Property For Sale Akrotiri

This wonderful two (2) bedroom first floor apartment of 67m² boasts elegant and stylish living and entertaining space, lovely features and three (3) wonderful balconies to enjoy your spare time reading a book or having a coffee while enjoying the outstanding sea as well as mountain vistas offered.

The property is ready to move in comprising a fantastic living room, contemporary fully equipped kitchen, fabulous master bedroom and second bedroom both with fitted wardrobes, as well as a shower room.

The lovely apartment enjoys the benefit of having air conditioning, solar panels and central heating making it ideal as an all year round holiday home or for permanent living.

Further to the conveniences above and aside from the white goods and furniture included in this amazing price, the excellent apartment consists also of exterior green aluminium shutters for security.

Located on the Akrotiri peninsula, the beautiful sandy beaches at Kalathas and Tersanas are just a few minutes' drive away and Chania airport can be reached in around 10 minutes.

The village of Chorafakia has all the amenities needed for day to day living and the main towns of Kounoupidiana and Souda are close by.


Location

Set in a peaceful location, at the edge of the village, in close distance to the sea and sandy beaches (Kalathas beach, Tersanas and Stavros beach), with fine views of the White Mountains.

Chorafakia is a small and quiet settlement north-west of the town of Chania on the peninsula of Akrotiri. Some very nice beaches are close by and the international airport of Chania and the town are in a small distance reachable.

Akrotiri lies 10 km north-east from the Venetian harbor of Chania. Here are the tombs of Eleftherios and Sofoklis Venizelos, the airport of Chania and the port of Souda. Akrotiri is a place for nature lovers, with interesting walking and hiking paths through the unspoilt gorges with amazing diversity, natural beauty and living traditions.

Its dry climate combined with the sea breeze forms an ideal environment not only for people but also for the farm products which are renowned for their high quality and taste. With picturesque sandy beaches, all awarded with the Blue Flag, century-old monasteries and churches, impressive caves with rich lithological and archaeological interest, historical monuments, Akrotiri attracts many visitors every year, who enjoy Cretan hospitality and nature at their best.

"Akrotiri" (the Cape) is the common name of the peninsula that lies to the north-east of the city of Chania and administratively constitutes the Municipality of Akrotiri of the county of Kydonia of the prefecture of Chania. The official name of the peninsula is "MELECHAS" while its ancient name was "Kyamon".

Its 10.000 residents live in around 20 villages and settlements. The town hall is at the village of Pithari 6,5 km away from Chania. Other villages are: Sternes, Horafakia, Kounoupidiana, Mouzouras, Korakies, Argoylides, Aroni, Agios Nikolaos, Pazinos (or Paxinos), Anemomyloi, Marathi, Kathiana, Kalathas, Kampani, Stavros, Kalorouma, Hordaki, Rizosklopo, Agia Zoni and Profitis Ilias.

The road network is quite extensive and in good condition, reaching all the villages and beaches of Akrotiri. There is also a very frequent bus connection with Chania.

The biggest part of the area is flat except from the eastern side which is rocky with a rugged hill range (the highest being Sklopa: 528m high)-giving the impression of high mountains - and pierced by a few gorges that end to the sea in some very scenic rocky coves.

Another characteristic of those hills are the numerous caves that can be found there, with beautiful stalagmites and stalactites sometimes with amazing shapes. Findings of archaeological and historical interest prove that the caves were used as a place of worship as well as a refuge from the invasions of pirates.

Gorges

* Kalathas (8km from Hania)
* Porofarago (14km from Hania)
* Agiofarago (18km from Hania)
* Agios Antonios (18km from Hania)
* Poro Mavre (16km from Hania)

Caves

* Lera /Stavros area
* Arkalospilio /3km from the M.Gouvernetou
* Aherospilio and Agios Ioannis / near M.Katholiko
* Arkoudospilio
* Koumarospilio

The coast line around Akrotiri is rocky and steep, with only a few sandy beaches, protected in small bays. There are also three small islets very close to the coast. The most important is the islet of Souda with a Venetian fortress and a light house.

The beaches are very clean and awarded every single year with the blue flag.

Beaches

* Kalathas / 9km from Hania
* Agios Onoufrios / 8km from Hania
* Tersanas and Maherida / 12km from Hania
* Stavros / 15km from Hania
* Marathi / 16km from Hania

Akrotiri justifies its name as "The Holly Mountain of Crete" due to its monasteries and churches.

The most important are:

* Holly Trinity - Tzangaroloi - 15,5 km from Chania
Named after its founders - end of 16th century - Jeremiah and Laurentius Giagarolo brothers from a noble Venetian family
* Lady of the Angels - Gouverneto - 18km from Chania
Built on a small plateau at 260m a.s.l. One of the oldest monasteries in Crete (15th century)
* Agios Ioannis the Hermit - Katholiko - 3km from M.Gouverneto is considered to be the oldest monastery in Crete (6th-10th century) with hermitages like those of Meteora
* Nuns' Monastery of Agios Ioannis - At Korakies, 7km from Chania - 17th century
* Agios Ioannis Eleimon (merciful) - 17th century
* M. dependency of Agios Antonios and Temple in the bear's cave (Arkoudiotissa), near Katholiko monastery
* Cavernous Church of Agios Georgios Apidiotis, in the gorge of Mavre, near Pazinos village


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) 105000

Previous Price (Euros) 115000

Build area (m²) 67

Mountain View yes

Inside Village yes

Number of bedrooms 2

Baths 1

Air Condition yes

Central Heating yes

Electricity yes

Water yes

Distance to airport, km 7

Distance to beach, km 2

Town Distance, km 14

Furnished yes