Apartment For Sale In Chania

With both the city center and the old town of Chania within close proximity, this elegant one bedroomed apartment, featuring also an elevator (lift), offers unrivalled access to the superb shops and restaurants at hand.

Entering the apartment, there is a hallway leading straight into the bedroom, which allows access to the balcony, as well as the kitchen.

This superbly located, gorgeous flat also consists of one kitchen and one bathroom.


Location:

Located in one of the most desired areas of Chania, just 0,8km from the closest beach.Today the area is one of the most developed districts of the city which gathers thousands of visitors every summer who come to enjoy the view to the sea and the numerous high quality cafeterias and restaurants.

Chania dates back to the Neolithic period and recent archaeological digs on the acropolis of Kasteli have uncovered remains of a significant Minoan community. Known as Kydonia in the past it was one of the most important cities of Crete right up to the Arabian seizure in 824 AD. The Venetians purchased Crete in about 1204 but lost it to the Genoese between 1267 and 1290.

The city of Chania was rebuilt on the site of the Byzantine acropolis in 1252 and after improving the fortifications at Kastelli the Venetians built their own cathedral plus many palaces and houses in the surrounding area for their people. In 1645, after a two month siege with terrible losses, the Turks overwhelmed the whole island. Chania became the Turkish island capital. Its churches were converted to mosques. Every new building is designed and constructed with Turkish rhythms and many constructions like baths (hamams) mosques are saved from those years. The Turks were expelled in 1898 when Prince George became the High Commissioner of Crete, though the actions of the Great Powers of Britain, France and Russia.

The official union of Crete with the rest of Greece, on December 13th, 1913, with the raising of the Greek flag on Firka fort, led to a cease in turmoil and hard oppression on the proud and brave Cretan people. This pride and bravery was last called on to fight against German occupation, when Chania was turned into a battlefield in 1941 (battle of Crete). With distinguished gallantry, the residents battled with the 3.500 German parachutists, in the area of Maleme (20km west of Chania). That same year, the town of Chania was bombarded, destroying the largest part of the Venetian citadel and eastern district of Splantzia.

Price (Euros) 32000

Build area (m²) 25

Mountain View yes

Inside Village yes

Number of bedrooms 1

Baths 1

Central Heating yes

Electricity yes

Water yes

Distance to airport, km 15

Distance to beach, km 0,8

Town Distance, km 0,15