Our Story
“This is as close to ocean paradise as I can imagine“
The Casa Espalamaca dream was turned into reality by Sven Junge, a creative entrepreneur from Hamburg, Germany. Most of his summer holidays were spent sailing on the family yacht. When his children grew up and moved out to find their own ways in life, Sven decided to do the same, taking a break from his daily routines and looking for something new. In 2017, on a 2 year atlantic sailing voyage and coming across solo from the USA, he stopped in Horta, went on a life-changing Faial discovery trip and returned to Hamburg with a passionate vision of a house above the tide.
“Let’s cut this raw diamond nicely so it shines beyond the horizon“
In Horta 2018 yacht ZARIFA became Mr. Junge’s home and his „crazy“ mid atlantic project turned into a 4 year construction adventure. Those were tough times when utter determination, help from friends and contineous family support were crucial for keeping progress on track, for transforming an old house into the exquisite estate it is today, featuring a high level of quality, interior detailing and exterior relaxation spaces like no other
“This is as close to ocean paradise as I can imagine“
