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Siolim: A Village Inked by Nature’s Beauty

Nestled in North Goa within 9 kms from Baga, Siolim is one of the most beautiful villages of this beautiful Indian state. This riverside village is situated around the luxuriant, palm-lined Chopara River.

Goa is reputed worldwide in terms of housing, awesome sunbeam-capped scenic beaches; modern villas, resorts and hotels – all that can set your mood joyously.

However, apart from exotic villas in Goa and other recreational amenities, the land majestically houses several beautiful villages known for their time-honored and multi-cultured legacy, and Siolim is one of them.

Siolim is populated with more than 10,000 Siolcar (the dwellers of Siolim). The village is said to be the birthplace of many esteemed Goan personalities in the field of music, priesthood and others.

Oxel, a neighboring village from the North, exotic palm-bedecked village, Assagao from South and the quaint village, Camurlim from the East gives Siolim a geographic expression of beautiful village amidst the picturesque milieu.

In addition, the name, Siolim, was derived from two words – ‘Xinv’ (lion) and ‘Halli’ (place). These words symbolize that the hillocks of Siolim were once replete with countless wildcats (lions) as documented in the book of Fr. M. De Souza.

The famous church, Anthony of Padua is the legacy of beautiful architecture, housing St. Anthony’s statue and two tall towers (steeples) on the frontispiece. The notability of the statue is a snake on leash held by St. Anthony.

The legend had it that the deity miraculously rescued construction workers from a miscreant snake on the site. Next day, the serpent was found tied with a cord held by the statue’s hand, indicating the deity’s mercy for the people.

One can spot the evidence of the miracle rescue in church bell, statues and painting all around the places inside the shrine depicted so as to venerate the deity’s mercy.

Shri Datta Mandir is one of the most revered temples in Siolim. The temple is dedicated to Lord Dattatreya, the embodied form of three lords, Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva. The Siolcar believe it to be the meditative place. The pious Kai. Gopinath Dattaram Prabhu had the temple constructed as a tribute to his divine affinity for Lord Dattatreya.

Famous schools including Holy Cross High School, St. Francis Xaviers High School and Shri Vasant Vidyalaya set the educational backdrop for Siolim.

Siolim village is the confluence of art and architectures blended with nature’s innocent beauty. And we chose this beautiful backdrop to be the first destination to play host to the Luxury Destination Villas by Scapes India.

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Nature: Pathway to Wellness

Human beings are driven by their own intuitive understanding of wellness with green surroundings. Their interaction with nature’s ambiance; warming sunbeam over the mists-draped meadows, expansive blue sky, snow-capped hillocks, the ocean breeze steered by the waves and flora and fauna, these views just redefine the joy of their contemplative time.

No description needed to stress the importance of mental and physical wellbeing that one receives through nature’s interaction. We are well aware of the nature’s selfless contribution to the hygienic benefits bestowed upon human beings.

Whether it comes to spending your contemplative time in green surroundings or living in nature’s lap draped in pristine splendor, the experience is just phenomenal. You see, beauty redefines its own level of grandeur. This apparently makes it unique in every aspect of luxury living for those seeking restorative presence of nature all around.

Sadly, the sight of these immaculate and pristine views for those dwelling at concrete jungle of metropolitan cities is just an abstraction. With no morning views in sight, no connection with green surroundings, and a robotic lifestyle devoid of peace and relaxation make the settlement at concrete jungle a suffocating experience for most dwellers.

The worst, prolonged settlement at such places is actually an invitation to many unsavory health-related issues. After all, what’s the meaning of a life deprived of the quality living? Doesn’t the definition of quality life lose its ground in the absence of peaceful settlement? An outskirt settlement amidst nature’s infinite splendor away from the cacophonic settlement at cities is the innermost desire of most people, especially those nearing at their retirement age.

Be it permanent settlement or temporarily dwelling, the luxury settlement at villas cloaked in the unspeakable beauty of nature’s green surrounding is a long-cherished gateway for these people, just to redefine the joy of the life lost back in the overly grandeur of the concrete jungle.

The luxury living at villas encased in the timeless beauty of nature is restorative experience.The morning sunlight filtering through the dense vegetation and the vista of wide-open nature suspended over the endless ocean, welcoming people in its wide expansive gesture of hug, they give out an enigmatic delight to the hearts craving for nature’s pathway to attain sheer wellness.

Staying at villas amidst nature’s green surroundings is quite essentially a health-benefiting approach to savor the nature-gifted blessings in order to redefine one’s luxury living. In this context, if you seek a villa or place blessed by nature’s endless splendor and restorative properties for your luxury living, Scapes is right here for quality assistance!

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Scapes Siolim is Now a GQ Luxe Address

Scapes India has been featured in the GQ Luxe Addresses for 2015. Luxe Addresses is a Guide to India’s Finest Luxury Homes published by GQ’s Indian Edition. As a GQ Luxe Address, Scapes Siolim is featured as one of the 12 luxury homes to watch out for in 2015. Scapes Siolim is also the only Luxury Villa Property from Goa in the list GQ Luxe Addresses 2015.

To quote GQ, “The understated luxury, the meticulous attention to details and the emphasis on exclusivity and privacy along with easy access to vibrant Goan hot spots make Scapes Siolim the perfect address for those seeking a home with the luxuries of resort.”

