ![]() ![]() Yet it was a private space where he could work, either on the large riled terrace or in his music room on the third floor. The tree-story, ancient whitewashed building, with its five rooms on several levels, was run down and had no electricity, plumbing or running water. Buying the house was a complicated act, needing the assistance of his friend Demetri Gassoumis as translator, adviser, and witness to the deed.Ĭohen later said that it was the smartest decision he ever made. This was a "big deal" in the words of one of his friends, a commitment to place and a world that was mysterious and unusual. In September in 1960, six days after his twenty-sixth birthday, Cohen bought a house in Hydra for $1500, using a bequest from his recently deceased grandmother. ![]() Hydra: a pilgrimage to Leonard Cohen’s Greek island retreatĪmong the many fans who mourned the passing of Cohen were the residents of Hydra, the small Greek island which held a special place in the heart of the iconic musician and poet. ![]()
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