Land Plot for Sale

A nicely positioned, elevated plot of building land that enjoys the most breathtaking views of the Elounda bay, Elounda Village. the Isle of Kolokytha and the Cretan sea. It has the planning permission for a house or houses of up to a total of 211 sq. meters, on one or two floors, plus basement and attic. Enough space would be left for making swimming pools, terraces, pergolas, garden, parking spaces, etc. It has very good road access (tarmac road) and services such as power, water and phone lines with broadband internet are right next to it. The elite tourist resort of Elounda with its nice organized sandy beach is only a 5-minute drive from the land. Agios Nikolaos, the province capital, is a 15 minute drive away. Only a 50-minute drive from iunternational airport of Heraklion “****** Kazantzakis”. 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 major town to the former leper colony of Spinalonga. The town is a 10 minute drive to Agios Nikolaos and the village of Plaka (Lasithi) 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.