For Sale €275,000 - Land
Seaview building plot, nicely positioned near the coastal village of Plaka, in the highly established elite tourist region of Elounda, Crete.
From its elevated position (65 meters above sea level), the plot will always enjoy unobstructed views of the sea, the village and the surrounding hills and mountains.
It is 8149 m2 in size and has the planning permission (allowance) for individual house or houses of up to 259 m2, on one or two floors, plus basement and attic.
Plenty of space would be left to make swimming pools, terraces, pergolas, garden areas, parking space, tennis court etc.
The plot has easy road access and all services (electricity, water supply, phone lines and broadband internet) are right on the spot.
Note that properties in this area have the potential to yield a high rental income.
In walking distance (about 1 km) to the village of Plaka.
Plaka has a few tavernas, cafeterias and shops. There is also a large pebble beach and a small harbor from which boats leave and go across to Spinalonga island.
The town of Elounda is approx. a 7-minute drive from here.
The cosmopolitan tourist town of Agios Nikolaos is a 17-minute drive away.
The international airport of Heraklion is about an hour’s drive away.
Elounda was a small fishing town on the Mirabello Bay, on the island of Crete.
Although fishing is still a large part of life in this very picturesque area, tourism has taken over as the main industry of Elounda. It is part of the municipality Agios Nikolaos.
It is popular with European tourists and has many hotels including several 5*hotels.
Elounda is also the closest town to the famous historic site of Spinalonga.
Agios Nikolaos is the capital of the county Lasithi and is located at the Mirabello Bay, north-east Crete, only 40 mins away from the international airport of Heraklion.
Geographically the town is well protected from strong winds allowing sea sports and swimming nearly all year round.
Although Agios Nikolaos has a population of less than 20,000 it has a several banks, supermarkets, shops of every kind, doctors, a modern hospital of high standard, public swimming pool and tennis courts, yacht marina, harbour, cinema, theatre, gyms, a 9-hole golf course, schools ranging from nurseries to 6-level high school and generally all the amenities you would expect to find in a modern European town.
The microclimate is one of the best in Greece and the moderate temperatures rarely exceed 30c in summer or fall below 15c in wintertime. This wonderful dry climate together with the natural beauty of the area has attracted most of the high class hotels of Greece to operate here.
The criminality rate is of the lowest in Europe.
- Measurements and distances are approximate and intended as a guide only.
- The price does not include buyer's purchase expenses (purchase tax, legal/administrative costs and real estate agent fee).
