Holiday Villas For Sale In Crete

The villas have been very thoughtfully planned and constructed identically to the highest of standards, each providing a truly luxurious home.

The living areas and kitchen with amazing marble floors are located on the ground floor and they both open to a substantial yard where the swimming pool lies offering ultimate moments of relaxation along with magnificent views of the crystal sea waters.

On the same level there is also a bathroom with a shower.

Internal wooden stairs lead to the first floor where there are two (2) bedrooms with wardrobes and wooden ceilings, and a bathroom with shower.

One of the bedrooms benefits from its own 6m² balcony with unobstructed soultouching views of the sea.

And as an additional benefit you could let your villa to holiday makers and generate income, as an EOT permit is available too!!

The villas are very peacefully located. Sip a glass of wine at dusk and watch the sun go down over Souda Bay with The White Mountains to one side and the sparkling lights of the Akrotiri peninsula on the other, an experience never to be forgotten...

The villas can be acquired as a complex or individually.

In case they are purchased as a complex, there is one more unfinished house on the plot, which will be included in the parcel with no extra charge!


Location:

High in the hills outside Kokkino Chorio, set in totally privacy, enjoying the most beautiful uninterrupted views of the Sea and the mountains in the far. For your own olive oil production are 120 olive trees available surrounding the villa and the configured outside area. Kokkino Chorio is a beautiful area located in the Apokoronas region of West Crete. It is a small, traditional Greek village situated on the rugged coast with magnificent across Souda Bay to the Akrotiri Peninsular.

To the south the White Mountains provide a dramatic backdrop. The village is famous for its role in the film of 'Zorbas the Greek' based on the novel by Nikos Kazantzakis the internationally famous Cretan writer. Still the owner of the local 'kafenio' in the centre of the village is proud to talk about Antony Quinn and show his photographs. A small glass workshop on the outskirts of Kokkino Chorio recycles glass to produce items from 'blown” glass. This process can be observed in the mornings and purchases can be made of beautiful lamps and glass ornaments produced.

Overlooking Kokkino Chorio is the strangely shaped Drapanokefala Mountain or Calapodha (so named during the Venetian occupation). The coastline northwest of the village is an extremely interesting place for experienced walkers, with its ground formation and caves, such as the caves of Petsi (or Karavotopos) and Katalimata, which is located at the centre of the village. At cape Drapano, approximately 10 metres under water, is the impressive Elephant Cave, an area 60m² full of stalactites and stalagmites of various shapes and colours.

The village of Kokkino Chorio (meaning Red Village) is located on an altitude of 150m, away from the hustle of the towns and tourists. It is an unspoilt Cretan village with breathtaking views over the Souda Bay, the Cretan Sea and of the Lefka Ori (White Mountains), and has maintained its traditional architectural style. In the village a part of the famous movie 'Zorba the Greek', starring Anthony Quinn, Alan Bates, Irene Papas was filmed in 1964. Nowadays it is a perfect place to enjoy the real Cretan live; in the village are available tavern, kafenia and small shops, and the beachside resort of Almirida is just a 5min (6km) drive away.

Kalives a few villages away, is an agricultural village of some size including a bank with ATM, travel agencies, schools, post office, bakeries, butchers, etc. and the airport of Chania is about 45min away and the port at Souda 30min; whilst the towns of Chania and Rethymno are within approx. 35min. reachable.

Price (Euros) 420000/145000 each

Build area (m²) 77

Sea View yes

Mountain View yes

On Hill yes

Number of bedrooms 2 each

Parking yes

Levels 2 each

Baths 2

Electricity yes

Water yes

Other Extras solar panels

Distance to airport, km 28

Distance to beach, km 5 (Almyrida)

Town Distance, km 22