Old Village House Crete

In front of the house is a small “avli” (court yard) which has on the right and left hand side storages; the middle door leads into a big space containing a traditional arch. In the “avli” an external stair is leading up to the 1st floor from where one has views reaching until the beach and sea at Georgioupolis.

The first floor comprises of two (2) rooms, and on the balcony was another room created with the toilet installed. The property can be reached via three (3) lanes leading towards it.


Location

Mouri is a traditional village with a population of approx. 110, and it is just a few steps away from the lake of Kournas. There are some traditional and fish taverns at the lake of Kournas, and more restaurants, kafenia, super markets, rent cars, night life, tourist shops can be found in the villages of Georgioupolis and Kavros, both approx. 3km away.

Georgioupolis lies on the northern coast of Crete, about 35km away from Chania and 20km from Rethymno. It is a coastal village with a very large beach. There are several roads leading from the coastal highway to Georgioupolis and one of them is over a 4km long road leading through some very pretty scenery to the bay of Almiros. You drive through a green landscape with lots of trees and some houses, and there are nice views of the mountains. A part of the drive is graced with large eucalyptus trees on both sides of the road.

Georgioupolis is built on the delta of the river Almiros, which floats in from Lake Kournas, the only lake in Crete. It used to be a swamp area until the late 19th century, and the place was avoided because of fear of malaria. The swamps were made dry, trees were planted and a couple of bridges were made to cross the river (which divides the beach in two). Now there are plenty of hotels and pensions, a nice village square with taverns, some souvenir shops and supermarkets, and two churches. One of them is a cute little white church that is set on a pier in the water, the Agios Nikolaos church. You can walk to this church and burn a candle if you like. The sand beach stretches on forever and ever (it's 10km long). Some parts have beach chairs, other parts don't, but the whole stretch is good. There's plenty of space and sand for everybody. Compared to some other villages on the north coast of Crete it's rather quiet and relaxed. It's a secretly hidden gem on the heavily build on this part of the coastline. You will not see high-rise buildings or heavy traffic in Georgioupolis.


Why Greece?

* It has strict build density regulations, which will avoid major developments in future and thus overbuilding
* Only 3½ hours from London and many European cities making it a viable weekend break holiday destination
* Voted by the Lonely Planet Guide 2010 as one of the top 10 countries in the world to visit

Price (Euros) 65000

Previous Price (Euros) 70000

Build area (m²) 150 approx

Land area (m²) 200 approx

Sea View yes

Inside Village yes

Levels 2

Distance to airport, km 49

Distance to beach, km 3

Town Distance, km 42

Property State In need of Renovation