When asked to comment on the choice of location for Scapes Siolim, Sameer Mutreja, Director, Scapes India said, “One of the pre-conditions for this project was that it should be future safe. We did not want any construction to come up in the vicinity. Yet we wanted it to be in the middle of Goa’s vibrant lifestyle. Scapes Siolim meets all these requirements.”

Read the Full Coverage on Scapes Siolim in GQ Luxe Addresses 2015

You can also pick a copy of the Luxe Addresses 2015 complimentary with the main edition of GQ December 2014 edition.

Scapes Siolim was also recently featured in the Planet Goa Magazine and Viva Goa – Goa’s First Lifestyle Magazine

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Luxury Living: An Experience, A Mindscape

Luxury Living is more often than not equated with how much it costs. Luxury Living spaces are expected to be glitzy to reflect wealth and lifestyle of a certain stature. But then there are luxury living spaces that are really luxurious but in an understated way. There is meticulous attention to detail and understated elegance. The result is harmony and an aesthetic that is a cut above. You can feel it. This is where Luxury Living becomes an experience.

Luxury Living as an experience can present itself in many forms.

Space is a form of luxury. Space is at a premium and only select few can enjoy the luxury of having ample space at their disposal, both within the house and outside. One without the other is meaningless. You could live in a luxury high-rise penthouse with 4 bedrooms but still feel crammed inside because outside you are surrounded with concrete towers. This is not luxury of space. It is the lack of it.

Luxury Living is also about individuality and in being able to project it in your speech, style, tastes, preferences and the interiors of your home. It is a reflection of you. And from yet another perspective, luxury is about privacy. Think of a villa that is part of a community yet secluded enough to give you total privacy; Think of interiors where people live as a family but have ample private space; Think of exteriors full of enchanting nooks and glades where you can commune with nature but without intrusions of a city life.

Having nature come to you is Luxury. People take a break from busy schedules and go off to nature parks and reserves in search of peace of mind and to recharge their souls. Imagine living somewhere, where nature comes to you and not just when you are taking a break from life but as your way of life.

At Scapes India, we translate exactly that definition of Luxury Living in our Villas.

We believe that luxury comes in the thoughtfulness of small details, executed perfectly. For instance, our Villa Property in Siolim, Goa is surrounded by the Marna forest and is just off the Chapora River creek, putting you right where you would want to be: close to nature and yet not too far from all the action of a city should you feel like a night out.

We believe Luxury is the sophistication that whispers. It speaks softly, quietly and is never loud or ostentatious. Luxury doesn’t have a point to prove. It is much more than spending extravagantly. It is a Mindscape. It’s like Champagne. Everyone knows what it is, but it takes a cognoscente to appreciate the real experience of picking and serving a fine glass. Luxury Living is an experience.

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Experientialism: Living Spaces Beyond Brick & Mortar

Kaizen, a Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement and good change, defines excellence not as a goal but as a path to reach perfection in a never-ending quest. It is ingrained in the human soul, perhaps a feature of evolution that has been responsible for the human race to be on a continuous spiral to scale one peak after another.

At Scapes India, we truly believe in the philosophy of a life with a constant upward curve and how it needs to reflect in our daily lives and our living spaces. We live by the motto, even if it is a cliché, that life comes around once and you ought to live it to the fullest. If you can afford the good things in life, then go for the best. After all, beyond a certain stage in life, even the best is only good enough.

For the royals of yore, luxury was commonplace; but it was decadent luxury that they indulged in as one can see in the opulent palaces they left behind. Ages have passed since but the philosophy of luxury living and perfection endures because they are values one learns and earns and then cherishes. We believe in creating an experience of this philosophy – a concept in the process of being realized. It is our take on what luxury should mean and its experientialism translated in the living spaces that are far removed from the hoi polloi, the proletariat.

We don’t call ourselves real estate developers because we are not. We are experientialists. We think beyond the brick and mortar, beyond square footage and floor area ratios. We think of living spaces as the backdrop to experiences, a stage where the drama of your life will be played out, an abode where you will grow as a family, as friends and as a community.

We think from the perspective of what a living space should feel like; what state-of-mind it should evoke; what luxuries it must provide – and then begin planning a project. It becomes the crux of all our decisions; on what destinations to choose, which locations and what the design of our villas should be.

We believe that the truest experiences are located where the mindscape is in harmony with the landscape. It is this belief that sums us. We do not distinguish between what is indoors and what is outdoors; instead we let one flow into another effortlessly. We are committed to creating living spaces that explore the best natural assets of the destination we build in. We want the view from your window to always be the best view.

We cannot imagine that an experience of a home can hold true without Privacy. With that as a basis, every living space that we envision ensures that you would never be in view to any prying eyes — every development would be enclosed and secure, and that no villa would look into another.

We also believe that complexity is antithetical to experiences. We go the extra mile to ensure everything is as uncomplicated and easy to use as possible. This reflects both in the living spaces we build, and the processes that must be followed to extend a sense of comfort and luxury second to none.

We have envisioned Scapes India to be a stalwart in Luxury Villa Development. We plan to set benchmarks that will redefine luxury living. We want our Villa Properties to be more than just an investment; we have imagined our villas to be positive living spaces that foster a community of like-minded families. You can only live here to know it.